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  • The bill H. R. 9582, also known as the Venue Named Under Exception Act or the VENUE Act, proposes changes to how legal cases are handled for offenses committed in the National Capital Region on federal property. It allows for the charges to...

    Simple Explanation

    The VENUE Act is a rule that helps decide where court cases should happen if someone breaks a law in a special area near the U.S. capital. It says people can usually have their cases in the place they lived last unless that place isn't in the U.S. Then their case can be in Washington, D.C.