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Data synced October 24, 2026 · Latest roll call September 30 · Election Day is Tuesday, November 3 — 9 days away

S. 32 · 119th Congress Became law

Add two cities as official court locations in Texas and California

Officially: LACA

The House passed it, 378 to 10, on August 31, 2026.

378 yes · 10 no · 42 didn't vote

How did your representatives vote?

The vote, by state

House roll call 285 · August 31, 2026 · Vote to pass (fast-track, needed two-thirds) · Passed 378–10

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California: 46 yes · 0 no · 5 didn't vote
California — House roll call 285
MemberVote
James GallagherDistrict 1Yes
Jared HuffmanDistrict 2Yes
Kevin KileyDistrict 3Yes
Mike ThompsonDistrict 4Yes
Tom McClintockDistrict 5Yes
Ami BeraDistrict 6Yes
Doris MatsuiDistrict 7Yes
John GaramendiDistrict 8Didn't vote
Josh HarderDistrict 9Yes
Mark DeSaulnierDistrict 10Yes
Nancy PelosiDistrict 11Didn't vote
Lateefah SimonDistrict 12Yes
Adam GrayDistrict 13Yes
Kevin MullinDistrict 15Yes
Sam LiccardoDistrict 16Yes
Ro KhannaDistrict 17Yes
Zoe LofgrenDistrict 18Yes
Jimmy PanettaDistrict 19Yes
Vince FongDistrict 20Yes
Jim CostaDistrict 21Yes
David ValadaoDistrict 22Yes
Jay ObernolteDistrict 23Didn't vote
Salud CarbajalDistrict 24Yes
Raul RuizDistrict 25Yes
Julia BrownleyDistrict 26Yes
George WhitesidesDistrict 27Yes
Judy ChuDistrict 28Yes
Luz RivasDistrict 29Yes
Laura FriedmanDistrict 30Yes
Gilbert CisnerosDistrict 31Yes
Brad ShermanDistrict 32Yes
Pete AguilarDistrict 33Yes
Jimmy GomezDistrict 34Yes
Norma TorresDistrict 35Yes
Ted LieuDistrict 36Yes
Sydney Kamlager-DoveDistrict 37Yes
Linda SánchezDistrict 38Yes
Mark TakanoDistrict 39Yes
Young KimDistrict 40Yes
Ken CalvertDistrict 41Yes
Robert GarciaDistrict 42Didn't vote
Maxine WatersDistrict 43Yes
Nanette BarragánDistrict 44Didn't vote
Derek TranDistrict 45Yes
J. CorreaDistrict 46Yes
Dave MinDistrict 47Yes
Darrell IssaDistrict 48Yes
Mike LevinDistrict 49Yes
Scott PetersDistrict 50Yes
Sara JacobsDistrict 51Yes
Juan VargasDistrict 52Yes
Florida: 21 yes · 1 no · 5 didn't vote
Florida — House roll call 285
MemberVote
Jimmy PatronisDistrict 1Yes
Neal DunnDistrict 2Didn't vote
Kat CammackDistrict 3Yes
Aaron BeanDistrict 4Yes
John RutherfordDistrict 5Yes
Randy FineDistrict 6No
Cory MillsDistrict 7Didn't vote
Mike HaridopolosDistrict 8Yes
Darren SotoDistrict 9Yes
Maxwell FrostDistrict 10Yes
Daniel WebsterDistrict 11Yes
Gus BilirakisDistrict 12Yes
Anna Paulina LunaDistrict 13Yes
Kathy CastorDistrict 14Yes
Laurel LeeDistrict 15Yes
Vern BuchananDistrict 16Didn't vote
W. SteubeDistrict 17Yes
Scott FranklinDistrict 18Yes
Byron DonaldsDistrict 19Didn't vote
Brian MastDistrict 21Yes
Lois FrankelDistrict 22Yes
Jared MoskowitzDistrict 23Yes
Frederica WilsonDistrict 24Didn't vote
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDistrict 25Yes
Mario Diaz-BalartDistrict 26Yes
Maria SalazarDistrict 27Yes
Carlos GimenezDistrict 28Yes
New York: 24 yes · 0 no · 2 didn't vote
New York — House roll call 285
MemberVote
Nick LaLotaDistrict 1Yes
Andrew GarbarinoDistrict 2Yes
Thomas SuozziDistrict 3Yes
Laura GillenDistrict 4Yes
Gregory MeeksDistrict 5Yes
Grace MengDistrict 6Yes
Nydia VelázquezDistrict 7Didn't vote
Hakeem JeffriesDistrict 8Yes
Yvette ClarkeDistrict 9Yes
Daniel GoldmanDistrict 10Didn't vote
Nicole MalliotakisDistrict 11Yes
Jerrold NadlerDistrict 12Yes
Adriano EspaillatDistrict 13Yes
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezDistrict 14Yes
Ritchie TorresDistrict 15Yes
George LatimerDistrict 16Yes
Michael LawlerDistrict 17Yes
Patrick RyanDistrict 18Yes
Josh RileyDistrict 19Yes
Paul TonkoDistrict 20Yes
Elise StefanikDistrict 21Yes
John MannionDistrict 22Yes
Nicholas LangworthyDistrict 23Yes
Claudia TenneyDistrict 24Yes
Joseph MorelleDistrict 25Yes
Timothy KennedyDistrict 26Yes
Texas: 31 yes · 3 no · 3 didn't vote
Texas — House roll call 285
MemberVote
Nathaniel MoranDistrict 1Yes
Dan CrenshawDistrict 2Yes
Keith SelfDistrict 3No
Pat FallonDistrict 4Yes
Lance GoodenDistrict 5Yes
Jake EllzeyDistrict 6Yes
Lizzie FletcherDistrict 7Yes
Morgan LuttrellDistrict 8Yes
Al GreenDistrict 9Yes
Michael McCaulDistrict 10Didn't vote
August PflugerDistrict 11Yes
Craig GoldmanDistrict 12Yes
Ronny JacksonDistrict 13Yes
Randy WeberDistrict 14Yes
Monica De La CruzDistrict 15Yes
Veronica EscobarDistrict 16Yes
Pete SessionsDistrict 17Yes
Christian MenefeeDistrict 18Yes
Jodey ArringtonDistrict 19Yes
Joaquin CastroDistrict 20Yes
Chip RoyDistrict 21No
Troy NehlsDistrict 22Yes
Beth Van DuyneDistrict 24Yes
Roger WilliamsDistrict 25Yes
Brandon GillDistrict 26Yes
Michael CloudDistrict 27No
Henry CuellarDistrict 28Yes
Sylvia GarciaDistrict 29Didn't vote
Jasmine CrockettDistrict 30Yes
John CarterDistrict 31Yes
Julie JohnsonDistrict 32Yes
Marc VeaseyDistrict 33Yes
Vicente GonzalezDistrict 34Yes
Greg CasarDistrict 35Yes
Brian BabinDistrict 36Yes
Lloyd DoggettDistrict 37Yes
Wesley HuntDistrict 38Didn't vote
All 430 votes, every state

What it does

  • Adds College Station, Texas as a place where federal court can be held in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas.
  • Adds El Centro, California as a place where federal court can be held in the Southern District of California.
  • People in those cities can go to a closer federal courthouse instead of traveling to a more distant one.

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About this bill

Sponsor
Sen. Ted Cruz (TX)
Cosponsors
1
Topic
Law
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
Latest floor vote
Passed the House · Aug 31, 2026
Became law
Public Law 119-109

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