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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 3-0-3 in the Atlasian Senate assembled

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Passed 9-0 in the Atlasian House,



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Atlasian People's House of Representatives
Passed 5-1 in the Atlasian House Assembled,


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People's Regional Senate
Passed 4-1-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled

Atlasian People's House of Representatives
Passed 6-0-3 in the Atlasian House,


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People's House of Representatives Assembled,
Passed 6-0-3 in the Atlasian House,


People's Regional Senate Assembled,
Passed 5-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate,

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Passed 5-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled

People's House of Representatives
Passed 8-0 In the Atlasian House Assembled,


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Section 3: Qualifications

1. For the purposes of this act, an eligible individual is either of the following:

a)  An individual who served in the active military, naval, or air service for a period of more than 180 days and was deployed in a theater of combat operations or hostile environment for a period of more than 30 days; was discharged or released from service by reason of committing a covered offense; and was diagnosed by a qualified mental health care provider with a mental or behavioral health condition before committing the covered offense.

b) An individual who served in the active military, naval, or air service for a period of more than 180 days and was deployed in a theater of combat operations or hostile environment for a period of more than 30 days; was discharged or released from service by reason of committing a covered offense; is diagnosed with a mental or behavioral health condition after committing such covered offense but before the expiration of the five-year period beginning on the later of—the date of the enactment of the Care for Veterans Act; or the date on which the individual is discharged or released from service; submits to the Secretary a certification from a qualified mental health care provider that the provider believes the condition may have led the individual to commit the offense.[/quote]

People's Regional Senate:
Passed 5-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled

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


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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 6-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled

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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 5-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled on May 8, 2018.

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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 5-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled on May 8, 2018.

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People's House of Representatives
Passed 9-0 in the Atlasian House of Representatives,


People's Regional Senate:
Passed 6-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled on May 14 2018.

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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 6-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled

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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 4-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled

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


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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 3-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled on May 8, 2018.

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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 6-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled on May 10 2018.

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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 6-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled on June 2, 2018.

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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 6-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled

People's House of Representatives
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People's House of Representatives
Passed 8-0 in the Atlasian House Assembled,


People's Regional Senate:
Passed 6-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled on June 14, 2018.

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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 6-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled

People's House of Representatives
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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 6-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled

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


People's Regional Senate:
Passed 6-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled on June 17, 2018.

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People's House of Representatives
Passed 8-0 in the Atlasian House Assembled,


People's Regional Senate:
Passed 6-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled on June 20, 2018.

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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 4-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled on May 8, 2018.

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People's House of Representatives
Passed 5-0-4 in the Atlasian House Assembled,


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Realizing this may not make several people happy, I did want to provide some explanation to this decision when it was presented to me. There were several issues addressed in the legislative process that I do not feel were adequately answered, and some that even seem to have been ignored completely or downplayed as less of an issue than it really was. That being said, here are the issues that I have with this bill:

1. Nothing seems to have been brought forward to provide any evidence that a high speed light rail system as large as being planned would actually be a profitable venture. While I do applaud the appeal for a much cleaner mode of transportation and don't deny the environmental bits, it does little good if it's something that won't generate enough public interest to make it worth operating. I can support the idea of limiting rail systems to major metro areas, but at this time have seen no evidence to change my mind that having it span the distances that are planned are a good idea.
2. Concerns were raised about the use of eminent domain to obtain the land needed, or cutting through land that may result in disastrous environmental impacts at some point down the road. And while I appreciate that those concerns weren't completely ignored, I did not find the answer of "we can find ways with enough time and investment". And that's great, but I would prefer something actually in the bill to ensure that we will not resort to those things. 
3. It was brought to my attention from the Senate debate the concern that train use is declining as a result of existing lines not being repaired and commuters becoming frustrated that their existing mode of transportation is being neglected while politicians campaign on new lines. I find this to be very concerning that it was not truly addressed and much like my previous point, would have preferred that the bill actually contain something that addresses the repair of existing rail lines.

Those are my main issues that I have with the bill, and I hope that for those who may not agree with my decision, that if they truly do wish to see this pass and be signed, that they regroup, address those concerns, make changes to the bill to address them, and resubmit it for continued discussion. But for now:

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People's House of Representatives
Passed 8-0 in the Atlasian House Assembled,


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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 5-1-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled on June 13th, 2018.

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People's House of Representatives
Passed 5-0-4 in the Atlasian House Assembled,


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People's Regional Senate:
Passed 5-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled on May 10 2018.

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People's House of Representatives
Passed 4-1-4 in the Atlasian House Assembled,


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Be it resolved, X Vice President PiT
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