S. 227 · 118th Congress · enacted
Improving Access to Our Courts Act
Became Public Law No: 118-73.
Latest official action 2024-07-30 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Improving Access to Our Courts Act This bill adds Alpine to the list of places where court must be held in the Pecos Division of the Western District of Texas. Additionally, the bill adds Mount Vernon to the list of places where court must be held in the Western District of Washington.
Congressional Research Service · 2024-07-30
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.
Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Patty Murray
Senate · WA · Democratic
$311,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ted Cruz
Senate · TX · Republican
$529,115PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Maria Cantwell
Senate · WA · Democratic
-$11,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$21,000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$19,238
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $19,238
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$16,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$15,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$15,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordCONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordDENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
PFIZER INC. PAC$15,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$15,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE HAWKEYE PAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordTOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$13,500
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$13,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $3,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$13,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $7,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VPAC)$13,500
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$13,250
PERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC')$13,000
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION)$12,500
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BP NORTH AMERICA EMPLOYEE PAC)$12,500
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$12,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $12,500
Official PAC recordLYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY PAC$12,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordOFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
SANOFI US SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$11,500
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$11,000
ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC)$11,000
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC$10,250
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $6,250
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$10,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$10,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
Enactment alone does not show whether a law improved its intended outcome. We need a dated evaluation, observed result or verified implementation record before claiming success or failure.