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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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Venue Named Under 

5 Exception Act’’ or the ‘‘VENUE Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. VENUE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 211 of title 18, United 

8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘§ 3245. Offenses committed in the National Capital 

2 Region 

3 ‘‘(a) OFFENSES IN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.—In 

4 the case of an offense that is committed in the National 

5 Capital Region on property under the control of the Fed6 eral Government, an indictment or information shall be 

7 filed in the district of the last known residence of the of8 fender or of any one of two or more joint offenders, or 

9 if no such residence is known, the indictment or informa10 tion may be filed in the District of Columbia. 

11 ‘‘(b) TRANSFER.— 

12 ‘‘(1) RIGHT TO TRANSFER.—Notwithstanding 

13 subsection (a), a district court shall, upon motion of 

14 the defendant, grant a transfer of an indictment or 

15 information to the district court encompassing the 

16 jurisdiction where the defendant is domiciled. 

17 ‘‘(2) MULTIPLE DEFENDANTS.—If multiple de18 fendants file a motion to transfer an indictment or 

19 information under paragraph (1), the district court 

20 shall grant the motion of the defendant who filed the 

21 motion first. 

22 ‘‘(3) DEFENDANTS NOT DOMICILED IN THE

23 UNITED STATES.—A defendant not domiciled in the 

24 United States may not file a motion to transfer an 

25 indictment or information under paragraph (1). 

26 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) The term ‘National Capital Region’ means 

2 the geographic area located within the boundaries 

3 of— 

4 ‘‘(A) the District of Columbia; 

5 ‘‘(B) Montgomery and Prince George’s 

6 Counties in the State of Maryland; 

7 ‘‘(C) Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and 

8 Prince William Counties and the Cities of Alex9 andria and Falls Church in the Commonwealth 

10 of Virginia; and 

11 ‘‘(D) all cities and other units of govern12 ment within the geographic areas of such Dis13 trict, Counties, and City. 

14 ‘‘(2) The term ‘property under the control of 

15 the Federal Government’ means property owned or 

16 leased by the United States, or any agency thereof, 

17 except in the case of the United States Postal Serv18 ice. 

19 ‘‘(d) PENDING CASES.—This section shall apply to 

20 any offense with respect to which a trial has not been 

21 scheduled as of the date of enactment of this section. 

22 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—This section shall only apply to 

23 an offense not otherwise subject to section 3235, 3236, 

24 3237, 3238, 3239, 3241, 3242, 3243 or 3244.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

2 for chapter 211 of title 18, United States Code, is amend3 ed by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘3245. Offenses committed in the National Capital Region.’’. 

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