H.R. 194 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Venue Named Under Exception Act
Cosponsors: 1 (0 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-03
Latest action (2025-01-03): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 194 does, in plain terms
Venue Named Under Exception Act or the VENUE Act This bill changes the venue rules for cases involving criminal offenses on federal property in the National Capital Region. Venue refers to the court where it is proper for a case to proceed. Specifically, the bill requires certain cases involving criminal offenses committed on federal property in the National Capital Region (Washington, DC and specified regions of Maryland and Virginia) to be brought in the district of the last known residence of the offender (or of any one of two or more joint offenders). If the last residence of the offender is not known, then the case may be brought in DC.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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