HR 18-7: Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment (Passed)

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment

As the Congress does not have the power to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate executive departments, be it resolved that these powers shall, and additional powers that were overlooked in the drafting of the Constitution be included in the Constitution

Section 1: Short Title

This Act shall be cited as the "Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment".

Section 2: Amendment

Article III, Section 6 of the Fourth Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:

1. The Congress shall have the power, except where limited elsewhere by this Constitution, to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to distribute the revenue thus collected;

1. to regulate foreign trade and inter-regional commerce;
2. to establish uniform laws of immigration and naturalization;
3. to regulate the value and coinage of the national currency;
4. to establish a uniform system of weights and measures;
5. to establish post offices and post roads;
6. to define and punish crimes committed on the high seas;
7. to declare war, issue letters of marque and reprisal, and make laws governing the capture of land and water;
8. to raise, support, and regulate the national armed forces;
9. to admit new states and territories to the Union;
10. to make laws governing borrowing, lending, and the selling of stocks and bonds;
11. to confirm or reject nominations for the Supreme Court and the officers of executive departments;
12. to establish a central national bank;
13. to make laws necessary for the enforcement of the Constitution and federal law; and
14. to regulate voter registration and federal elections.;
15. Tto impeach the President, Vice President, Justices and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and other officers of this government for high crimes and gross negligence.;
16. to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate independent agencies led by non-playable officials, leaving it to the discretion of the President to control department structure and the existence of any playable principle officers, if any at all, which the President may appoint to roles in the agency, with the advice and consent of the Senate;
17. to make uniform rules for bankruptcies;
18. to temporarily grant inventors, authors, and artists exclusive patents or copyrights for their creations; and
19. to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court of Atlasia.

This Constitutional amendment give Congress the power to establish uniform laws relating to immigration, impeach federal officeholders, to manage independent agencies, to make laws relating to bankruptcy, grant patents and copyright, and establish tribunals.

People's House of Representatives
Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2

Sponsor: Jimmy7812
House Designation: HR 18-7

[Esteemed Jimmy]

H-18.7 is now on the House floor. Debate on this legislation has begun and shall last for no less than 72 hours.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

This amendment is greatly needed, as it includes important powers Congress must have:

This Constitutional amendment give Congress the power to establish uniform laws relating to immigration, impeach federal officeholders, to manage independent agencies, to make laws relating to bankruptcy, grant patents and copyright, establish tribunals, and guarantee the right to vote to those living in Nyman.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Looks good! Since there's no debate can I move to go ahead with voting?

Representatives have 24 hours for objections.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Proposing this amendment for until a solution to the DC problem is found:

Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment

As the Congress does not have the power to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate executive departments, be it resolved that these powers shall, and additional powers that were overlooked in the drafting of the Constitution be included in the Constitution

Section 1: Short Title

This Act shall be cited as the "Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment".

Section 2: Amendment

Article III, Section 6 of the Fourth Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:

1. The Congress shall have the power, except where limited elsewhere by this Constitution, to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to distribute the revenue thus collected;

1. to regulate foreign trade and inter-regional commerce;
2. to establish uniform laws of immigration and naturalization;
3. to regulate the value and coinage of the national currency;
4. to establish a uniform system of weights and measures;
5. to establish post offices and post roads;
6. to define and punish crimes committed on the high seas;
7. to declare war, issue letters of marque and reprisal, and make laws governing the capture of land and water;
8. to raise, support, and regulate the national armed forces;
9. to admit new states and territories to the Union;
10. to make laws governing borrowing, lending, and the selling of stocks and bonds;
11. to confirm or reject nominations for the Supreme Court and the officers of executive departments;
12. to establish a central national bank;
13. to make laws necessary for the enforcement of the Constitution and federal law; and
14. to regulate voter registration and federal elections.;
15. Tto impeach the President, Vice President, Justices and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and other officers of this government for high crimes and gross negligence.;
16. to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate independent agencies led by non-playable officials, leaving it to the discretion of the President to control department structure and the existence of any playable principle officers, if any at all, which the President may appoint to roles in the agency, with the advice and consent of the Senate;
17. to make uniform rules for bankruptcies;
18. to temporarily grant inventors, authors, and artists exclusive patents or copyrights for their creations; and
19. to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court of Atlasia.;
20. to exercise exclusive jurisdiction over a district not exceeding 100 miles square that shall serve as the capital of the government of Atlasia, however nothing shall prevent persons domiciled in this district from voting for any at-large federal election or any Senate election for the Region in which the district is located.

This Constitutional amendment give Congress the power to establish uniform laws relating to immigration, impeach federal officeholders, to manage independent agencies, to make laws relating to bankruptcy, grant patents and copyright, and establish tribunals.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

With no objections, the amendment is adopted. The bill currently stands as:

Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment

As the Congress does not have the power to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate executive departments, be it resolved that these powers shall, and additional powers that were overlooked in the drafting of the Constitution be included in the Constitution

Section 1: Short Title

This Act shall be cited as the "Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment".

Section 2: Amendment

Article III, Section 6 of the Fourth Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:

1. The Congress shall have the power, except where limited elsewhere by this Constitution, to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to distribute the revenue thus collected;

1. to regulate foreign trade and inter-regional commerce;
2. to establish uniform laws of immigration and naturalization;
3. to regulate the value and coinage of the national currency;
4. to establish a uniform system of weights and measures;
5. to establish post offices and post roads;
6. to define and punish crimes committed on the high seas;
7. to declare war, issue letters of marque and reprisal, and make laws governing the capture of land and water;
8. to raise, support, and regulate the national armed forces;
9. to admit new states and territories to the Union;
10. to make laws governing borrowing, lending, and the selling of stocks and bonds;
11. to confirm or reject nominations for the Supreme Court and the officers of executive departments;
12. to establish a central national bank;
13. to make laws necessary for the enforcement of the Constitution and federal law; and
14. to regulate voter registration and federal elections.;
15. Tto impeach the President, Vice President, Justices and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and other officers of this government for high crimes and gross negligence.;
16. to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate independent agencies led by non-playable officials, leaving it to the discretion of the President to control department structure and the existence of any playable principle officers, if any at all, which the President may appoint to roles in the agency, with the advice and consent of the Senate;
17. to make uniform rules for bankruptcies;
18. to temporarily grant inventors, authors, and artists exclusive patents or copyrights for their creations; and
19. to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court of Atlasia.

This Constitutional amendment give Congress the power to establish uniform laws relating to immigration, impeach federal officeholders, to manage independent agencies, to make laws relating to bankruptcy, grant patents and copyright, and establish tribunals.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Since there has been no debate, I motion for a final vote. Representatives have 24 hours for objections.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

A final vote has begun on this resolution. Please vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.

Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment

As the Congress does not have the power to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate executive departments, be it resolved that these powers shall, and additional powers that were overlooked in the drafting of the Constitution be included in the Constitution

Section 1: Short Title

This Act shall be cited as the "Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment".

Section 2: Amendment

Article III, Section 6 of the Fourth Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:

1. The Congress shall have the power, except where limited elsewhere by this Constitution, to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to distribute the revenue thus collected;

1. to regulate foreign trade and inter-regional commerce;
2. to establish uniform laws of immigration and naturalization;
3. to regulate the value and coinage of the national currency;
4. to establish a uniform system of weights and measures;
5. to establish post offices and post roads;
6. to define and punish crimes committed on the high seas;
7. to declare war, issue letters of marque and reprisal, and make laws governing the capture of land and water;
8. to raise, support, and regulate the national armed forces;
9. to admit new states and territories to the Union;
10. to make laws governing borrowing, lending, and the selling of stocks and bonds;
11. to confirm or reject nominations for the Supreme Court and the officers of executive departments;
12. to establish a central national bank;
13. to make laws necessary for the enforcement of the Constitution and federal law; and
14. to regulate voter registration and federal elections.;
15. Tto impeach the President, Vice President, Justices and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and other officers of this government for high crimes and gross negligence.;
16. to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate independent agencies led by non-playable officials, leaving it to the discretion of the President to control department structure and the existence of any playable principle officers, if any at all, which the President may appoint to roles in the agency, with the advice and consent of the Senate;
17. to make uniform rules for bankruptcies;
18. to temporarily grant inventors, authors, and artists exclusive patents or copyrights for their creations; and
19. to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court of Atlasia.

This Constitutional amendment give Congress the power to establish uniform laws relating to immigration, impeach federal officeholders, to manage independent agencies, to make laws relating to bankruptcy, grant patents and copyright, and establish tribunals.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Aye

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Voting has closed. The final vote stands as:

Aye: 7 (Alancia, fhtagn, JGibson, Jimmy7812, MB, Tea Party Hater, TheShadowyAbyss)
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
Missed: 2 (KoopaDaQuick, razze)

Therefore, voting has closed and this resolution passes 7-0-0-2.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment

As the Congress does not have the power to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate executive departments, be it resolved that these powers shall, and additional powers that were overlooked in the drafting of the Constitution be included in the Constitution

Section 1: Short Title

This Act shall be cited as the "Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment".

Section 2: Amendment

Article III, Section 6 of the Fourth Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:

1. The Congress shall have the power, except where limited elsewhere by this Constitution, to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to distribute the revenue thus collected;

1. to regulate foreign trade and inter-regional commerce;
2. to establish uniform laws of immigration and naturalization;
3. to regulate the value and coinage of the national currency;
4. to establish a uniform system of weights and measures;
5. to establish post offices and post roads;
6. to define and punish crimes committed on the high seas;
7. to declare war, issue letters of marque and reprisal, and make laws governing the capture of land and water;
8. to raise, support, and regulate the national armed forces;
9. to admit new states and territories to the Union;
10. to make laws governing borrowing, lending, and the selling of stocks and bonds;
11. to confirm or reject nominations for the Supreme Court and the officers of executive departments;
12. to establish a central national bank;
13. to make laws necessary for the enforcement of the Constitution and federal law; and
14. to regulate voter registration and federal elections.;
15. Tto impeach the President, Vice President, Justices and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and other officers of this government for high crimes and gross negligence.;
16. to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate independent agencies led by non-playable officials, leaving it to the discretion of the President to control department structure and the existence of any playable principle officers, if any at all, which the President may appoint to roles in the agency, with the advice and consent of the Senate;
17. to make uniform rules for bankruptcies;
18. to temporarily grant inventors, authors, and artists exclusive patents or copyrights for their creations; and
19. to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court of Atlasia.

This Constitutional amendment give Congress the power to establish uniform laws relating to immigration, impeach federal officeholders, to manage independent agencies, to make laws relating to bankruptcy, grant patents and copyright, and establish tribunals.

People's House of Representatives
Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Reactionary-Jimmy Amendment, Take 2. Hopefully this goes better than last time.

Looks like it did go better this time.