Search Results: keywords:"venue"

  • H. R. 9582 — To amend chapter 211 of title 18, United States Code, to modify venue for certain offenses.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:670

    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.

  • H. R. 194 — To amend chapter 211 of title 18, United States Code, to modify venue for certain offenses.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:670

    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.