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HR 194 · in committee · niche

Venue Named Under Exception Act

What this bill does

  • This bill changes which court can hear cases for crimes committed on federal property in Washington DC and nearby Maryland and Virginia areas.
  • It affects federal prosecutors and defendants charged with offenses on federal property in the National Capital Region.
  • Cases must be filed in the district where the defendant last lived, or in DC if that location is unknown.

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  1. 01

    How might requiring cases to be tried in a defendant's home district rather than where the federal crime occurred affect prosecutors' ability to build cases with local witnesses and evidence?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between allowing defendants to be tried closer to their residences versus maintaining judicial consistency for crimes on federal property?

  3. 03

    How would this venue change impact the federal court system in DC, which currently handles a large volume of cases on federal property in the National Capital Region?

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Keith Self

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Introduced 2025-01-03

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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