[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8963 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8963

    To transfer venue of certain criminal prosecutions of offenses 
                 committed in the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2022

 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To transfer venue of certain criminal prosecutions of offenses 
                 committed in the District of Columbia.

    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 ``Home Rule for All Americans Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 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.
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