Public Consultation and Legislation Submissions

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I would like for this to be introduced into either house of congress.

Activity Matters Act

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled, the Federal Electoral Act is amended as follows,

Section 14: Federal Activity and Political Party Requirements
1. A person may become a registered voter if they have attained fifteen posts and have been registered at the forum for at least 7 days. In registration, the person must state their name and State of fantasy residence; In addition, they may optionally state a political affiliation.
2. All those persons who have registered to vote 7 days (168 hours) before the commencement of the election posted at least 10 times on the Atlas Fantasy Elections or Atlas Fantasy Government boards in the 8 weeks (56 days) prior to the commencement of an election shall be defined as active for the purposes of that election. If a voter changes their state of registration within the 7 days, the state from which they were originally registered shall be the state from which their vote is cast.
3. Persons may only change their State of registration from one region to another region once every 180 days. Changes in State of registration may only occur within a single region every 72 hours.
4. Any registered voter who fails to vote in elections for six months for which they are qualified to vote shall have their registration no longer considered valid. The said voter may only be deregistered after missing three federal elections, not including runoffs and special elections. A vote in a special election or runoff will be counted towards activity the same as a vote in a regular federal election. This clause shall not be construed to deny a forum user the right to register anew.
5. Anyone who has cast an absentee ballot shall be regarded as an active voter, provided he or she fulfills the definition by the time the election commences for which the ballot was cast, of an "active voter"; However, the post containing the ballot shall not count towards the total number of required posts.
6. Any political party of three or more members is considered to be an organized political party.

The WNN endorses a NO vote on Ninja's bill, as those not currently in office have little reason to participate on the Atlasia Boards in the form of an actual post. Not everyone will be running in every election. Not everyone runs (or should run) a polling company. Posting "endorsed" on threads just to be valid seems rather spammish.

[Adam Griffin]

It's my belief that the only way this could work would be if you dramatically downscaled the number of offices in-game, perhaps even having to eliminate regional governments altogether. We're doing good if we can get 1 in 4 or 1 in 5 registered voters to hold office.

Such a proposal would result in maybe 60-80 active players who stay on the rolls between elections at most; what would happen to the electoral aspects of this game if you were trying to fill 40-50 offices with 60-80 players? With a solid chunk of even active people not wanting to hold office at any given time, massive deflationary action would have to accompany this not to cause total collapse - and even without such a collapse, it'd completely ruin many aspects of the game as we know it. With such a system, transitioning to a universal legislature/Congress would make more sense than having any electoral aspect remain (and let's be real, the electoral aspect is the game's biggest draw).

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

The elitists and anti-democrats are out in full force, I see. Might as well amend the Bill of Rights to limit voting to twenty-something college students with no friends and no job‚ because that's your player base when you insist the game is only for "active" citizens.

[Mr. Bullocks]

If like to submit this bill to be considered in the people’s house

1984 = 1776 ACT

SECTION I: NAME
a. This act shall be known as the 1984 = 1776 Act

SECTION II: HALTING ILLUMINATI TAKEOVER OF ATLASIA
a. Beginning January 1, 2020, the design of the reverse side of all one-dollar bills produced in 2020 and thereafter shall be changed from the current design by replacing the reverse of the Great Seal with the obverse of the Great Seal.

b. Beginning January 1, 2020, all federal employees who receive more than $20 from the illuminati or Bilderberg Group in a calendar year shall be required to annually disclose such payment. 5 U.S.C. App. 1 shall be amended accordingly.

c. Beginning January 1, 2023 the maximum allowable level of fluoride allowed in drinking water subject to federal regulation shall be reduced to 0.5mg/L (0.5 ppm). 40 C.F.R. 141 shall be amended accordingly.

[S019]

I would like this to be considered in the House or Senate:

SARBANES-OXLEY REFORM ACT

House Bill
to relax burdensome regulations on smaller companies

SECTION I: NAME
a. This act shall be called the Sarbanes-Oxley Reform Act.

SECTION II: EXEMPTION FOR SMALLER COMPANIES
a. The regulation requiring all publicly traded companies with an aggregate worldwide market value at $75 million to conduct a PCAOB approved audit each year shall be amended to exempt all such companies with an aggregate worldwide market value of $700 Million. Nothing in this section shall affect any criminal penalties for any crime committed by the publicly traded company. 17 CFR 240.12b-2 shall be amended accordingly.

SECTION III: TIME
a. This Act shall take effect January 1, 2021.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

End Birth right citizenship resolution

As some foreign nationals have abused our countries immigration and citizenship laws by deliberately having kids in Atlasia to circumvent Atlasia immigration laws be it resolved.

All persons born to parents who are Atlasia citizens or permanent residents or naturalized in the Republic of Atlasia, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the Republic of Atlasia and of the Region in which they reside, and shall in all cases be afforded equal protection under the law.  Persons that are born to non-Atlasia parents residing in Atlasia shall not be automatically granted Atlasia citizenship. This amendment shall take effect immediately upon ratification but shall not apply retroactively.

Immigration Reform Act

Based on the increased problem of illegal immigrants entering Atlasia be it resolved

1. E-Verify shall be mandated to be used by all employers when doing background checks on potential candidates for employment.
2. Individuals that attempt to cross illegally into Atlasia shall be prohibited to apply for citizenship for a period of 5 years and to visit Atlasia for a period of 1 year from the time of their deportation. This section shall also apply to individuals overstaying their visa in Atlasia.
3.Individuals illegally residing in Atlasia shall be prohibited from accessing free government services  that are provided to legal Atlasia residents including but not limited to non emergency healthcare, education, citizen services, and access to drivers license.
4. The Atlasia government will stop releasing temporary foreign work visas and guest workers permits with the exception of H1-B visas . This provision shall not be retroactive.
5. This bill shall take law upon being signed into law by the President.

[HillGoose]

I would like to see this considered by the Senate.

WETLANDS CONSERVATION COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

SECTION I: NAME
a. This law shall be known as the Wetlands Conservation Commemorative Coin Act

SECTION II: WETLANDS CONSERVATION COMMEMORATIVE COIN
a. The mint shall purchase 1,000,000 troy ounces of silver bullion and commission the minting of 1,000,000 legal tender, silver, 1 troy oz commemorative one dollar coins, to be sold to the public at $30 per coin.

b Each coin shall include on the obverse, "Atlasia 2020" and “One Dollar” as well as the name and a sculpting to be approved by the President, of two geese aflight.

c. Each coin shall include on the reverse, " Atlasia 2020" and “One Dollar” as well as the name and a sculpting to be approved by the President, of an alligator with its mouth open.

d. All proceeds from the sale of these coins shall be deposited in a Trust Fund overseen by the Treasury earmarked for wetlands acquisition, preservation, and restoration activities.

e. This act shall take effect immediately with the expectation that the coin will be available for sale in 2020.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The elitists and anti-democrats are out in full force, I see. Might as well amend the Bill of Rights to limit voting to twenty-something college students with no friends and no job‚ because that's your player base when you insist the game is only for "active" citizens.

Its kind of like Hashemite, The DA and by extension, the proto-radicals/anti-JCP left in 2010 (so basically the people who created Labor ). They at one point required 75 posts to register in the game for example. It was part of the reaction to Hamilton and bgwah's mass recruitment.

You have to have a balance, I have long supported a kind of mass participation but there is a difference between mass participation and mass zombieocalpyse.

[S019]

I submit the the following (consider this in either the House or the Senate)

Federal Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act

SECTION I: NAME

1. This bill may be cited as the Federal Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act.
2. This bill may, in short, be cited as the Assault Weapon Ban Act.

SECTION II: ASSAULT WEAPON BAN

1. There shall be a nationwide ban on the purchasing, sale, or possession of assualt weapons, these weapons include semiautomatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns, which can accept detachable magazines, as well as revolving cylindrical shotguns.

2. Any weapon that is purchased, sold, or possessed may not have a folding or collapsible stock, a bayonet lug, a threaded barrel, a grenade launcher, or a barrel shroud.

SECTION III: AUTOMATIC WEAPON BAN

1. There shall be a ban on the purchasing, sale, or possession of fully automatic weapons, also known as Title II weapons under the National Firearms Act.

SECTION IV: TIMING

1. This bill shall take effect, one week after being signed by the President.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

I submit the following to either the House or Senate:

AN ACT
To prohibit police officers from ordering blood draws from unconscious DUI suspects without a warrant

Section 1: Title

This legislation may be cited as the Mitchell Act.

Section 2: Requiring a judicial warrant prior to the taking of an unconscious person's blood

Whereas, unconscious persons shall retain their right to bodily autonomy, Section II of the Who Polices the Police Act is hereby amended:

1. The practice of issuing administrative subpoenas under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to seize electronic data stored on a third-party server is hereby prohibited. No such data may be seized unless a valid warrant is issued by a federal magistrate or judge with appropriate jurisdiction over the investigation. 18 U.S.C. § 2511 shall be amended accordingly.

2. 47 USC § 1001-1010 imposing CALEA software compatibility on certain electronic devices or telecommunications equipment is hereby repealed.

3. No federal law enforcement officer shall enter upon the real property of a person to view or record the data on a meter measuring electrical usage, unless the law enforcement officer has the express consent of the real property owner or a person who resides full time at the real property, or unless the law enforcement officer has a lawful warrant issued by a federal judge or magistrate with appropriate jurisdiction.

4. No federal law enforcement officer shall implant or attach any device used for the purpose of tracking or recording geographic location via satellite to any person, privately owned vehicle, aircraft, or vessel, or any other privately owned personal property, unless the law enforcement officer has the express consent of the person or property owner, or unless the law enforcement officer has a lawful warrant issued by a federal judge or magistrate with appropriate jurisdiction.

5. No federal law enforcement officer shall use unmanned drones for the purpose of tracking a person or a privately owned vehicle, aircraft, or vessel, unless the law enforcement officer has the express consent of the person or property owner, or unless the law enforcement officer has a lawful warrant issued by a federal judge or magistrate with appropriate jurisdiction, or if there is probable cause that the person, vehicle, aircraft, or vessel is fleeing from the location of recently committed crime.

6. No federal law enforcement officer shall photograph the unopened mail correspondence between private parties, unless the law enforcement officer has the express consent of one of the parties, or unless the law enforcement officer has a lawful warrant issued by a federal judge or magistrate with appropriate jurisdiction.

7. No federal law enforcement officer shall order or initiate the drawing of blood from an unconscious person unless the law enforcement officer has a lawful warrant issued by a federal judge or magistrate with appropriate jurisdiction.

7. 8. 50 U.S.C. § 1861 authorizing the seizure of domestic files, books, and other tangible things for evidence on foreign suspects without a warrant is hereby repealed.

[Boobs]

As the only voting resident of DC, I submit the following to either the House or Senate, or to the Southern Chamber:

AN ACT
To rename the District of Columbia

Section 1: Title

This legislation may be cited as the Puerto Gayle Act.

Section 2: Renaming

Whereas, illustrious media magnate Oprah Winfrey has described Gayle King as "the mother [she] never had, [...] the sister everybody would want, [...] the friend everybody deserves" and that she doesn't "know a better person," it stands to reason that:

A. the District of Columbia will be renamed "Puerto Gayle", in honor of one of Atlasia's best people, on all official documents and references.

B. that Puerto Gayle may be shortened to "PG" in addresses, mail documentation, and any other uses where "DC" was previously applied.

Section 3: Time
This bill will take effect immediately on passage.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

1. Effective immediately upon passage, the registrar general shall randomly select half of the registered voters to be eliminated from the census.
2. The voters which are expelled will be unable to return to the game for sixty (60) days.

Here's hoping the RNG doesn't yeet everyone important.

[S019]

I submit this to either chamber

The Right to Choose Act

1. Termination of a pregnancy is hereby established as a woman's right to choose.
2. There shall be no restrictions on abortion through the first five months of pregnancy.
3. Throughout the entire pregnancy, abortions are allowed in cases of rape, incest, and danger to the mother or child.
4. Any regionwide statutes that do not allow no restrictions abortion for the first five months of pregnancy and do not allow abortions in cases of rape, incest, and danger to the mother or child, throughout the entire pregnancy, are hereby repealed.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I submit this to either chamber

The Right to Choose Act

1. Termination of a pregnancy is hereby established as a woman's right to choose.
2. There shall be no restrictions on abortion through the first five months of pregnancy.
3. Throughout the entire pregnancy, abortions are allowed in cases of rape, incest, and danger to the mother or child.
4. Any regionwide statutes that do not allow no restrictions abortion for the first five months of pregnancy and do not allow abortions in cases of rape, incest, and danger to the mother or child, throughout the entire pregnancy, are hereby repealed.

Abortion has typically been treated as a regional issue in this game and we should respect that. I'll be opposing this on those grounds.

[tmthforu94]

I ask Congress to consider this bill which would allow for statehood votes to occur within 6 months of passage of the bill, allows for time for organization and a campaign, as opposed to what occurred in June.

ACT OF CONGRESS

To provide statehood referenda to the territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Atlasian Samoa

Be it Enacted in Both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Section 1: Title
1. This act shall be titled the “Atlasia Territorial Statehood Act 2.0”

Section 2: Granting Statehood Referenda
1. The territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Atlasian Samoa shall be granted statehood referenda within 6 months of passage of this legislation.
2. For any individual territory, a simple majority must vote in favor of statehood for the referendum to pass.

Section 3: Referenda Passing Impact
1. If a referendum passes in any given territory, the impacts will be as follows:
a. All Atlasian nationals within those territories listed above that pass a referendum in favor of statehood shall be granted citizenship immediately upon their statehood.
b. the territory shall become a state, effective immediately
c. Any person born within the territories listed above shall be granted citizenship immediately upon statehood.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

I ask Congress to consider this bill in solidarity with our Lord and Savior.

AN ACT
to crack down on frivolous copyright cases

Section 1 (Title)
i. The long title of this Act shall be, the "Dave Leip Copyright Defendant Protection Act." It may be cited as the "Leip Act."

Section 2 (Protecting creators from frivolous lawsuits)
i. In all cases where a copyright holder (hereafter "the plaintiff") shall bring suit against an individual or other party (hereafter "the defendant") alleging a violation or violations of their copyright under the laws of the Republic of Atlasia, the plaintiff must demonstrate either
(a) the alleged violation placed a significant burden on their ability to profit financially from the copyrighted work; or
(b) that any profit incurred by the defendant as a direct result of the alleged violation is in excess of $25,000.
ii. Should a copyright suit be decided in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff shall bear full financial responsibility for any legal costs incurred by the former in the course of their defense.

Section 3 (Resolution condemning copyright trolls)
i. RESOLVED, that it is the opinion of the Senate and House of Representatives that so-called "copyright trolls" are a species of imp distinguished by the total absence of grace or civilization even in comparison to their brother demons, and when they burn in Hell for eternity, it will be neither soon nor harsh enough.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution will be amended as follows

1. The several states of this Republic shall be apportioned among three contiguous, autonomous Regions.
2. The northern Region shall consist of the states of Connecticut, Illinois, Indiatna, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and Vermont.
3. The southern Region shall consist of the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
4. The western Region shall consist of the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
5. The Region of Carolina shall consist of the states of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
56. Each Region shall have the sole authority to designate its title, and the titles of the officers of its government, such as they will be recognized by the Republic of Atlasia in all official acts and processes.

Take your shirt off, twist it around your hand, and spin it like a helicopter.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

AN ACT

To require background checks for most gun sales and transfers.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Gun Sale and Transfer Safety Act of 2019”.

Section 2. Repealing old requirements

18 U.S.C. § 922 is amended by striking the existing contents of subsection (s) and inserting the following contents of Section 3 and Section 4 of this Act.

Section 3. New requirements

(a) In general.—

It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed, unless a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken possession of the firearm for the purpose of complying with subsection (t) of 18 U.S.C. § 922.

(b) Process.—

Upon taking possession of a firearm, a licensee shall comply with all requirements of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 (18 U.S.C. §§ 921-931) as if the licensee were transferring the firearm from the inventory of the licensee to the unlicensed transferee.

(c) Returns.—

If a transfer of a firearm will not be completed for any reason after a licensee takes possession of the firearm, the return of the firearm to the transferor by the licensee shall not constitute the transfer of a firearm for the purposes of this chapter.

Section 4. Exceptions

The requirements set in Section 3 shall not apply to—

(A) a transfer of a firearm that will be used for employment-related duties by a law enforcement officer, armed private security professional, or member of the armed forces;

(B) a temporary transfer of a firearm that is necessary to prevent harm to self, family, household members, or others from domestic violence, dating partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, and domestic abuse; or

(C) a temporary transfer of a firearm if the transferee’s possession of the firearm is exclusively—
(i) at a shooting range or in a shooting gallery or other area designated for the purpose of target shooting; or
(ii) in the presence of the transferor, who shall be partially responsible for all acts committed by the transferee with such firearm.

Section 5. Implementation

This Act shall take effect 30 days after passage.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

All cisgender Atlasians shall be taxed an additional 2 cents a year.

Because that's another 6 million in our pockets without sending anybody to the poorhouse. The House can adjust this tax as they please. Either way, nobody's gonna transition over 2 cents.

[S019]

I submit the following

Methane and Nitrous Oxide Regulation Act

1. The Republic of Atlasia hereby recognizes that methane and nitrous oxide contribute to climate change
2. Production of the Nitrous Oxide combustion engine will gradually be banned
3. Clause 2 shall occur over a period of ten years, with the first two years, phasing out the production of the engine, and the last eight years creating a buyback program for existing engines
4. Hydrauling fracking shall be phased out over a 3 year period.
5. This law shall begin to take effect, 3 months after being signed by the President

[S019]

I submit the following

Phasing Out Fossil Fuels Act

1. The burning of coal will be banned after 5 years
2. Coal powered facilities shall be offered a tax credit program to convert to alternate energy, the details of said program are as follows
2a.10% credit on total taxes, switching 1 year or earlier after the passage of this law
2b. 6% credit on toal taxes, switching 1-3 years after the passage of this law
2c. 2% credit on total taxes, switching 3-4 years after the passage of this law
2d. No credit switching 4-5 years after the passage of this law
2e. $150,000-$500,000 fine for refusing to switch within the given 5 year slot
3. The burning of petroleum shall be phased out over 25 years
4. The production of petroleum-burning cars shall be banned in 10 years
5. The government shall create a petroleum car buyback and trade-in program, where it will buy back cars at the full Kelly Blue Book value and will provide consumers with a new electric car, the net worth of their old car shall be deducted from the price of the new car, if the net worth is more, the government shall pay via rebate, the owed amount
6. The burning of natural gas shall be phased out over 15 years, and shall be encouraged by a tax credit program
6a.11% credit on total taxes, switching 5 year or earlier after the passage of this law
6b. 8% credit on toal taxes, switching 5-11 years after the passage of this law
6c. 3% credit on total taxes, switching 11-13 years after the passage of this law
6d. No credit switching 13-15 years after the passage of this law
6e. $180,000-$540,000 fine for refusing to switch within the given 15 year slot
7. This law shall begin to take effect, one week after being signed by the President

[adamevans]

I submit the following to either chamber:

COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID RESPONSE ACT

To provide for a comprehensive response to the Opioid Epidemic

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

SECTION I: TITLE
This law shall be referred to as the Comprehensive Opioid Response Act

SECTION II. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:

(a) Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids, including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare.
(b) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total "economic burden" of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and criminal justice involvement.
(c) This issue has become a public health crisis with devastating consequences including increases in opioid misuse and related overdoses, as well as the rising incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome due to opioid use and misuse during pregnancy.
(d) The increase in injection drug use has also contributed to the spread of infectious diseases including HIV and hepatitis C.

SECTION III. OPIOID ABUSE TREATMENT FUND.
(a) There is established an account in the Treasury, known as the Opioid Abuse Treatment Fund.

(b) There is appropriated $300,000,000 for each fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

Of the funds appropriated, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall:
(1) appropriate $200,000,000 each fiscal year until 2023 to make grants to state, local, and tribal governments for the purpose of increasing the availability of treatment for opioids abuse.
(2) appropriate $50,000,000 each fiscal year until 2023 to make grants to state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit entities to provide vouchers to individuals in underserved populations for authorized services related to the treatment of such individuals for opioids abuse
(3) appropriate $50,000,000 each fiscal year until 2023 to make grants to public, private, nonprofit entities, and Indian tribes to establish programs to provide for and coordinate the provision of wrap-around services to opioids-affected individuals.

SECTION IV. INITIATIVE TO INCREASE OPIOID TREATMENT CAPACITY.
(a) The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants to State, local, and tribal governments for the purpose of increasing the availability of treatment for opioids abuse.

(b) The grants made may only be used to:
(1) build treatment centers
(2) expand existing treatment centers
(3) hire treatment professionals
(4) provide training and education to substance abuse professionals, medical professionals, and educators related to the treatment of opioids abuse
(5) engage in activities that the Secretary of Health & Human Services has determined are relevant

SECTION V. OPIOID ABUSE TREATMENT VOUCHERS FOR UNDESERVED POPULATIONS.
(a) The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants to State, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit entities to provide vouchers to individuals in underserved populations for authorized services related to the treatment of such individuals for opioids abuse.

(b) Not later than a year after this law is in effect, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report to the Congress on the grants used in subsection 4(a)

(c) The report under this section shall contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of the grants made under subsection 4(a) in improving access to opioids treatment for underserved populations.

SECTION VI. COMPREHENSIVE OPIOIDS TREATMENT SERVICES.
(a) The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants to public, private, nonprofit entities, and Indian tribes to establish programs to provide for and coordinate the provision of wrap-around services to opioids-affected individuals.

(b) For each year that a public, private, nonprofit entity, or Indian tribe receives a grant under subsection 6(a) for a program, such applicant shall submit to the Secretary of Health & Human Services a report on the results and effectiveness of the program.

(c) Wrap-Around Services is defined as:
(1) Medical services.
(2) Dental services.
(3) Mental health services.
(4) Job training services.
(5) Prevention services for family members opioids abuse or addiction.

SECTION VII. PROHIBITION OF OPIOID ILLEGAL MARKETING PRACTICES.
(a) The term ‘illegal marketing or distribution practice with respect to an opioid’ means:
(1) any marketing material a representation that an opioid has no addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability or has less of an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability than one or more other opioids, knowing the representation to be false, as determined by the Secretary based on research, testimonials, and other evidence
(2) supplying States or communities with a quantity of opioids that is not medically reasonable, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(3) failing to report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services any pattern of orders for the distribution of opioids that would cause a reasonable person to believe the opioids were not being dispensed in a medically reasonable manner.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person who manufactures or distributes an opioid to engage in an illegal marketing or distribution practice with respect to an opioid.

(c) Any person who violates subsection 7(b):
(i) if a person employed by an opioid manufacturer or distributor, shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount equal to sum of:
(aa) such person’s full amount of salary for each year during which such person engaged in illegal marketing or distribution practices with respect to an opioid product
(bb) the amount by which the stock or other certificates of ownership interest of the person that is owned by the individual has increased in value during the period during which such person engaged in illegal marketing or distribution practices of an opioid product
(ii) if not a natural person, shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount equal to the sum of:
(aa) $750,000,000
(bb) 25% of the profit made on lawful sales of opioids during the period in which the person engaged in illegal marketing or distribution practices.

(d) If a person that is not a natural person violates subsection 7(b), the court shall:
(i) impose on the chief executive officer of the person a civil penalty in an amount equal to the sum of:
(aa) the salary of the individual during the period in which the person engaged in illegal marketing or distribution practices and such individual served as chief executive officer
(bb) the amount by which the stock that is owned by the individual has increased in value during the period that the person engaged in illegal marketing or distribution practices and such individual served as chief executive officer
(ii) impose on any executive who led the finance, research, marketing, or sales department of the person a civil penalty in the amount equal to the sum of:
(aa) 25% of the salary during the period that the individual engaged in illegal marketing or distribution practices and served as an executive
(bb) 25% of the amount by which the stock of the individual has increased in value during the period that the person engaged in illegal marketing or distribution practices and such individual served as such an executive

(e) Any individual subject to civil penalties as laid out under subsection 7(c) shall be required to issue a public statement apologizing for their role in creating the opioid epidemic in the United States.

(f) Immediately after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services or Attorney General shall begin investigating all opioid manufacturers and all executives employed by such manufacturers to determine whether any such manufacturer committed illegal marketing or distribution practice with respect to an opioid as defined under this section.

(g) The Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer to the Opioid Abuse Treatment Fund an amount equal to the civil penalties under this act to combat the abuse of opioids in the United States as laid out under Section 3, 4, 5, and 6.

SECTION VIII. IMPLEMENTATION.
This act shall take effect 30 days after passage.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

AN AMENDMENT
to the Constitution of the Republic of Atlasia

Be it enacted by both houses of Congress, assembled:

Section 1 (Title)
i. The title of this Amendment shall be, the "Democracy Is Not For Sale Amendment."

Section 2 (Amendment)
i. Article III§6(i) of the Fourth Constitution is amended to read as follows:

The Congress shall have the power, except where limited elsewhere by this Constitution, [. . .]
xvi. To regulate independent expenditures for political communication.

Explanation:

This amendment would overturn the ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission by allowing Congress to regulate corporate spending in political campaigns.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

1. The annual tax form will include a question, asking if the tax-filer is cisgender, with an explanation as to what cisgender means.
2. If the cisgender box is selected, an additional .01% of their income will be taxed.
3. The funds accumulated from this additional tax--the "cis tax", if you will--will go into providing hormone replacement therapy for non-cisgender Atlasians.

Basically the same thing as my old cis tax but with a little more oomph and purpose. I look forward to when it gets voted down by an all-cis jury.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

HOUSE RESOLUTION
In the Matter of Peebs

Resolved, That pursuant to Article III, Section 6, Clause XV of the Atlasian Constitution, Secretary of Federal Elections and Registrar General Peebs, be, and she hereby is, impeached for her high crimes (insert high crimes I may have committed here), and the Offices she holds are declared to be vacant.

A soul for a soul.
based on: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/620/text