SB 118-55: Atlasian Steel Act - Failed

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Atlasian Steel Act

1. All steel manufacturers are brought into public ownership immediately upon passage of this act and shall be placed under the control of an Atlasian Steel Authority.

2. To complete the undertaking as outlined above, the Republic of Atlasia shall establish an Atlasian Steel Authority (hereafter ASA) which shall be comprised of all former privately-held steel companies and shall hold a legal monopoly in these sectors.

3. The purpose of the aforementioned ASA shall be the economization of operations and the modernization of production methods to raise safety and efficiency standards across the country, as well as provide steel at a low cost, prevent competitive waste, and co-ordinate research and development in those sectors.

4. The government of the ASA shall be federal and cooperative. In each region will be established a regional steel authority under a board of directors composed of representatives of labor, the consumers, security, and the environment. The number of labor directors shall be four, and the number of directors for all other constituencies shall be two. Each regional authority will elect five representatives to the national board of directors. Two of the national directors elected by each regional authority shall represent labor, and one each shall represent the consumers, security, and the environment.
 
5. The labor directors shall be chosen by a vote of the steel workers; the consumer directors by a vote of the regional legislature, the security and environment directors by the regional executive at the regional level and by the president at the federal level.

6. The term of a Board director shall be four years.

7. The President shall appoint a Chair of the ASA Board of Directors who shall have no vote unless they are equally divided. The Chair shall serve a four year term.

8. All persons owning any of the aforementioned industry brought into public ownership shall be fairly compensated for the sale of said industries to the Republic of Atlasia.

Sponsor: Dwarven Dragon
Occupying: Slot 14

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

We are continuing the tradition of holding a vote on this legislation in every session of the Senate. I urge the Senate to come together and pass this common-sense bill so we don't have to do this again next session.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

motion for a final vote

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Why not other industries too?

One step at a time. Let's get this done and then we can consider where similar methods may be useful.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

A final vote is beginning

Aye

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

We on Dengcord are always watching.

If I remain in the Senate  we will continue the campaign to browbeat the Senate into passing this bill.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

We on Dengcord are always watching.

If I remain in the Senate  we will continue the campaign to browbeat the Senate into passing this bill.

You're the PPT. Your job isn't to "browbeat" anyone.

We will bring this policy up until it passes. After all, we're gaining support each time:

SB 116-54 failed cloture 3-8-2-5
SB 117-58 failed cloture 5-8-1-4
This iteration made it to a genuine passage vote and currently has 6 votes in favor.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Fails 6-10-0-2

We'll have another vote in the next session should I remain in the Senate.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Is this going to be like the single-payer debate irl where this bill gets reintroduced for the next 80 years (in this case I assume 80 months) but goes nowhere?

Yes, although I suspect both pass one day.