Senate Legislation Introduction Thread (New)

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A Senate Bill

To reform the process of regulations being implemented by executive agencies

Section I: Title

- This bill shall be called the Regulatory Process Reform Act

Section II: Process Changes

- Require a cost benefit analysis done of any regulations proposed by an executive agency before the regulation gets implemented

- Any regulation deemed to have a higher cost than a benefit , shall not be implemented unless Congress passes that regulation into law

- Future Regulations which are implemented  are required to periodically have cost benefit analysis periodically even after implementation to see if the benefits of the regulation outweigh the costs 

Section III: Creation of New Agency 

- a new agency will be created to carry out the cost benefit analysis

- a New agency will be part of the department of Internal Affairs

- Head of that particular agency will be appointed by the President

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FERTILIZER INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

A SENATE BILL
To reduce supply shocks to the fertilizer mark and fight price inflation for fertilizer and food.
Be it enacted

1. All tariff rate quotas, countervailing duties, and import duties on phosphate fertilizer and ammonium nitrate fertilizer imported from any foreign country are hereby suspended until July 1, 2024.

2. 42 U.S.C. 9601 is amended by adding the following new section at the end
thereof:

SECTION 312. EXCEPTION FOR MANURE

a. Upon the date of enactment of this section, manure shall not be included in the meaning of `hazardous substance' under section 101(14) of this Act or `pollutant or contaminant' under section 101(33) of this Act.

b. The enactment of this section shall not be construed to impose any liability or paperwork requirements under provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 for manure.

c. Nothing in this section shall affect the applicability of any other environmental
statute as it relates to the definition of manure, or the responsibilities or liabilities of any person regarding, the treatment, storage, or disposal of manure.

d. 100 Stat. 1655 is amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
The notification requirements under this subsection shall not apply to releases associated with manure (as defined in section 312 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act.

e. Definition - For the purposes of this section, the term `manure' mean:
     1. digestive emissions, feces, urine, urea and other excrement from livestock (as defined by 7 C.F.R. 205.2);
     2. any associated bedding, compost, raw materials or other materials commingled with such excrement from livestock (as defined by 7 C.F.R. 205.2);
     3. any process water associated with the items referred to in paragraph (1) or (2); and
     4. any byproducts, constituents, or substances contained in, originating from, or emissions relating to the items described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).''.

3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

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REGULATORY PROCESS REFORM ACT

A SENATE BILL
To reform the process of regulations being implemented by executive agencies
Be it enacted

Section I: Title

1. This bill shall be called the Regulatory Process Reform Act.

2. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of passage.

Section II: Process Changes

1. A cost benefit analysis shall be required to be done of any regulations proposed by an executive agency before the regulation gets implemented.

2. Any regulation deemed to have a higher cost than a benefit, shall not be implemented unless that regulation is approved by statute.

3. Future Regulations which are implemented are required to periodically have a cost benefit analysis every five (5) years after implementation to see if the benefits of the regulation outweigh the costs.  Any such regulation that has a higher cost than a benefit shall be unenforceable unless that regulation is approved or reapproved by statute.
 

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SURPLUS LAND SALES ACT

Senate Bill

To direct the Secretary of the Internal Affairs to sell certain Federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal.

Section 1: Title

1. This Act may be cited as the Surplus Land Sales Act.

Section 2: Sale of Certain Federal Lands Previously Identified as Suitable for Disposal

1. Competitive Sale of Lands
The Secretary of Internal Affairs (SoIA) shall offer the identified Federal lands for disposal by competitive sale for not less than fair market value as determined by an independent appraiser.

2. Existing Rights
The sale of identified Federal lands under this section shall be subject to valid existing rights.

3. Proceeds of Sale of Lands
All net proceeds from the sale of identified Federal lands under this section shall be deposited directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.

4. Report
Not later than one (1) year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the SoIA shall submit —

   a. A list of any identified Federal lands that have not been sold under subsection (b) and the reasons such lands were not sold; and

   b. An update of the report submitted on May 27, 1997, pursuant to section 390(g) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–127; 110 Stat. 1024), including a current inventory of the Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the SoIA that are suitable for disposal.

5. Definitions
The term "identified Federal lands" means the parcels of Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the SoIA that were identified as suitable for disposal in the report submitted on May 27, 1997, pursuant to section 390(g) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–127; 110 Stat. 1024), except the following:
   A. Lands not identified for disposal in the applicable land use plan.
   B. Lands subject to a Recreation and Public Purpose conveyance application.
   C. Lands identified for Regional selection.
   D. Lands identified for Indian tribe allotments.
   E. Lands identified for local government use.

Section 3: Enactment

1. Nothing in this Act shall affect the implementation of Regional laws, including Regional enabling Acts.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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COMMONSENSE PROGRAM REFORM ACT
SENATE BILL

to make government more efficient, make it easier to get food stamps, and redirect federal money to better welfare programs
Be it enacted:

SECTION I.: NAME

a.  This Act may be cited as the Commonsense Welfare Reform Act.

SECTION II: AGENCY CONSOLIDATION

a. The Subdepartment of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall be renamed the Subdepartment of Human Services and Welfare (HSW)

b. The following agencies, and all related programs, administrative powers, obligations, and duties shall be transferred to the DHW:

   1. The Social Security Administration (SSA)

   2. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), currently part of the Subdepartment of Agriculture

   3. The Office of Housing, currently part of the Subdepartment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with the exception of the Federal Housing Administration which shall remain within HUD and all activities and powers related to the administration of the Manufactured Housing Program which shall be transferred to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

   4. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), currently part of the Subdepartment of Labor, with the exception of all activities and powers related to the administration of the Agricultural Worker’s Survey Program which shall transfer to the Census Bureau, currently part of the Subdepartment of Commerce.

   5. The Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), currently part of the Subdepartment of Labor.

   6. The Office of Federal Student Aid, currently part of the Subdepartment of Education.

c. The following offices and agencies and all related programs, powers, obligations, and duties shall be transferred from HSW:

   1. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Subdepartment of Commerce.

   2. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to the Department of Justice.

d. The administrator of HSW shall oversee the creation of a cross-program database of program beneficiaries to better monitor against fraud and abuse.

e. After 60 days of non-repayment following notice, HSW shall have the authority to recover benefit overpayments from one program by deducting the amount from other programs the beneficiary is collecting from.

f. HSW shall hire an additional 35 Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) to hear Atlascare appeals, and an additional 5 ALJs to hear appeals from the SSA. Funding for these judges shall come from the savings realized in this bill.

SECTION III: NUTRITION PROGRAMS

a. Eligibility

   1. Eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) shall be expanded to include persons earning up to 150% of the poverty line and persons who own less than $5,000 in assets.

   2. No person otherwise eligible for SNAP benefits shall be excluded from the program due to past criminal or felony conviction. Nothing in this clause prohibits federal employees from investigating potential fraud. 7 U.S.C. § 2015 shall be amended accordingly.

   3. SNAP receiving households that receive substantial winnings from any lottery or from gambling where such winnings would lead to the disqualification of the household from SNAP eligibility shall report such winnings to the DHWS within fifteen (15) days of receiving such winnings and shall be liable for reimbursement for any SNAP funds spent after that period. 7 U.S.C. § 2015 shall be amended accordingly.

   4. SNAP eligibility may not be determined on the basis of participating in a State or Regional low-income heating and energy assistance program. 7 USC § 2014(e)(6)(C) shall be amended accordingly.

   5. Adult college students shall not be eligible to receive SNAP benefits unless the student is employed, is participating in career and technical training programs, or in a work study program. 7 USC § 2015(e)(3)(B) shall be amended accordingly.

b. Savings and Fraud Prevention  

   1. Any unspent SNAP benefits remaining when the proceeding month’s benefits are deposited on any EBT account shall be expunged. 7 USC § 2020 shall be amended accordingly.

   2. No person receiving SNAP benefits shall receive deposit fees for returned cans or bottles greater than $20 per household per month. 7 USC § 2012(k)(1) shall be amended accordingly.

   3. The regulation requiring food vendors to carry a minimum number of staple foods to participate in the program is hereby eliminated.

   4. Chewing gum shall not be an eligible item to purchase with SNAP benefits.

  5. At the beginning of fiscal year 2024 authorization for the following programs administered by SNAP shall expire and all related funding shall be redirected to assist in paying for the eligibility expansion contained herein:

     A. Media and enrollment campaign activities. 7 USC § 2025(a)(4) shall be amended accordingly.
     B. SNAP Performance Bonus Program. 7 USC § 2025(d) shall be amended accordingly.
     C. SNAP Employment and Training program. 7 USC § 2025(h)(1)(A) shall be amended accordingly.
     D. SNAP nutrition education program. 7 USC § 2036a  shall be amended accordingly.
     E. SNAP Outreach Coalition.
     F. SNAP Outreach Grant Program.
     G. U.S.-Mexico partnership for nutrition assistance initiative. The MOU entered into (7/22/04) is hereby rescinded.

   6. At the beginning of fiscal year 2024 authorization for the following redundant programs shall expire and all related funding shall be redirected to assist in paying for the eligibility expansion contained herein:

     A. Afterschool Snack Program.
     B. Child and Adult Care Food Program.
     C. Commodity Supplemental Food Program. 7 USC § 612c shall be amended accordingly.
     D. Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program.
     E. Emergency Food Assistance Program 7 USC § 2036(a) shall be amended accordingly.
     F. Indian Reservations Food Distribution Program.
     G. Fresh Food and Vegetable Program. 42 USC § 1769a shall be amended accordingly.
     H. Nutrition Information and Awareness Program. 7 USC § 3171 shall be amended accordingly.
     I. Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. 7 USC § 3007 shall be amended accordingly.
     J. Special Milk Program.
     K. Summer Food Service Program.
     L. WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.
     M. Nutrition Cash Payments in Puerto Rico. 7 USC § 2028(a)(2)(B) shall be amended accordingly.

SECTION IV: MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES

a. The cap on SSI overpayment recoveries is hereby eliminated.

b. On January 1, 2024, authorization to carry out the HOPE VI currently administered by HUD shall expire.

c. On January 1, 2024, authorization to carry out the Housing Counselors Program and Mobility Counselors Program currently administered by HUD shall expire.

d. Beginning in fiscal year 2024, no CDBG funds awarded shall be expended on community centers, signs, banners, landscaping, parking lots, or decorative streetscape.

e. No person shall be eligible to collect both federal Unemployment Insurance payments and Social Security Disability Insurance payments simultaneously.

f. No person whose annual income exceeds $1 Million shall be eligible to collect Unemployment Insurance payments during that year.

g. Long-term Emergency federal Unemployment Insurance payments shall be capped at seventy-five (75) consecutive weeks.

h. On January 1, 2024, authorization to carry out the Title X Family Planning Program currently administered by HHS shall expire.

i. Federal funding for fiscal year 2024 for the following federal scholarships shall be redirected into the Pell Grant Program:

   1. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship
   2. The Fulbright Scholarship
   3. The James Madison Fellowship
   4. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship
   5. The Udall Scholarship
   6. HUD Doctoral Scholarship

j.  Prostitution, employment in a brothel, or employment as an adult entertainer shall not constitute available, eligible, or potential employment, work, or jobs for the purpose of work requirements. No person shall be denied any benefit or award with a work requirement for declining or refusing to accept employment as a prostitute, employee of a brothel, or adult entertainer, nor shall any job placement service recommend such employment to any person.

SECTION V: TIMING

a. Unless otherwise specified herein, the provisions of this act shall take effect six (6) months from the date of passage.

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SARBANES-OXLEY REFORM ACT

SENATE BILL

to relax burdensome regulations on smaller companies

Be it enacted,

SECTION I: NAME

1. This act shall be called the Sarbanes-Oxley Reform Act.

SECTION II: EXEMPTION FOR SMALLER COMPANIES

1. 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 or less. 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

1. This Act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

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SUPERFUND AMENDMENT ACT

Senate Bill
to limit pollution on federal property

1. This Act shall be called the Superfund Amendments Act.

2. 42 U.S.C. 9620(a) is hereby amended to require that each department, agency, and instrumentality of Atlasia shall be subject to, and comply with, at facilities that are or have been owned or operated by any such department, agency, or instrumentality, Regional or State substantive and procedural requirements regarding response relating to hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants, including State hazardous waste requirements, in the same manner and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity.

3. Atlasia hereby expressly waives any immunity otherwise applicable to Atlasia with respect to any Regional or State substantive or procedural requirement referred to in this act, including immunity from injunctive relief, civil penalties, criminal sanctions.

4.Unless otherwise specified herein, this act shall take effect 120 days from the date of passage.

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Pre-Filing this:

SWATING PREVENTION ACT

1. Whoever, while using an interstate communication system or while in a different Region, with the intent to cause an emergency response by any law enforcement agency, in the absence of circumstances requiring such a response, whether by telecommunications system or otherwise knowingly communicates or transmits false or misleading information indicating that conduct has taken, is taking, or will take place that may reasonably be believed to constitute a violation of any criminal law, or endanger public health or safety, shall:

A. if an emergency response results, be fined no more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both;

B. if serious bodily injury results, be fined no more than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than 12 years, or both;

C. if death results, be fined no more than $100,000 or imprisoned for any number of years or for life, or both; and

D. in any other case, be fined under this title no more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.

2. Whoever, while using an interstate communication system or while in a different Region, with the intent to cause an emergency response by any law enforcement agency, in the absence of circumstances requiring such a response, whether by telecommunications system or otherwise knowingly communicates or transmits false or misleading information indicating that conduct has taken, is taking, or will take place that may reasonably be believed to constitute a violation of any criminal law, or endanger public health or safety, shall be liable in a civil action to any party incurring expenses incident to any emergency response to that conduct, for those expenses and for restitution to the victim.

3. A court, in imposing a sentence on a defendant convicted of an offense under this act, shall order the defendant to reimburse any party for expenses for an emergency response necessitated by such offense. A person ordered to make
reimbursement under this subsection shall be jointly and severally liable for such expenses with each other person, if any, who is ordered to make reimbursement under this subsection for the same expenses.

4. An order of reimbursement under this subsection shall, for the purposes of enforcement, be treated as a civil judgment.

5. The term "emergency response" means any action taken by law enforcement personnel to immediately respond to an event that threatens or may reasonably be believed to threaten public health or safety.

6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

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BUREAUCRATIC EFFICIENCY ACT

TITLE I: DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS REORGANIZATION

1. The Subdepartment of Public Administration is hereby created and shall be the Subdepartment responsible for administration and management of all federal human resources and federal real and personal property, other that federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Subdepartment of Interior. The Office of Personnel Management, the General Services Administration, and the Merit Systems Protection Board shall all be subordinated under the Subdepartment of Public Administration.

2. The Subdepartment of Science is hereby created and shall be the Subdepartment responsible for administration and management of all federal scientific research, monitoring, and environmental protection, other than federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Subdepartment of Interior. The National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Center for Disease Control, Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, National Weather Service, and all other scientific agencies shall all be subordinated under the Subdepartment of Science.

3. The Subdepartment of Commerce is hereby renamed the Subdepartment of Business and shall be the Subdepartment responsible for administration and management of all federal projects and programs impacting manufacturing, agriculture, labor, and other commercial activities.

4. The Subdepartment of Transportation is hereby renamed the Subdepartment of Infrastructure and shall be the Subdepartment responsible for administration and management of all federal infrastructure projects and programs.

5. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Agriculture shall be consolidated based on purpose between the Subdepartments of Business, Interior, Science, and Human Services and Welfare and the Subdepartment of Agriculture shall thereafter be eliminated.

7. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Energy shall be consolidated based on purpose between the Subdepartments of Business, Infrastructure, Science, and Human Services and Welfare and the Subdepartment of Energy shall thereafter be eliminated.

 8. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Housing and Urban Development shall be consolidated based on purpose between the Subdepartments of Business and Human Services and Welfare and the Subdepartment of Housing and Urban Development shall thereafter be eliminated.

9. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Labor shall be consolidated based on purpose between the Subdepartments of Business, Public Administration, and Human Services and Welfare and the Subdepartment of Labor shall thereafter be eliminated.

10. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Human Services and Welfare involving medical research shall be consolidated into the Subdepartment of Science.

11. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Human Services and Welfare involving food and drug safety shall be consolidated into the Subdepartment of Business.

12. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Education involving federal loan and grant programs for individuals shall be consolidated into the Subdepartment of Human Services and Welfare.

13. The Department of Internal Affairs shall now consist of the following Subdepartments:

A. Business

B. Education

C. Homeland Security

D. Human Services and Welfare

E. Infrastructure

F. Interior

G. Postal Service

H. Public Administration

I. Science

J. Treasury

TITLE II: RELOCATION OF AGENCY HEADQUARTERS.

1. The follows terms, as used in this title, shall be defined as such:

A. Executive agency has the meaning given that term in 5 U.S.C. 105 except that the term does not include the Executive Office of the President.

B. headquarters means the place or building serving as the managerial and administrative center of an Executive agency, except that the term does not include an office that the head of any such agency may maintain separately from such place or building in the Nyman metropolitan area.

C. Nyman metropolitan area means the geographic area located within the boundaries of the District of Columbia, Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in the State of Maryland, and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties and the Cities of Alexandria and Fall's Church in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

2. With respect to an Executive agency whose headquarters is located in the Nyman metropolitan area as of the date of the enactment of this Act, no new construction or major renovations may be undertaken, or lease agreements entered into or renewed, for such headquarters after such date of enactment, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.

3. The headquarters of the following Executive Agencies shall be relocated to the States as directed herein by the year 2025:

A. The Subdepartment of Commerce (Pennsylvania)

B. The Subdepartment of Education (North Carolina)

C. The Subdepartment of Homeland Security (Arizona)

D. The Subdepartment of Infrastructure (Michigan)

E. The Subdepartment of Interior (Colorado)

F. The Subdepartment of Science (Washington)

G. The Subdepartment of Treasury (Missouri)

H. The Subdepartment of Human Services and Welfare (Indiana)

I. The Postal Service (Tennessee)

J. The Subdepartment of Public Administration (Ohio)

4. The Undersecretary of General Services may use the proceeds from the sale of any Federal building or land to offset the cost of relocating the headquarters of an Executive agency.

5. 4 USC 72 shall be amended accordingly.

TITLE III: EFFECTIVE DATE.

1. Unless otherwise specified herein this act shall take effect July 4, 2023.

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Prefiling this :

TREAT DEBTORS FAIRLY ACT

1. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act shall not be interpreted as preempting any Region from adopting
stricter regulations on debt collectors or protections for debtors, provided such regulations or protections do not discriminate on the basis of Regional citizenship.

2. The federal bankruptcy code shall not be interpreted as preempting any Region from exempting certain additional classes of household chattels or effects from levy pursuant to a bankruptcy, provided the total value of such additional exemptions do not exceed 20% of the total assets of the debtor.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Prefiling this:

STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY ACT

TITLE I: REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS

1. The cap on wages subject to payroll taxation under the social security program is hereby eliminated.

2. The payroll tax rate is hereby reduced by 4% to X% on taxable wages.

3. The realized gain on social security benefits shall be subject to income taxation at the same rate as the realized gain on benefits from a private pension.

4. The value of cafeteria plan contributions shall not be deducted from income when determining the taxable wages subject to payroll tax.

TITLE II: BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS

1. Any social security beneficiary with 30 eligible working years shall be entitled to a minimum social security benefit amount equaling 125% of the federal poverty line, indexed to wage growth over time.

2. The initial benefit formula of social security benefits are hereby increased by 4% to X% of the wage formula.

3. The eligible full retirement age is hereby increased from 67 years to 68 years, with the retirement age to be increased by 1 month every 2 years until the age is 68.

4. The social security benefit formula shall be based on the top 38 years of earning.

5. The social security benefit award shall be calculated by applying the benefit formula individually to each of the top 38 years of earning, adding the values, then dividing by 38.

6. The initial social security benefit amount shall grow with the federal rate of wage growth for the lowest 30% of earners and shall grow with the federal rate of prices as determined by a chained-CPI formula for the highest 70% of earners.

7. The amount of annual Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) shall grow with the federal rate of prices as determined by a chained-CPI formula.

8. No COLA shall be provided to beneficiaries earning more than $100,000 annually or married couples making more than $200,000 annually.

9. The amount of survivor benefits a surviving spouse shall be eligible to receive shall be capped for the highest 25% of earners at the amount that pushes them into the top 25% of earners and indexed thereafter with the federal rate of prices as determined by a chained-CPI formula.

TITLE III: PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

1. No State or local government employees shall be exempt from participating in the social security program.

2. Eligibility for social security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits shall be conditioned on an applicant having worked for 4 of the 6 years prior to filing for SSDI.

3. The age at which SSDI eligibility is loosened shall be increased from 50 to 55.

4. In SSDI administrative hearings, evidence provided by treating physicians shall not be presumed to be controlling in determining if an applicant is disabled.

5. An applicant for SSDI shall submit all medical evidence prior to an administrative hearing.

6. Up to 10% of the assets of the social security trust fund may be invested into private stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments in the same manner and with the same fiduciary duties and disclosure rules as assets invested by the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) and other federal law, including but not limited to the Bullmoose Act.

7. Any participant in the social security program may voluntarily opt to pay up to an additional 2% of withheld wages to be invested in an add-on account alongside and subject to the same protections as those social security assets invested pursuant to section 6 of this title.

TITLE IV: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

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NO WELFARE FOR ME ACT

1. The New Great Society Act is amended as follows:

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Section 2. Monthly Universal Basic Income for Families with Children

1. Beginning in January of 2023 parents or legal guardians of persons under the age of 18 and have a disposable income of less than $70,000 $50,000 for individuals or $100,000 for married joint-filers shall be entitled to up to $2,000 monthly checks. Incomes less than $40,000 for individuals or $80,000 for married joint-filers shall be entitled to the full payment and incomes greater than $40,000 receiving a proportionally phased-out amount of $1 of federal funds for each $5 of excess income up to the income limit of $50,000 or $100,000 respectively.

2. This act shall take effect April 15, 2023.

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NO DIRTY AGREEMENTS ACT

1. As used in this Act, the following terms shall be defined as such:

A. Nondisclosure clause means a provision in a contract or agreement that requires the parties to the contract or agreement not to disclose or discuss conduct, the existence of a settlement involving conduct, or information covered by the terms and conditions of the contract or agreement.

B. Nondisparagement clause means a provision in a contract or agreement that requires one (1) or more parties to the contract or agreement not to make a negative statement about another party that relates to the contract, agreement, claim, or case.

C. Sexual assault dispute means a dispute involving a nonconsensual sexual act or sexual contact, as such terms are defined in 18 USC 2246 of title 18, or similar applicable Regional or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.

D. Sexual harassment dispute means a dispute relating to conduct that is alleged to constitute sexual harassment under applicable Federal, Tribal, or State law.

2. With respect to a sexual assault dispute or sexual harassment dispute, no nondisclosure clause or nondisparagement clause agreed to before the dispute arises shall be judicially enforceable in instances in which conduct is alleged to have violated Federal, Regional, or State law.

3. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a Region, State, or locality from enforcing a provision of law governing nondisclosure or nondisparagement clauses that is at least as protective of the right of an individual to speak freely, as provided by this Act.

4. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to supersede a provision of Federal, Regional or State Law that governs the use of pseudonyms in the filing of claims involving sexual assault or sexual harassment disputes.

5. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit an employer and an employee from protecting trade secrets or proprietary information.

6. All existing contracts with nondisclosure or nondisparagement clauses prohibited by the act are hereby declared to be against the pyblic policy of Atlasia and shall be unenforceable and void as to the prohibited clauses.

7. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of passage

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TERM LIMITS AMENDMENT

1. Article III, Section 1 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Section 1.

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4. No person shall be a Senator who has not attained two hundred or more posts, nor whose account is fewer than fourteen hundred and forty hours old, nor who has served two consecutive calendar years as a Senator without at least one term out of office after such two years, nor shall any person be a regional or subregional senator who is not a citizen of the region or subregion they are chosen to represent.

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2. Article IV, Section 1 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Section 1. The Executive

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4. No person shall be President or Vice President who has not attained 500 or more posts, nor whose account is not at least 4,320 hours old, nor who has served three consecutive terms as President without at least one term out of office after such three terms, nor is not a citizen of the Republic of Atlasia.

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3. Article V, Section 1 of the Atlasian Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Section 1. The Judiciary

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2. The Justices and Associate Justices thus chosen shall hold their offices for life a term of eight consecutive calendar years in good behavior.

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4. The term limits imposed by this amendment shall apply retroactively and take effect one hundred and twenty days after the ratifcation of this amendment.

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AUDIT COMMISSION ACT

1. Any Department which has received more than an average of $50 billion dollars or more over the past 10 years must be fully audited.

2. Any subdepartment at a Department which is being audited must also be fully audited.

3. The audit will be conducted by a Commission established and appointed by the President. Such Commission shall include five (5) members consisting of no fewer than (3) Senators with the top three (3) represented parties each entitled to a representative commissioner and at least one (1) representative of the GM office. Cabinet Officers shall also serve as ex officio members in reference to their respective Departments

4. Findings of the audit shall be publicly released in a report due no later than January 1, 2024.

5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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NATIONAL ARCHIVIST ACT

1. There is hereby established the formal cabinet level office of National Archivist, whose job shall consist of updating and maintaining the Atlasia Wiki.

2. The president shall have the authority to appoint the National Archivist with the advice and consent of the Senate.

3. The National Archivist shall be empowered to appoint up to five (5) Deputy Archivists to assist in his duties. The Deputy Archivists shall serve at the pleasure of the National Archivist and do not require Senate confirmation.

4. The president shall ultimately be responsible for ensuring Wiki responsibilities are properly delegated.

5. The National Archivist and his deputies shall be responsible for commissioning, coordinating, and executing all efforts to update and maintain the Wiki; as such they shall be charged with maintaining

(a) the Code of the Republic of Atlasia, so that all laws comprising the federal Statute may be easily accessed;

(b) the Constitution of the Republic of Atlasia, and all amendments thereto that may be adopted;

(c) the historical list of presidents and vice presidents of this republic;

(d) the home pages of the Senate and the Supreme Court;

(e) election results pages;

(f) such other pages and anthologies as may be deemed of particular value by the National Archivist.

6. The National Archivists shall be responsible for establishing standards for quality and regular revision of the Wiki.

7. This act shall take effect immediately.

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TAX BRACKET CONSOLIDATION ACT

1. Beginning in tax year 2024 the federal tax brackets shall adjusted as follows:

$210K - $413K $425K  (38%)

$413K - $441K  (45%)   

 $441K+ $425K+       (50%) 

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DUELING PROHIBITION ACT

1. No person who, being a resident of Atlasia, shall be permitted to engage in a duel with another person.

2. A violation of this act that results in the death of a participant shall be classified as felony murder.

3. A violation of this act that results in the injury of a participant shall be classified as felony malicious wounding.

4. A violation of this act that does not result in the death or injury of a participant shall be classified as misdemeanor assault.

5. Any person holding an office or title under Atlasian law who engages in a duel shall forfeit his office.

6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

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ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT

A RESOLUTION.

Whereas, the Constitution provides that the Senate “shall have the sole Power to adopt and try Articles of Impeachment” and that civil officers of the Republic of Atlasia  “shall be removed from Office and disqualified from any office under the Republic of Atlasia for a period not exceeding two years" on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors; and

Whereas, Scott, Secretary of State of the Republic of Atlasia, has in fact committed a multitude of high crimes and misdemeanors in blatant disregard to the laws of Atlasia and his oath of office;

Be it resolved, that Scott, Secretary of State of the Republic of Atlasia, is hereby impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and is hereby subject to all constitutional penalties prescribed by the Constitution and that the attached articles of impeachment be exhibited to the Atlasian Senate; and

Be it further resolved that these articles of impeachment exhibited by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia be in the name of itself and of the people of the Republic of Atlasia, against Scott, Secretary of State of the Republic of Atlasia, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Article 1: ABUSE OF POWER

In his conduct while Secretary of State of the Republic of Atlasia—and in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of Attorney General of the Republic of Atlasia and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the Republic of Atlasia, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, Scott engaged in high Crimes and Misdemeanors by Abusing The Power of his office by violating SB 112-31.

On May 15th, 2023 , Scott issued an order mobilizing the troops despite the fact the Republic of Atlasia has not been attacked and without the permission of the Governor in the South as well which is a clear violation of the POSSE COMITATUS PROTECTION ACT.

Here is a link to that act: https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=531947.0