House Legislation Introduction Thread

[JGibson]

Maria didn't happen in game.

I'll retract the bill from consideration.

[JGibson]

INSULIN PRICE CAP ACT

To set a maximum price on the cost of insulin.

SECTION I.: NAME

a.  This Act may be cited as the Insulin Price Cap Act.

SECTION II: PURPOSE

a. This bill is in response to Colorado proposing such a bill in real life.
b. This bill proposes curbing the cost of insulin to patients (esp. those with diabetes) who need the drug for medical necessity reasons.
c. This bill combats the pharmaceutical price gouging issue with this drug.
d. The price of insulin out-of-pocket shall be capped at $45, though regions can set the cap lower if they wish.
e. All health insurance plans-- whether individual, employer, AtlasCare, Medicaid, or Medicare-- shall cover the insulin cap costs in their plans.

SECTION III: TIMING

a. This act shall take effect fourteen (14) days after adoption.

[JGibson]

A RESOLUTION HONORING THE ST. LOUIS BLUES' STANLEY CUP WIN

HOUSE RESOLUTION
Honoring the St. Louis Blues on their first-ever Stanley Cup win that was achieved on June 12th, 2019


Be it resolved in the Atlasian House Assembled,

SECTION 1.
1. This act may also be cited as "Honoring The St. Louis Blues."
2. This act serves to honor the St. Louis Blues NHL team on winning their first-ever Stanley Cup in their franchise's existence.


SECTION 2.
1. This resolution shall take effect immediately after its passage or veto override.

[JGibson]

Operation Appropriations Freedom Resolution

To repeal the Paygo rule and allow more flexibility in the appropriation of funding in bills.

Be it resolved in the Atlasian House Assembled,

Section 1.

Article 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended by striking section 7 with succeeding sections renumbered accordingly.

I request to co-sponsor the bill.

[JGibson]

HOUSE BILL
To protect the rights of people on the internet

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress

Section I. (1.) - Name of the Act
(1) This Act shall be known as the The Internet Rights Act of 2019 
(2) This shall be also known by its abbreviated form being T.I.RA.
Section II. (2.) - Purpose of the Act
(1) The purpose of this Act is to ensure that Atlasian citizens receive the same protections online as they do in the real world. The internet is rapidly becoming a bigger and bigger part of society, and our laws must be up to date to reflect that.
Section III. (3.) - Definitions of the Act
(1) Net neutrality shall refer to the regulations entailing that internet service providers (or ISPs) must maintain the same internet speed for all websites.
(2) Terms and conditions refers to contractual obligations given by companies to users.       
Section IV. (4.)- Content of the Act
(1) RIGHTS- Atlasian citizens shall be guaranteed the following rights online.
(a) Right to net neutrality.
(i) No corporation, internet service provider or hereabout shall sell bandwidth for money that is faster for those that can pay.
(ii) Net neutrality’s affect on internet quality is debatable, however it is clear that a free and fair internet cannot exist without it.
(b) Right to free speech in public forums.
(i) This entails that privately owned companies that let users post/express their opinions should be regulated as public utilities, so that free speech is upheld and protected by the Atlasian Government.
(ii) If users have violated terms and conditions or are engaging in harmful harassment, they may have their speech halted.
(c) Right to privacy.
(i) This entails that the personal information and data of internet users may not be stored or distributed without explicit permission to do so via terms and conditions.
(ii) This right may be bypassed in the case of a criminal investigation.
(d) Right to terms and conditions.
(i) The terms and conditions of a website or program must be approved by the user before the terms may apply.
(ii) The terms and conditions must be available for viewing by users at all times through the program or site.
(iii) All users must be notified of any changes to the terms and conditions, and if they wish to, they shall have the option to terminate their agreement at these points.
(2) FINES-Any business or internet service proven to have violated any of the rights listed in subsection (4(1)) shall be fined, no less than ten (1) thousand dollars per violation. This shall remain so through the 3rd violation followed by the ten times increase in the fines of each accordance.
(3) ENFORCEMENT-The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall enforce the content of this bill nation-wide upon its passage.
(4) EFFECTS-This bill shall go into effect upon passage of the Congress and signature of the President.