S227-118 · 118th Congress
Signed
Signed Jul 30, 2024Improving Access to Our Courts Act
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.
VOTE BREAKDOWN
Final passage · 365 politicians tracked
352
YEA
2
NAY
0
PRESENT
11
NOT VOTING
Dem YEA 173Ind YEA 1Rep NAY 2Rep YEA 178
BY PARTY · ✕ NAY ← | → YEA ✓
DEM
0
173
REP
2
178
IND
0
1
MONEY ON THIS BILL
Which donor industries fund each side of the vote — total contributions from that industry to those members, all cycles · plus lobbying activity in affected industries
⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries
- 1. Lawyers & Lobbyists$214.0M
- 2. Securities & Investment$153.9M
- 3. Health Services$143.8M
⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries
- 1. Lawyers & Lobbyists$227K
- 2. Construction & Engineering$177K
- 3. Real Estate$141K
◎ Lobbying activity by issue area
No bill-issue lobbying matches.
Dollar figures are each industry's total contributions to those members across all tracked cycles — not money given for this specific bill. Statistical patterns in public records; correlation, not causation.
INDIVIDUAL VOTES
Recorded positions for tracked politicians
SPONSORS
John Cornyn
R-TX · Primary
3 COSPONSORS
BIPARTISAN● 2 D● 1 R
SPONSOR FUNDING
Top industries funding Cornyn
Securities & Investment15%
Securities & Investment 15% of classified donations
Lawyers & Lobbyists11%
Lawyers & Lobbyists 11% of classified donations
Real Estate8%
Real Estate 8% of classified donations
Health Services7%
Health Services 7% of classified donations
Technology6%
Technology 6% of classified donations
TRAIL AI
S 227, the Improving Access to Our Courts Act, was signed into law during the 118th Congress. The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, receiving 352 votes in favor and 2 votes against, with Democrats voting unanimously in support (173-0) and Republicans voting 178-2 in favor. The legislation, sponsored by Senator John Cornyn of Texas, addresses measures to improve access to federal courts.
Based on public voting records. Does not imply causation.
TIMELINE
INTRODUCEDFeb 2, 2023
PASSED SENATEFeb 28, 2023
SIGNEDJul 30, 2024
DATA SOURCES
Bill data: Congress.gov · 117th–119th Congress (2021–present)
Vote records: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present
Reflects public records. Does not imply causation.