VENUE Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9582 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9582 To amend chapter 211 of title 18, United States Code, to modify venue for certain offenses. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2024 Mr. Self (for himself and Mr. Nehls) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend chapter 211 of title 18, United States Code, to modify venue for certain offenses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Venue Named Under Exception Act'' or the ``VENUE Act''. SEC. 2. VENUE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES. (a) In General.--Chapter 211 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 3245. Offenses committed in the National Capital Region ``(a) Offenses in National Capital Region.--In the case of an offense that is committed in the…