1. Article 1, Section 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:
The most senior Representative, known as the Dean of Representatives, (seniority shall be determined by length of continuous service) who isn't on Leave of Absence, or the Representative chosen by the Dean, shall convene the House of Representative to elect a Speaker on the first day of each legislative session and when the office of Speaker is vacant. The House of Representatives shall elect a Speaker from among its members by majority consent within a 72-hour period. All votes cast following the 72-hour period shall be considered invalid. This period shall not be extended except if quorum has not been reached by the end of the voting period. In these cases, the Dean may extend the voting period for 24 hours. The Dean may terminate the voting period early if all Representatives have already cast their vote. with In the event of a tie, the Vice President shall be the deciding vote in electing the speaker. being the tiebreaker, if needed. The most senior Representative, who isn't on Leave of Absence, or the Representative chosen by the most senior Representative shall retain the powers and prerogatives as Speaker until the election of the Speaker.
1. Article 2, Section 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:
2.) If the Speaker determines that a piece of legislation is functionally impractical, frivolous, or is directly unconstitutional, they may, in a public post on the Legislation Introduction thread, remove said legislation from the House queue. The sponsoring Representative or citizen of the legislation shall have seventy-two (72) hours to challenge this action in a public post, and with the concurrence of one-third (1/3) of office-holding Representatives in the affirmative (excluding the Speaker), may override the actions of the Speaker.
2. Article 2, Section 3 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:
3.) Legislation threads:
a) There may be nineteen twenty-four threads about legislation open for voting and debate simultaneously.
b) The first ten slots shall be open to all legislations initially regarding bills, resolutions or constitutional amendments. Each Member shall be allowed one slot, and the Speaker shall advance bills to each member’s slot in the order they were introduced by the member. The Tenth slot shall be filled with a bill to be selected by the speaker. Members may elect to fill their slot by co-sponsoring a bill posted by someone else. The Speaker shall be the presiding officer for these open threads.
c) The eleventh through fifteenth slots shall be open to all member-sponsored legislation regarding bills, resolutions or constitutional amendments. The Speaker shall advance bills proposed by members who have filled the slots provided to them by section subsection b in the order in which they were introduced. The Speaker shall be the presiding officer for these open threads.
d) The eleventh sixteenth slot shall be reserved for bills submitted by civilians in the Public Consultation and Legislation Submission thread. The Speaker shall be the presiding officer for this open thread.
e) The twelfth through sixteenth seventeenth through twenty-first slots shall be reserved for legislation that previously passed the Senate. The President of Congress shall be the presiding officer for these open threads.
f) The seventeenth twenty-second slot shall be reserved for legislation related to national emergencies declared by the President of Atlasia. The Speaker shall introduce legislation to this thread as directed by the President, but only when the President has declared a state of national emergency.
g) the eighteenth twenty-third slot shall be filled with a bill to be selected by the President. The Speaker shall be the president officer for this open thread.
h) The nineteenth twenty-fourth slot shall be reserved for budget debates and related resolutions and statutes. This slot shall be administered by the President of Congress.
3. A section shall be added to Article 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation that shall read as follows:
10.) Bills submitted by civilians in the Public Consultation and Legislation Submission thread shall not require a congressional sponsor to reach the floor.
4. Article 3, Section 1 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:
1.) At any time during debate on a piece of legislation, a representative may propose an amendment to that legislation. The presiding officer may ignore amendments that he or she deems frivolous, functionally impractical, or unconstitutional at his or her discretion, but the House of Representatives may compel the presiding officer to consider the amendment by majority consent. with the consent of one-third of sitting Representatives.
5. Article 4, Section 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:
2.) The sponsor of a piece of legislation may at any time withdraw his or her sponsorship. In addition, when the sponsor is no longer a Representative, his or her sponsorship shall be revoked automatically. If no member of the House of Representatives moves to assume sponsorship of the legislation within 48 72 hours, the legislation shall be tabled automatically.
6. Article 4, Section 3 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:
3.) When debate on legislation has halted for longer than 24 hours and the legislation has been on the floor for more than 72 hours, any representatives may call for a vote on said legislation. The presiding officer shall open a vote if no other member of the House of Representatives objects within 24 hours of the call for a vote. The presiding officer may disregard an objection to a call for a vote if the objecting representative fails to provide an explanation containing atleast 30 characters. When debate on legislation has halted for longer than 24 hours and the legislation has been on the floor for more than 72 hours but no more than 168 hours, any Representatives may motion for cloture. Concurrence of two-thirds of the membership shall be sufficient to end debate. If the legislation has been on the floor for up to 168 hours, a two-thirds majority shall be needed to pass cloture. If the legislation has been on the floor for more than 168 hours, or debate has ceased for 24 hours, a simple majority shall be needed to pass cloture. The presiding officer shall then, at their sole discretion, either open votes on pending amendments followed by a final vote, or void pending amendments and move to an immediate final vote. If legislation has been on the floor for more than 168 hours and debate has ceased for at least 48 hours, a vote shall not be required to pass cloture.
7. Article 4, Section 4 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:
4.) If a bill has been vetoed, a representative has 24 hours to motion for a veto override. A two-thirds majority of the members of the House of Representatives is needed in order to override a veto.
8. Article 5, Section 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:
2.) The presiding officer shall open a vote on the motion to table. This vote shall last for a maximum of two (2) days 72 hours during which time the Representatives must vote. Voting may be declared final at any time if the motion to table has been approved or rejected.
9. Article 6, Section 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:
2.) When a piece of legislation has enough votes to pass or fail, the office in control of the legislative slot shall
may announce that he or she will close the vote in 24 hours and that any Representative who wishes to change his or her vote must do so during that interval.
10. Article 6, Section 4 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be struck out.
11. A section shall be added to Article 6 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation that shall read as follows:
4.) The Vice-President shall have the ability to break tied votes. If a tie has not been broken within 72 hours of the end of the voting period, the tie shall be automatically broken in favor of the nays.
12. Article 7, Section 1 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:
1.) Articles of Impeachment may be proposed against any executive or judicial officer of the federal government. Impeachment proceedings shall be initiated by the Speaker only when at least three Representatives have publicly announced their support of the Articles. Debates about Impeachment shall last for at least 3 days (i.e. 120 hours) 72 hours. In considering these impeachments, the Speaker shall preside.
