[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 227 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 227

 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional place 
  for holding court for the Pecos Division of the Western District of 
                     Texas, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2023

   Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Cruz, and Ms. Cantwell) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional place 
  for holding court for the Pecos Division of the Western District of 
                     Texas, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Our Courts 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PLACES FOR HOLDING COURT.

    (a) Pecos Division of the Western District of Texas.--Section 
124(d)(6) of title 28, United States Code, is amended, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (7), by inserting ``and Alpine'' after ``Pecos''.
    (b) Western District of Washington.--Section 128(b) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``Mount Vernon,'' after 
``Tacoma,''.
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