Home Rule for All Americans Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8963
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2022-09-22
Policy area: Law
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Home Rule for All Americans Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill allows an individual who is on trial for a crime committed in the District of Columbia to change the venue of the trial to the U.S. district court that covers the individual's primary residence.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8963 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2022 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To transfer venue of certain criminal prosecutions of offenses committed in the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Home Rule for All Americans Act of 2022 . 2. Transfer of venue Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the criminal trial of any individual for the commission of a criminal offense in the District of Columbia, the individual on trial may choose venue for the proceedings and trial to be in the district court for the district and division embracing that individual’s primary residence.