The Venue Named Under Exception Act or the VENUE Act aims to update the rules about where legal proceedings can take place for crimes committed in the National Capital Region on federally controlled property. If someone commits a crime in this area, the...
Simple Explanation
The VENUE Act is about deciding where a person can be taken to court if they do something wrong in the important areas around Washington, D.C. If they don't know where the person lives, then they can have the trial in Washington, D.C., but if they do know, the person can ask to have their trial closer to where they live, unless they live far away in another country.