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HR 8963 117th Congress House

Home Rule for All Americans Act of 2022

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

Introduced: September 22, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Sep 22, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Rule for All Americans Act of 2022

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9583 Related bill Matthew Lawrence Perna Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8963: Home Rule for All Americans Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8963/
MLA
"H.R. 8963: Home Rule for All Americans Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8963/.
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H.R. 8963, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8963/.
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[H.R. 8963: Home Rule for All Americans Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8963/)
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