Prelims Legislation

7/27/2019 Prelims Legislation

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A RESOLUTIONTO REDUCETHE NUMBEROF BAILOUTS

WHEREAS, The United States has currently been giving excessive bailouts.

WHEREAS, The United States has bailed out many different corporations, cities, and banks in

legislation such as, but not limited to, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of2008.

WHEREAS, The effectiveness of said bailouts is highly disputable.

WHEREAS, Bailouts undermine the competitive nature of a capitalistic economy; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Student Congress here assembled make the following recommendation for

solution; the United States adopt a policy of reducing the number of bailouts given.

Respectfully submitted,

Rep. Sedonami AgosaMonsignor Farrell H.S.

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A BILLTO CUT ALL MILITARY AIDTO EGYPT

BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The Departments of State and Defense shall cease all military aid to the Egyptian

interim government. Aid will be restored upon the holding of elections deemed free and

fair by the Department of State.

SECTION 2. Military aid shall be defined as the $1.3 billion Egypt receives from the U.S. annually

for the purpose of purchasing military equipment.

SECTION 3. The Departments of State and Defense will oversee the implementation of this bill.

SECTION 4. This bill will take effect immediately on passage.

SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.


Rep. Gerardo Alvarez

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A BILLTO REMOVE SANCTIONSFROM IRAN

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The Department of State will remove sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran

SECTION 2. The Sanctions that are removed by this bill will be the US embargo on dealings with

Iran and the United States and the US ban on selling aircraft and repair parts to Iranian

aviation companies

SECTION 3. The Department of State will be in charge of implementing this legislation.

SECTION 4. This legislation will be implemented by June 1, 2014.


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Rep. Vishal Bommineni

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A BILL TO FORCE THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN ALL FEDERALINVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES

1BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:2SECTION 1. All United States federal investigative agencies must disclose all

information on the first of every month to all other US federal

investigative agencies, regardless of status of classification.

SECTION 2. All requested information one week or more prior to the first must be

disclosed within forty eight hours of the placed request.

SECTION 3. The US Department of Defense will be in charge of implementing this

legislation.

SECTION 4. This legislation will be implemented immediately after passing.

SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.Respectfully submitted,

Rep. Stephanie BrownTuckahoe High School

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A BILLTO FINANCE RESEARCHINTO 3D PRINTING


SECTION 1. The research and development of three dimensional printing, especially

dealing with medical applications, shall be provided with 50 million

dollars in Federal funding per annum.

SECTION 2. A. 3D Printing shall be defined as a process for making a physical

object from a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down

many successive thin layers of a material.

B.Medical Applications shall be defined as the use of 3D printing to:

1.) Manufacture equipment and tools used in medical procedures

and operations.

2.) Artificially create functional organs and other organic

components of the human body.

SECTION 3. A. The Department of Health and Human Services shall be responsible for

implementing and overseeing the provision of this piece of legislation.

B. The Department of Health and Human Services will be responsible for

overseeing allocation of funds and value of grants, as well as the

qualifying factors of grants.

SECTION 4. This bill shall be implemented three months following its passage.

SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.Respectfully submitted,

Rep. Nicholas DiBiaseLake Mary Prep

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A RESOLUTIONTO INCREASETHE INDEPENDENCEOF THE JUDICIARY

WHEREAS, The nature of the judicial system as a distinct and independent branch of

government has significantly deteriorated since its inception; and

WHEREAS, Political influence is present from Presidential appointment of judges; and

WHEREAS, Such influence inhibits the right enjoyed by all Americans to an unbiased

and impartial trial process; and now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, By two-thirds of the Congress here assembled, that the following article is

proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which

shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when

ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within

seven years from the date of its submission by the Congress:

ARTICLE III

SECTION 1: The Chief Justice of the United States shall be chosen by

Electors possessing requisite qualifications established in

Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States.

. The Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the

United States shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of

the United States with the Advice and Consent of theSenate to hold their Offices during good behavior.

. Judges of inferior federal Courts shall be appointed

upon agreement of a majority of Justices of the

Supreme Court, serving as the chief administrative

body of the Judiciary, with the Advice and Consent of

the Senate to hold their Offices during good behavior.. No person shall be Chief Justice who has not been

fourteen years a Citizen of the United States.

SECTION 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by

appropriate legislation.

Respectfully submitted,Rep. Joseph DiPietro

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Iona Preparatory SchoolA BILLTO BAN THE U.S. USEOF COMBAT DRONES


SECTION 1. The United States is herby banned from using combat drones

SECTION 2. A. Combat Drones are unmanned Aerial Vehicles used for harming the

enemy through physical force.

B. The ban does not extend to surveillance drones or any other types of

non-weaponized drones.

SECTION 3. The Departments of Defense will be responsible to enforce the ban on the

use of Combat Drones

SECTION 4. This legislation will be implemented 6 months after passing.



Rep. Ariel FriedmanUniversity School of NSU

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A BILLTO Provide Aid to Africa


SECTION 1. The United States shall allocate one and a half billion dollars to the United

States Africa Command; also know as AFRICOM, to situate advisors into

the countries of Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Senegal, Uganda, and

Nigeria.

SECTION 2. AFRICOM will be responsible for attempting to boost economic

productivity, strengthen health systems, and support human rights.

SECTION 3. This aid shall be issued annually.

SECTION 4. The United States shall request the United Nations to evaluate and issue a

statement every decade on the effectiveness of this aid.

SECTION 5. This legislation will be implemented 1 year after passing.



Rep. Vincent GangemiMonsignor Farrell High School

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A Bill to Help Mali


SECTION 1. The United States will help French and ECOWAS troops establish a

containment policy around Mali while continuing to fight the terrorist

threat within the northern part of the country.

SECTION 2. The United States will invest 200 million dollars over the next 10 years in

the Niger River Basin with the intention of developing infrastructure,

creating new industries, and producing a higher output of crops.

SECTION 3. A.) A containment policy will be defined as military tactics with the goal

of preventing the terrorist threat from spreading

B.) Military help will be defined as weapons, financial assistance, supplies

and troops.

SECTION 4. Funding for this bill will come from a reallocation of funds from foreign

aid programs.

SECTION 5. The Department of Defense will oversee Section 1 of the Bill and United

States Agency of International Development will oversee Section 2 and 4

of this bill.



Rep. Nicolas GerardShrewsbury High School

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A BILLTO SUSPEND MILITARY AIDTO THE FREE SYRIAN ARMY


SECTION 1. The United States shall suspend all military aid currently being sent to The

Free Syrian Army (FSA.).

SECTION 2. Military aid includes both arms shipments and nonlethal gear such as

vehicles, communications equipment and advanced combat medical kits.

SECTION 3. The Department of Defense will be in charge of enforcing the provisions

of this legislation.

SECTION 4. This legislation will be implemented immediately upon passage.



Rep. Varun JambunathBeachwood High School

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A BILLTO STOP SECURITY CLEARANCEFLUSHING


SECTION 1. Any entity delegated by the United States Information Service (USIS) to

conduct a portion of the USISs personal security investigations must

provide one layer of oversight before submitting the security clearance to

the USIS, along with providing proof of now-mandated training by an

experienced investigator from the USIS.

SECTION 2. Personal security investigation shall be defined as any investigation

required to determine the eligibility of any military or government

personnel to access classified information. Entity shall be defined as any

private agency or freelance worker conducting personal security

investigations.

SECTION 3. The Department of Homeland Security shall oversee the implementation

of this legislation.

A. The Department of Homeland Security is permitted to grant the USIS a

10-day extension for investigations upon request.

SECTION 4. This bill will be implemented within six months of passage



Rep. Raina KariaRidge High School

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A RESOLUTIONTO ABOLISH ARTICLE 2 SECTION 1 TOREMOVETHE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

WHEREAS, The Electoral College fails to accurately represent the popular vote.WHEREAS, Based on the distribution of electoral votes, the votes of residents of

certain states carry more value than those of other votes.

WHEREAS, It was possible for candidates to be elected without getting a majority vote

of the population. This amendment now guarantees that when a majority

of Unite States of America citizens vote for a presidential candidate, that

will be the elected official.

and now, therefore, be it






ARTICLE 2

SECTION 1: The election of the President of the United States of

America will hereby be determined by the popular vote.

SECTION 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article

by appropriate legislation.


Rep. Maria KyriakakosTuckahoe

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A RESOLUTIONTO AMENDTHE CONSTITUTIONTOWITHHOLD CONGRESSIONAL SALARIESWHENNO FEDERAL BUDGETIS APPROVED

WHEREAS, Under the 27th amendment, congressional salaries must remain consistent

and cannot be withheld at any time; and

WHEREAS, Currently during a period when no federal budget is approved and all

non-essential employees are furloughed, Congress will continue to be

paid, despite the fact that all other non-essential employees will not be;

and

WHEREAS, Representatives and Senators in Congress feel few direct effects from the

absence of a federal budget, which provides them little incentive for

passing a new budget promptly; and now, therefore be itRESOLVED, By two-thirds of the Congress here assembled, that the following article is





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SECTION 1: For the period when no federal budget is approved, no

member of Congress shall receive any salary or be

compensated by any other means. Additionally, no member

of Congress shall be entitled to retroactive pay for lost

compensation.




Rep. Austin LessinLincoln-Sudbury High

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A BILLTO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AIDTO THE REPUBLICOF DJIBOUTI


SECTION 1. The United States Congress will provide infrastructure aid to The

Republic of Djibouti

SECTION 2. A. Infrastructure aid shall be defined as a sum of money directed toward

infrastructure, sent in the form of developmental and humanitarian aid.

B. Infrastructure shall be defined as the basic physical and organizational

structures needed for the operation of a society, and police forces to

maintain the infrastructure and enforce laws.

SECTION 3. This shall be overseen by the United States Agency for International

Development (USAID) and the United States Treasury Department.

A. $550 million shall be reallocated from Egyptian military aid to fund

this bill.

SECTION 4. This legislation will be enacted upon the start of the next fiscal year.



Rep. Abigail MaroneNotre Dame Green Pond

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A BILLTO INVESTINTHE DEVELOPMENTAND IMPLEMENTATIONOF CARBON BASED

SOLARPANELS


SECTION 1. The Department of Energy and Treasury will make the

necessary monetary adjustments so that ten new

nuclear powered plants will be constructed in the United

States of America.

SECTION 2. Nuclear power plants are power plants that manufacture

energy using nuclear reactions. This is accomplished by

using nuclear fission reactions to evaporate water into

steam, which is then used to generate energy.

SECTION 3. The Departments of Energy and Treasury will be

responsible for enacting this legislation.

SECTION 4. This legislation will be implemented by January of the year

2020.



Rep. Brian McMahonTuckahoe High School

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A BILLTOREINFORCEHOUSINGSECURITY


SECTION 1. All funding cut from housing-security programs by the budget

sequestration included in the Budget Control Act of 2011 shall be restored.

Equal cuts to defense spending shall be enacted.

A. The Secretary of Defense shall have the authority to determine which areas of defense

spending shall be reduced.

SECTION 2. Housing security programs shall be defined for the purposes of this bill as

any programs designed to provide housing or funds for housing to families

or individuals in need of such assistance.

A. Defense spending shall be defined as the use of money by the Department of Defense

to maintain, supply, or equip the Armed Forces.

SECTION 3. The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary

of Housing and Urban Development shall implement and enforce this bill.

SECTION 4. This legislation will be implemented within six months of passage.



Rep. Desmond MolloyFalmouth High School

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A BILLTO INVESTIN THE PROHIBITIONOF SYNTHETIC PESTICIDES


SECTION 1. The Department of Health will allocate the budget necessary to fund

research to find organic alternatives to harmful, synthetic pesticides.

SECTION 2. Pesticides will be defined as a chemical preparation for destroying, plant,

fungal, or animal pests. Synthetic will be defined as notingorpertaining to compounds

formedthroughachemicalprocess by human agency, as opposed to thoseofnatural

origin.

SECTION 3. The Departments of Treasury and Energy will be in charge of

implementing this legislation.




Rep. Julia MoschettaTuckahoe High School

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A BILLTO INCREASEAND BROADEN TAXESON FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS


SECTION 1. A. Section 31 fees on securities transactions shall be changed as

follows:

i. Debt Securities (i.e. bonds, debentures, and other evidences of

indebtedness) shall no longer be exempted from taxation.

ii. The current fees shall be tripled.

B. The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) shall be responsible for

proposing a broader financial transactions tax to Congress.

C. All revenue raised by the tax increases stipulated in this bill shall be

allocated towards implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and

Consumer Protection Act.

SECTION 2. A. Section 31 fees are the taxes on financial transactions that are levied

on self-regulatory organizations, such as securities exchanges, by the SEC

under Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

SECTION 3. The SEC shall be responsible for the implementation of this legislation.

SECTION 4. This legislation shall take into effect 180 days after passage.



Rep. Dennis NenovStuyvesant High School

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A BILLTO BAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADVERTISEMENTS


SECTION 1. All direct to consumer (DTC) advertisements for prescription drugs in the

United States are hereby illegal.

SECTION 2. Violation of this law is subject to a $100,000 penalty per DTC

advertisement.

SECTION 3. The Federal Communications Commission will enforce this bill with

assistance from the Food and Drug Administration.




Rep. Anshika NirajBeachwood High School

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A RESOLUTIONTOSTOPFUNDING SYRIAN REBEL GROUPSWITHARMS

WHEREAS, The United States has been providing Syrian rebels weapons since

mid-September; andWHEREAS, Foreign nations have urged the United States to not interfere in the

revolution; and

WHEREAS, Nations like the United Kingdom have begun withdrawing military aid

from the region; and

WHEREAS, Humanitarian aid, specifically food and medical aid, is more successful in

combating death in the area; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Student Congress here assembled stop funding Syrian rebel

groups with arms.


Rep. Peter OathoutHouston Lamar

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A BILLTO ENABLE ACCESSTO HIGHEREDUCATION


SECTION 1. Individuals formerly convicted of a felony shall receive a tax credit for

pursuing higher education. Eligible taxpayers will qualify for the

maximum annual credit of $3,500 per student.

SECTION 2. Higher education shall be defined as tertiary education at an accredited

institution that lasts a minimum of three years.

SECTION 3. The Internal Revenue Service shall oversee the enforcement of this

legislation.

SECTION 4. This bill will be implemented immediately upon passage.



Rep. Asli PekcanRidge High School

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A RESOLUTIONTO INTERVENEIN SYRIA

WHEREAS, the Syrian Civil War has been happening for over a year; and

WHEREAS, Bashar Al-Assad has resorted to the use of illegal methods of warfare; andWHEREAS, the United States has stated that it would take action if President Assad

resorted to chemical warfare; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Student Congress here assembled will take military action against

President Bashar Al-Assad.


Rep. Lakshmi RameshJames Logan High School

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A RESOLUTIONTO INCREASETHE QUALITYOF CAREFORMENTALLY

ILL PRISONERS

WHEREAS, Many states have a high percentage of mentally ill convicts in their prison

systems; and

WHEREAS, A great number of these mentally ill convicts are not violent and have not

committed violent crimes, but are forced to be in the presence of felons

that have; and

WHEREAS, These mentally ill prisoners are highly likely to wind up back in prison;

therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Student Congress here assembled increase the quality of care for

prisoners diagnosed with mental illnesses


Rep. Matt RephenBerkeley Carroll

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A BILLTO DECREASE COMPETITIONFORH-1B VISAS


SECTION 1. Eligible fashion models must now apply for P visas instead of H-1B visas.

SECTION 2. Eligible fashion models shall be defined as fashion models who are of

distinguished merit and ability and who are seeking to enter the United

States temporarily to perform fashion modeling services that involve

events or productions which have a distinguished reputation or that are

performed for an organization or establishment that has a distinguished

reputation for, or a record of, utilizing prominent modeling talent.

SECTION 3. The Department of State will be in charge of implementing this

legislation.

SECTION 4. This legislation will be implemented April 1 st, 2014.



Rep. William SmithMonticello High School

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A BILLTO LIMIT POLLUTIONBY CARBON EXTRACTION


SECTION 1. A cap and trade system shall be instituted for all natural gas extraction

corporations.

SECTION 2. Cap and trade shall be defined as permits issued for defined quantities of

air, ground, and water pollutants to be released, which shall be purchased

and resold.

SECTION 3. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall issue the permits and

have regulatory authority to revoke such permits.

. License holders may resell partial permits.

. Total permitted pollutants shall not exceed 60% of their current

quantity.. No person or corporation may engage in natural gas extraction without

a permit.




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A RESOLUTIONTO AMENDTHE CONSTITUTIONTO PREVENTTHE PRACTICEOF

FISCAL FEDERALISM

WHEREAS, the federal government currently engages in a policy of fiscal federalism

in which federal aid to states is tied to compliance with Congressional

desires; and

WHEREAS, this policy ignores the preference of individual states and undermines the

original purpose of federalism; and

WHEREAS, this has encouraged wasteful spending on both federal and state levels;

and now, therefore, be it


proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, whichshall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when



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SECTION 1: The federal government may not cut federal aid to an

individual state due to the failure of such state to comply

with a federal law.




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A BILLTO INCREASE FUNDINGTO MINIMUM, LOW, AND MEDIUM FEDERAL PRISON

FACILITIES


SECTION 1. A. $300,000,000 USD shall be used to build, improve and create educational

programs in minimum, low, and medium federal prison facilities.

B. The $300,000,000 USD shall be taken out of the state, local, and tribal

enforcement budget.

SECTION 2. A. $30,000,000 USD shall be used to build minimum, low, and medium

federal prison facilities.

B. $260,000,000 USD shall be used to create educational programs in

minimum, low, and medium federal prison facilities.

C. $10,000,000 USD shall be used to improve minimum, low, and medium

federal prison facilities.

SECTION 3. Educational programs shall be defined as programs that will give prisoners

opportunities to gain high school and college degrees.

SECTION 4. The Federal Bureau of Prisons shall oversee the implementation of this

legislation and the Department of Education shall assist in the implementation

of the educational programs.

SECTION 5. A. Construction of these prisons shall begin within 6 months of passage and

shall be completed within 5 years.

B. The educational programs shall be implemented within 1 year of passage.

C. The improvement of these prisons shall begin within 3 months of passage

and shall be completed within 3 years.



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Rep. Itiel WainerUniversity School of NSU

A RESOLUTIONTO REDEFINE THE AMERICAN IMAGETO

IMPROVE AMERICAN STANDINGINTHE MIDDLE EAST

WHEREAS, The United States is committed to fighting terrorism through militaristic

means; and

WHEREAS, The majority of military counter-terrorism actions lie in the Middle East

and neighboring countries; and

WHEREAS, Military action has only further provoked terrorism in the Middle East;

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WHEREAS, Fighting terrorism with physical means of military force and military aid

is not as effective as soft power policy options; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Student Congress here assembled make the following

recommendation to pursue policy options to diminish American military

presence in the Middle East region in favor of expanded American

diplomatic and economic influence.

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