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I'm introducing this bill written by 1184AZ from the Public Submissions thread.

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I'll sponsor in the House with the given amendment (in italics).
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I'll sponsor it in the Senate with this additional amendment (in italics).

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Kill this bill with fire!

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I wish for a Senator to sponsor this bill for me.

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I wish for a Senator to sponsor this bill for me.

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I would like for a Senator to sponsor this bill.

[Upper South Senator LouisvilleThunder]

DUMB REGULATIONS REPEAL ACT 18

SENATE BILL

To make our country proud and free!

Be it enacted by both houses of Congress assembled:

1. The regulation prohibiting the washing of fish at certain national forest faucets is hereby eliminated. 36 CFR §261.16(c) shall be amended accordingly.
2. The regulation requiring Dandruff Shampoo labels to warn not to eat the shampoo is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR 358.750(c)(1)(i) shall be amended accordingly.
3. The regulation requiring websites to adopt policies to protect children 13 and under shall not be interpreted as prohibiting online gaming websites from removing age-restricted account features after the account holder reaches adulthood. 16 C.F.R. 312.11(b) shall be amended accordingly.
4. A business shall only be considered a joint employer of a franchise’s employees only where that employer possesses and exercises substantial direct and immediate control over the essential terms and conditions of employment (such as hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, and direction) of the second company’s employees or exercises direct control (other than limited and routine control) over another employer’s workers. Browning-Ferris Indus. of Cal. v. NLRB, 362 NLRB 186 (2015) is hereby overturned.
5. The regulation requiring the disinterment of buried human remains from a federal cemetery upon discovery of evidence that the deceased committed certain crimes is hereby eliminated. 38 USC 2411 shall be amended accordingly.
6. The regulation requiring hybrids and electric vehicles to be loud is hereby eliminated. 49 CFR 571.141 shall be amended accordingly.
7. The regulation prohibiting a cheesemaker from selling cheddar cheese where the curd was not matted into a cohesive mass is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR 133.113(a)(3) shall be amended accordingly.
8. The regulation criminalizing the recording of movies at a movie theater on a camera or digital device is hereby eliminated. 17 USC 110 shall be amended accordingly.
9. The regulation criminalizing the calling of certain phone numbers to solicit or advertise is hereby eliminated. 15 USC 6151 - 6155 is hereby repealed.
10. The regulation criminalizing the sending of facsimile messages to certain fax numbers to solicit or advertise is hereby eliminated.
11. The regulation under FERPA requiring protection of confidential student records shall not be interpreted to prohibit teachers from leaving corrected papers or assignments in an unattended pickup location. 34 CFR 99 shall be amended accordingly.
12. The regulation prohibiting cable broadcasters from broadcasting certain loud commercials is hereby eliminated. 47 CFR 76.607 shall be amended accordingly.
13. The regulations required under the Lacey Act shall not apply to hardwood trees or products thereof. 16 USC 3371 - 3378 shall be amended accordingly.
14. The regulations required under the Lacey Act for applying foreign law shall only consider environmental and conservation laws. 16 USC 3371 - 3378
15. The regulations prohibiting the molesting of a shipwreck in Dry Tortugas National Park is hereby eliminated. 36 CFR §7.27(j)(1) shall be amended accordingly.
16. The regulation prohibiting foreign showhorses that are temporarily in Atlasia for competitions from having sex is hereby eliminated. 9 CFR 93.301(f)(5)(vii) shall be amended accordingly.
17. The regulation permitting Pharmacy Benefit Companies and Pharmacists to enter into contracts containing gag orders prohibiting pharmacists from informing customers when the cash price for a prescription drug is lower than the customer's insurance price is hereby eliminated. 42 USC 300gg-11 et seq. and 42 USC 1395w-104 et seq. shall be amended accordingly.
18. The regulation criminalizing Bureau of Reclamation employees being late to work is hereby eliminated. Nothing in this law shall limit the available employee disciplinary policies available to federal employers. 43 CFR 422.12(a) shall be amended accordingly.
19. The regulation prohibiting the sale of spiced cheese with unevenly distributed spices is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR 133.190(a)(3) shall be amended accordingly.
20. The regulation purporting to remove local authority for cell tower siting is hereby eliminated. FCC's Small Cell Siting Declaratory Ruling "Accelerating Broadband deployment" WT Docket No. 17-79 and 17-84 (2018) is hereby rescinded.
21. The regulation prohibiting persons from purchasing or bartering for authentic Atlasian military decorations and medals is hereby eliminated. 18 USC 704(a) shall be amended accordingly.
22. The regulation prohibiting federal student aid to persons convicted of a drug-related offense is hereby eliminated. 28 USC 1091(r) shall be amended accordingly.
23. The regulation capping apprenticeships on federal contracts is hereby eliminated. 29 CFR 1,3,5 & 7 shall be amended accordingly. 
24. The regulation criminalizing certain specific noncommercial intrastate activities occuring on portions of public sidewalks or private property is hereby eliminated. 18 USC 248 shall be amended accordingly.
25. The Postal Service is hereby expressly authorized to sell advertising space on the sides of postal service vehicles.
26. The regulation prohibiting the mere wearing of a Postal uniform by a non-actor is hereby eliminated. 18 USC 1730 shall be amended accordingly.
27. The regulation prohibiting AMTRAK passengers who are lawfully complying with all other AMTRAK and federal policies related to the transportation of firearms in stored luggaed from notifying AMTRAK over the internet with at least twenty-four (24) hour notice rather than in person upon arrival is hereby eliminated. The AMTRAK checked firearms policy (2010) shall be amended accordingly.
28. The regulation compelling certain phone recordings to disclose their status as a recording is hereby eliminated. The Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act is hereby repealed.
29. The regulations on foreign vessels or domestic vessels without a requisite percentage of Atlasian crew members on engaging in cabotage in Atlasia is hereby repealed. 46 U.S.C. § 55102 - 55113, 46 U.S.C. § 55116 - 55122, 46 U.S.C. § 8103, and 46 U.S.C. § 12103 (Jones Act) is hereby repealed.
30. Carbon Dioxide shall not be subject to Clean Air Act regulations. 42 U.S.C. § 7409 and 42 U.S.C. § 7412 shall be amended accordingly.
31. The allowable level of ozone under the NAAQS regulations shall be fixed at 70 PPB rather than a floating average between 68 and 70 PPB as determined by a complex formula. 40 CFR 50 shall be amended accordingly.
32. For purposes of federal sentencing guidelines, "use" of a firearm during the commission of a federal drug crime shall not be interpreted to include the bartering of a weapon for drugs. 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A) shall be amended accordingly.
33. The regulation prohibiting the sale of makeup colored with D&C Black No. 2 if it uses more coloring than is "consistent with good manufacturing practice" is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §74.2052(c) shall be amended accordingly.
34. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 84 shall read as follows: “Nothing in these rules shall prohibit a lawyer from informing a jury of their right as a jury to nullify statutory laws and regulations which are inconsistent with the Constitution of Atlasia.”
35. Nutrition supplements may include non-FDA approval general wellness information on packaging materials provided the information is preceded by a statement that such information has not been approved by the FDA.
36. The regulation mandating that all Atlasian coins larger than a dime must depict an eagle on the reverse is hereby eliminated. 17 Stat. 424 shall be amended accordingly.
37. The moratorium on issuing grey whale subsistence hunting permits to the Makah Tribe is hereby rescinded.
38. The regulation requiring all packaged food sold in interstate commerce to include on the label a section calculating the calories from fat. 21 CFR 101.9(c)(1)(i)(F) shall be amended accordingly.
39. The regulation mandating that merchants and traders regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) must pre-fund a margin account prior to offering to buy CFTC regulated securities shall be amended to exempt merchants and traders who transfer their margin at the time of the trade. 17 CFR 30.7 shall be amended accordingly.
40. The regulation prohibiting owners of NFA-registered firearms from transporting NFA firearms across State lines without the prior written approval of ATF shall not be interpreted to apply to such transportation during an evacuation during a declared emergency or an eviction from an owner's domicile or principal place of business within a State, provided the owner complies with all required locking, storage, and transfer regulations under the NFA. 18 U.S.C. 922(a)(4) and 27 CFR 478.28 shall be amended accordingly.
41. The otherwise lawful carry of a firearm in compliance with all laws of the Region of the situs, shall not be prohibited in Publicly accessible areas in Post Office facilities or government buildings. 39 CFR 232.1 and 18 U.S.C. § 930(g) shall be amended accordingly.
42. The regulations prohibiting the government from contracting with businesses owned by persons convicted of past felonies are hereby eliminated. 48 CFR § 3009.171-5 and 48 CFR § 3052.209-76 shall be amended accordingly.
43. 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.
44. The regulation prohibiting the introduction of polygraph results as evidence in an Atlasian court shall not apply to civil cases in Atlasian courts. The Polygraph Removal Act shall be amended accordingly.
45. The Wintergreen Ski Resort in Nelson Co., Virginia shall be permitted to construct a secondary access road accross National Park Service land to connect to the Blue Ridge Parkway, provided the following conditions are abided by:
     a. Wintergreen complies with NEPA
     b. Wintergreen designs and constructs the road in such a way as to minimize the effect on the landscape, including but not limited to the safe use of road curviture and the paving of the road with mulch.
     c. Wintergreen agrees to maintain the road as part of restrictive covenants accompanying the recorded easement
46. The Let's Try This Act and 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4) shall be amended to clarify that no citizen can be declared mentally incapacitated for the purposes of firearm ownership merely for having sought mental health treatment or counseling from a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or counselor.
47. The regulation requiring gunsmiths to record any firearm in their possession for more than eight ( hours into ATF-required bound books shall be amended to exempt all firearms possessed for five (5) business days excluding weekends. 27 CFR 178.125(E) shall be amended accordingly.
48. Technical data provided over the internet shall not be defined as an export. 21 CFR 120.10 and 21 CFR 120.11 shall be amended accordingly.
49. The regulation criminalizing the disruption of a military funeral within certain fixed distances shall not be construed to apply on public land that is also a traditional public forum. 18 USC 1388 shall be amended accordingly.
50. The regulation prohibiting some transportation of exotic species across State lines shall be amended to permit such species lawfully kept in any State in Atlasia as a pet to be transported across State lines in accordance with the permit application required by 50 CFR 16.22. 50 CFR 16.22 shall be amended accordingly.

[Upper South Senator LouisvilleThunder]

DUMB REGULATIONS REPEAL ACT 19

SENATE BILL

To make our country proud and free!

Be it enacted by both houses of Congress assembled:

1. Nothing in federal law shall be interpreted as limiting the sale or transfer of pre-1978 mobile homes lacking a HUD manufactured housing certificate.
2. The regulation defining old age housing communities not subject to the fair housing act by way of example is hereby eliminated. 24 CFR 100.303(b) shall be repealed.
3. The regulation mandating all lightbulbs sold in interstate commerce contain a label estimating electricity consumption is hereby eliminated. 16 CFR 305.3 shall be amended accordingly.
4. The regulation prohibiting the sale of pool heaters with a thermal efficiency less than 78% shall be decreased to 75%. 42 USC 6295(e)(2)
5. The regulation requiring any rental property that is part of the Section 8 program to be annually inspected shall not include any home subject to and compliant with regular inspections under a local rental inspection ordinance in which a uniform Regional Building code has been adopted. 24 CFR 982.405 and 24 CFR 884.217 shall be amended accordingly.
6. The regulation requiring employers to physically display posters referencing federal minimum wage and hour laws, workplace safety laws, polygraph protection laws, Drug free workplace laws, Discrimination laws, and whistleblower protection laws, shall not apply to employers who:
     a. Distribute all information that is contained on the posters to each employee upon their initial hiring
     b. Maintains a website displaying all information that is contained on the posters
     c. Provides written notice to all employees whenever information contained on the posters is changed by law
7. No person who frees a whale or dolphin tangled or trapped in a fishing net shall be charged with harassing, interfering with or harming a protected marine mammal.
8. Employer policies allowing guns to be stored in locked cars on employee parking lots shall not be interpreted to violate the general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The Letter from Director Roger Clark, OSHA policy regarding violent employee behavior, OSHA Std. Interp. 1226 (D.O.L.), (1992) is hereby rescinded.
9. The regulation prohibiting federally regulated credit unions from purchasing mortgage servicing rights as an investment, including but not limited to mortgage servicing rights from other credit unions is hereby eliminated, provided the total assets of mortgage servicing rights held by any federal credit union does not exceed 20% of its total assets. 12 CFR 703.16 shall be amended accordingly.
10. The regulation prohibiting federally regulated credit unions from purchasing and holding their own account investment grade securities is hereby eliminated provided that the total assets of such securities held by a federally regulated credit union does not exceed 10% of its total assets. 12 CFR 703.14 shall be amended accordingly.
11. The regulation requiring certain insured federally-regulated credit unions to annually set aside an earnings retention fund is hereby eliminated. 12 USC 1790d(e) shall be aneded accordingly.
12. Any State law governing member business loan limitations for credit unions that conflict with a federal law governing federally-regulated credit unions are hereby preempted.
13. The regulation mandating employers give out private employee contact information is hereby eliminated. 29 CFR 102.62(d) shall be amended accordingly.
14. The regulation mandating States and Regions limit billboards on private land adjacent to federal highways or else lose federal highway funding is hereby eliminated. 23 US 131(D) shall be amended accordingly. 
15. The regulation limiting the importation of otherwise lawful handguns with two (2) inch barrels is hereby eliminated. 27 CFR 478.113a and ATF Forms 6A and 4590 shall be amended accordingly.
16. The regulation requiring registration of any shotgun with a barrel shorter than eighteen (18) inches under the NFA shall be narrowed to only include shotguns with barrels shorter than sixteen (16) inches. 18 U.S.C. 921 and 26 U.S.C. 5845(a) shall be amended accordingly.
17. The RICO act shall be amended to decrease the statute of limitations for crimes relied upon in establishing an organizational nexus to seven (7) years.  18 USC 1961 et seq. shall be amended accordingly.
18. The RICO act shall be amended to remove trade secrets violations, prostitution, and common law fraud actions from the definition of racketeering. 18 USC 1961 shall be amended accordingly.
19. The RICO act shall be amended to remove enterprises lacking a separate economic existence and enterprises that lack a nexus to organized crime from the definition of enterprises. 18 USC 1961 shall be amended accordingly.
20. The regulation permitting "free-speech zones" and the prohibition of speech in buffer zones near the President, Vice President, or their families is hereby eliminated.  18 USC 1752 shall be amended accordingly.
21. Any Federal Firearms Licenseholder who fills in an ATF Form with "Y" for "Yes" and "N" for "No" shall not be prosecuted for falsifying ATF records provided the offered answer is true. 18 U.S.C. 922(m) shall be amended accordingly.
22. E-Rate Applicants shall be permitted to file physical copies of their application until January 1, 2025.
23. The regulation prohibiting school lunches from containing more that one (1) cup of lima beans, peas, potatoes, or corn kernals per student per week is hereby eliminated.************
24. The regulation prohibiting the hiring of a School Nutrition Program Officer unless they have a college degree is hereby eliminated. 7 CFR 210.30(b)(1)(ii) & (iii) shall be amended accordingly.
25. The regulation prohibiting schools from offering 2% milkfat milk, whole milk, or chocolate milk or else lose School Breakfast and School Lunch programs funding is hereby eliminated.  7 CFR 210.10(c)(g) & 7 CFR 220.8(c)(g) & 7 CFR 215.7a shall be amended accordingly.
26. The regulation imposing arbitrary nutrition standards for snacks in school vending machines or else the school loses School Breakfast and School Lunch programs funding eligiblity is hereby eliminated. 7 CFR 210.11(a)(2) and 42 USC 1779 shall be amended accordingly.
27. Nothing in federal law shall be construed or interpreted as requiring Common Core State Educational standards in order to qualify for any federal education funding program, including but not limited race to the top grants.
28. The regulation implying that schools will be sued if neutral discipline policies show a disparate impact is hereby eliminated. The Dear Colleague Letter dated January 8, 2014 is hereby rescinded.
29. The regulation implying that colleges will be sued if they fail to reduce the burden of proof for campus disciplinary hearings below clear and convicing evidence is herebly eliminated. The Dear Colleague Letter dated April 4, 2011 is hereby rescinded.
30. The regulation mandating most college classes take attendance to assist in verifying if federal student loan recipients have dropped out is hereby eliminated.
31. The regulation disqualifying students convicted of drug crimes from most federal student aid programs is hereby eliminated. 20 USC 1091(r)(1) shall be amended accordingly.
32. The regulation imposing certain crime reporting requirements on colleges shall not include crimes committed off-campus, including but not limited to privately operated book stores. 34 CFR 668.46 shall be amended accordingly.
33. The regulation imposing certain crime reporting requirements on colleges shall not be required for the crimes of "stalking", "domestic violence", and "dating violence", until such time that the Department of Justice provides a definition of each crime, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
34. The regulation poorly defining "credit hour" in the context of classes eligible for the student loan program is hereby elimianted. 34 CFR 600.2 shall be amended accordingly.
35. The regulation mandationg colleges compile and publish certain employment data about previously enrolled students or else lose funding eligiblity is hereby eliminated. 34 CFR 668.401 - 668.415 shall be amended accordingly.
36. The regulation mandating college financial solvency as measured by an arbitrary composite score or else lose funding eligiblity is hereby eliminated. 34 CFR 668.171 - 176 shall be amended accordingly.
37. The regulation mandating colleges offering online classes receive certification from every single state students enroll from instead of just the state the college is physically located in or else lose funding eligiblity is hereby eliminated. 34 cfr 600.9 shall be amended accordingly.
38. The regulation mandating colleges distribute a breakdown on the racial breakdown of the student body to each student or else lose funding eligiblity is hereby eliminated. 20 USC 1092(a)(1)(Q) shall be amended accordingly.
39. The regulation mandating colleges distribute a copy of their peer-to-peer file sharing policy along with government propaganda warning of the illegality of certain copyright violations or else lose funding eligiblity is hereby eliminated. 34 CFR 668.14(b)(30), 34 CFR 668.43(a)(10), 20 USC 1092(a)(1)(P)and 20 USC 1094(a)(29) shall be amended accordingly.
40. The regulation mandating colleges distribute a copy of their vaccination policy disclosure to each student or else lose funding eligiblity is hereby eliminated.  20 USC 1092(a)(1)(V) shall be amended accordingly.
41. The regulation mandating colleges distribute a voter registration form to each student or else lose federal funding eligiblity is hereby eliminated. 20 USC 1094(a)(23) shall be amended accordingly.
42. The regulation prohibiting wagering on sports is hereby eliminated. 28 USC 3701 - 3704 (PAPSA) is hereby repealed.
43. The regulation prohibiting the transfer of funds in connection to online gambling is hereby eliminated. 31 USC 5361 - 5367 (UIGEA)is hereby repealed.
44. The regulation prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, or sale of gambling devices in interstate commerce is hereby eliminated. 15 usc 1171-1178 (Johnson Act) and 18 USC 1953 (Waging Paraphernalia Act) are hereby repealed.
45. The regulation prohibiting the use of wired communication facility to transmit sports wagering information in interstate commerce to assist in gambling (Wire Act) is hereby eliminated. 50 USC 1081 - 1084 is hereby repealed.
46. The regulation prohibiting the conduct of wagering activity in interstate commerce is hereby eliminated. 18 U.S.C. 1955 (IGBA) is hereby repealed.
47. The regulation prohibiting the traveling in interstate commerce to transmit sports wagering information is hereby eliminated. 18 USC 1952 (Travel Act) is hereby repealed.
48. Gambling operations operating legally under Regional law shall not be considered unlawful businesses under 18 USC 1960 (Money Transmitters Act) and 18 USC 1961 - 1968 (RICO).
49. Sec. III(c) of the Postal Reform Act shall be amended to clarify that 18 USC 1303 and 39 USC 3005 shall also be amended to reflect the change in law.
50. On January 1, 2021 all federal regulations about gambling on Indian reservations shall be eliminated. 25 USC 2701 - 2721 shall be repealed.

[Upper South Senator LouisvilleThunder]

SENATE BILL
DUMB REGULATIONS REPEAL ACT XX: THIS IS THE BILL THAT NEVER ENDS

To make our country proud and free!

SECTION I: NAME
a. This law shall be known as the Dumb Regulations Repeal Act XX: This is the Bill that Never Ends

SECTION II: CHEESE AND OLEOMARGARINE
a. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell margarine if the letters in the word "margarine" aren't at least as bold as the other letters on the package is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §166.40(c)(3) shall be amended accordingly.
b. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell margarine if the word "margarine" is written in smaller type than any other word on the package is hereby eliminated. 21 USC §331(m) & 21 USC §347(b)(3)(A) shall be amended accordingly.
c. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell mozzarella cheese made with a mixture of cow milk and water buffalo milk is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §133.155(b)(1) shall be amended accordingly.
d. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell spiced cheese with less than .015 oz. of spice per pound of cheese. 21 CFR §133.190(a)(1) shall be amended accordingly.
e. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell cheese whiz in a spray can without warning consumers to try and avoid spraying the food in their eyes is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §101.17(a)(1) shall be amended accordingly.

f. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell parmesan cheese that isn't easy to grate is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §133.165(a) shall be amended accordingly.

SECTION III: OTHER FOOD ONES
a. The regulation making it a federal crime to bring chicken to Antarctica and leave it there without eating it, unless you incinerate it or sterilize it before you go is hereby eliminated. 45 CFR §§670.4(e) & 670.7 shall be amended accordingly.
b. The regulation making it a federal crime to import mixed caviar coming from multiple species of fish unless you know exactly how many fish eggs came from each kind of fish Is hereby eliminated. 50 CFR §23.71(g) shall be amended accordingly.
c. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell tomato juice that isn't red enough, unless you expressly warn people that the juice has “poor color” is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §156.145(b)(1)(i) shall be amended accordingly.
d. The regulation making it a federal crime to leave North or South Carolina with an ear of corn unless it's been shucked is hereby eliminated. 7 CFR §301.80(b)(16) shall be amended accordingly.
e. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell mixed nuts with a picture of the nut mixture on the label if it doesn't accurately depict the relative nut proportions in the container is hereby eliminated.  21 CFR §164.110(f) shall be amended accordingly.
f. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell raisin buns if you use raisin extract in place of the required raisins is hereby eliminated.  21 CFR §136.160(a)(2) shall be amended accordingly.
g. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell salad dressing unless you label it "salad dressing" is hereby eliminated.  21 CFR §169.150(f) shall be amended accordingly.
h. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell bacon made from pork bellies that got heavier after being cured is hereby eliminated.  9 CFR §319.107 shall be amended accordingly.
i. The regulation making it a federal crime for a brewer to refuse to keep records of how much beer gets consumed at their brewery each day is hereby eliminated.  27 CFR §25.292(a)(11) shall be amended accordingly.
j. The regulation making it a federal crime to bottle "Near Beer" if the words "near" and "beer" are in different fonts or colors is hereby eliminated.  27 CFR §25.242(a) shall be amended accordingly.
k. The regulation making it a federal crime for a brewer to not immediately report an "unusual" loss of beer while the beer was being transported between breweries is hereby eliminated. 27 CFR §25.184(d) shall be amended accordingly.
l. The regulation making it a federal crime to bring an empty sack to Puerto Rico if the sack used to have unroasted coffee in it is hereby eliminated. 7 CFR §319.73–2(a)(3) shall be amended accordingly.

SECTION IV: TIME
a. This act shall take effect 30 days from the date of passage.

[Upper South Senator LouisvilleThunder]

SENATE BILL
DUMB REGULATIONS REPEAL ACT 21: BLACKJACK!

To make our country proud and free!

SECTION I: NAME
a. This law shall be known as the Dumb Regulations Repeal Act 21: Blackjack!

SECTION II: ONES RELATED TO FEDERAL PROPERTY
a. The regulation making it a federal crime to wash dishes in the Brooks Camp area of Katmai National Park unless you use the designated spigot is hereby eliminated. 36 CFR §13.1232 shall be amended accordingly.
b. The regulation making it a federal crime to request permission for an item to be taken on a NASA space mission as a memento unless you're actually going on the space mission is hereby eliminated. 14 CFR §1214.604(a) shall be amended accordingly.
c. The regulation making it a federal crime to make loud and unusual noises at the post office is hereby eliminated. 39 CFR §232.1(e) & (p)(2) shall be amended accordingly.
d. The regulation making it a federal crime to deliver a person to a federal water resource development site by balloon is hereby eliminated. 36 CFR §327.4(e) shall be amended accordingly.
e. The regulation making it a federal crime to gamble at the national zoo is hereby eliminated. 36 CFR §520.7 shall be amended accordingly.
f. The regulation making it a federal crime to be publicly nude in the Allegheny National Forest, but not if you have a nudity permit or you're naked in the course of official firefighting duties is hereby eliminated. 36 CFR §261.58(j) shall be amended accordingly & Order #17-018 shall be rescinded.
g. The regulation defining waters of Atlasia as including non-adjacent wetlands or isolated, non-navigable waters lacking a continuous flow is hereby eliminated. 33 CFR Part 328 shall be amended accordingly.

SECTION III: HORSE PENISES
a. The regulation making it a federal crime to import a foreign stallion from a region affected by Contagious Equine Metritis if you don't wash its fully-erect penis on five consecutive days and apply ointment to it after it's tested negative for the disease is hereby eliminated. 9 CFR §93.301(e)(3)(i)(A) shall be amended accordingly.
b. The regulation making it a federal crime to temporarily import a foreign horse for entertainment purposes and let its genitals get examined for a non-medical reason is hereby eliminated. 9 CFR §93.301(f)(5)(vii) shall be amended accordingly.
c. The regulation prohibiting foreign show horses that are temporarily in Atlasia for competitions from having sex is hereby eliminated. 9 CFR 93.301(f)(5)(vii) shall be amended accordingly.

SECTION IV: DUMB EMPLOYEE CRIMES
a. The regulation making it a federal crime for judges in the Federal Duck Stamp contest to not spend at least two hours reviewing the artwork submitted by duck stamp contestants before the contest begins is hereby eliminated. 50 CFR §91.24(b) shall be amended accordingly.
b. The regulation criminalizing Bureau of Reclamation employees being late to work is hereby eliminated. Nothing in this law shall limit the available employee disciplinary policies available to federal employers. 43 CFR 422.12(a) shall be amended accordingly.

SECTION V: COMSTOCK LAW
a. The regulation making it a federal crime to import or transport in interstate commerce information on contraception is hereby eliminated. 18 U.S. Code § 1462 shall be repealed.

SECTION VI: MISCELLANEOUS
a. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell antiperspirant with "all day extra effective protection" unless it can sustain 30% sweat reduction over a 24-hour period is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §350.50(b)(5) shall be amended accordingly.
b. The regulation making it a federal crime to release a raptor into a building in order to capture a bird, unless you have a permit to do that kind of thing is hereby eliminated. 50 CFR §21.12(d)(3) shall be amended accordingly.
c. The regulation prohibiting agencies and departments of the federal government from buying or using Styrofoam is hereby eliminated. Federal Law 2.7 in the Atlasian Code is hereby repealed.

SECTION VII: TIME
a. This act shall take effect 30 days from the date of passage.

[Upper South Senator LouisvilleThunder]

SENATE BILL
TINKERING WITH TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT

To make the telecommunications industry work better for consumers

SECTION I: NAME
a. This law shall be known as the Tinkering with Telecommunications Act

SECTION II: SPECTRUM AVAILABILITY
a. The National Telecommunication and Information Agency (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission shall study and jointly publish a report by January 1, 2020 identifying all excess or underutilized federal electromagnetic spectrum frequencies unrelated to emergency frequencies. Such study shall include an analysis of excess “white space” between existing frequencies. On April 1, 2020, the NTIA shall conduct public auctions for ten (10) year rights to those spectrum frequencies identified in the report.
b. The sales terms of the auction shall include a provision that the spectrum leaseholder must utilize or sell their spectrum frequency within the first eighteen (18) months of acquisition or else the rights to the spectrum frequency revert back to federal management. Upon such reversion, a new auction for the frequency shall be held within six (6) months upon the same terms as the first.
c. Bidders at an auction conducted in accordance with this act shall not be subject to any aggregation limits on their potential purchases.
d. Any auctioned spectrum frequencies in the 14.0-14.5-GHz Band shall be reserved for bidders who certify that such frequency shall be used in the provision of internet services to aircraft.
e. The 70CM Band shall be reserved for public use by amateur radio licensees.
f. Nothing in federal law shall be interpreted as prohibiting persons from using satellites in the dissemination of signals along appropriately leased frequencies, provided such signals do not interfere with other frequencies to which that person does not have an agreement to interfere with
g. The FCC shall be prohibited from blocking or interfering with secondary sales of spectrum frequencies purchased at auction.
h. The regulation granting automatic roaming rights to cell phone carriers shall be amended to exclude cell phone carriers who already own spectrum rights in the specific market area.
i. The regulation purporting to remove local authority for cell tower siting is hereby eliminated. FCC's Small Cell Siting Declaratory Ruling "Accelerating Broadband deployment" WT Docket No. 17-79 and 17-84 (2018) is hereby rescinded.
j. The FCC shall classify Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) as broadband for the purposes of rulemaking.

SECTION III: TELEVISION CHANNELS
a. Cable and Satellite companies that have purchased the right to air a sporting event across their network shall not be required to “black out” or refuse to air that sporting event in specific geographic markets.
b. Cable providers may continued to carry broadcast stations on an interim basis during disputes over retransmission consent fees.
c. Satellite providers shall be prohibited from refusing to offer a la carte packages of available content channels to subscribers provider the subscriber selects a minimum of ten (10) channels.
d. Media companies shall be prohibited from requiring cable and satellite providers to carry specific cable channels in order to obtain broadcast stations.

SECTION IV: FCC REFORM
a. All of the separate reports that the FCC is required to make to Congress each year shall be consolidated into one large report due on the harmonized date of the first workday of the new year.
b. Beginning in FY 2020 the following programs shall be eliminated:
   1. Broadband Opportunities Program
   2. Lifeline Program
   3. Public Safety Interoperable System Grant Program
   4. Public Telecommunications Facilities Program
   5. Technology Opportunities Program
c. On January 1, 2021 The NTIA and all of its duties shall be consolidated into the FCC.
d. E-Rate Applicants shall be permitted to file physical copies of their application until January 1, 2022.

SECTION V: TIME
a. Unless otherwise provided herein, this act shall take effect immediately.

[Upper South Senator LouisvilleThunder]

SENATE BILL

Repeal of the Federal Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act

To repeal the misguided and ineffective assault weapons ban.

Be it enacted by both houses of the Congress of Atlasia

All parts of the Federal Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act is hereby repealed.

[Upper South Senator LouisvilleThunder]

ROC Act of 2020

1. The Republic of Atlasia will recognize the Republic of China and shall establish a embassy in Taipei, Republic of China
2. The Republic of Atlasia will recognize the territories of the Republic of China which is the territories currently controlled by the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.
3. The Republic of Atlasia shall break relations with the People's Republic of China.

I'm introducing this from the public submissions thread.

[Upper South Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Looking for a sponsor.

A RESOLUTION
To reduce gridlock and streamline Congressional rule changes

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives and Senate assembled:

Section 1. Title

1. This legislation may be cited as the J.K. Sestak Congressional Reform Resolution.

Section 2. Recognizing the Need for Reform

WHEREAS, legislative debate under the bicameral system has slowed to a crawl;

WHEREAS, many bills go without comment by all but a handful of members in each House;

WHEREAS, the glacial pace of passing and debating legislation, as well as the difficulty of monitoring legislation that moves between two chambers, unnecessarily complicates the work of the Congress;

WHEREAS, the voices of both regional and federal interests in the policymaking process must be heard in the course of Congressional debate;

WHEREAS, procedural reforms should incorporate the unique interests both chambers have in the lawmaking process,

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that Congress must move towards a model of debate in which both the Senate and the House of Representatives debate legislation in permanent joint session;

FURTHER RESOLVED, that such a model of debate must originate from a package of rules jointly debated and approved by both chambers;

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the best way to reach broad consensus on a new rules package is through a special joint session of Congress.

Section 3. Working Towards Real Procedural Change

1. The President of the Congress shall preside over a special joint session of Congress for the purpose of modifying the rules and procedures of both legislative houses, and unifying their procedural governance under a single set of revised rules.
a. The revised rules shall take effect upon their approval in the special joint session by both houses of Congress.

2. The special joint session shall deliberate for thirty (30) days, or until Congress approves the new set of rules.
a. Congress may further extend the special joint session for as long as it sees fit to do so.

2. The special joint session shall commence immediately upon passage of this resolution by both Houses.

No.