The White House: tack50 Administration

[Mr. Reactionary]

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

PERIOD PRIVACY ACT

1. It shall be unlawful for any person in Atlasia operating a mobile application that tracks or records ovulation or menstruation for users to violate the privacy of another by selling or disclosing any such data obtained from the user to another.

2. A violation of this act shall be a misdemeanor punishable by disgorgement of any profits, imprisonment for no more than one (1) year, and a fine of $10,000.00 per individual person whose privacy was violated. Any data collected in violation of this paragraph shall be subject to forfeiture and disposition.

3. A person whose privacy was unlawfully violated pursuant to this paragraph may maintain a civil action to recover actual damages, punitive damages of up to $10,000, reasonable legal costs, and any equitable relief necessary to enforce this act.

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

Passed 17-0-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

GAS STATION HEROIN ACT

1. The drug tianeptine, or any derivative or analog thereof is hereby classified as a Schedule II drug under federal law. Accordingly, it shall be unlawful for any person to import, sell, give, or dispense tianeptine to any person in Atlasia without a valid prescription from a duly licensed medical practitioner.

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

Passed 17-0-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

UNSAFE DRINKING WATER BAN ACT

1. As used in this act, raw water means any individually-packaged water intended for human consumption that has not been purified, sterilized, or treated to eliminate harmful microbiota below federal safety limits.

2. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of no more than $10,000.00 and disgorgement of profits for any person in interregional commerce to sell, manufacture for sale, import for sale, or advertise for sale, any raw water.

3. This act shall take effect 120 days after the date of passage.

Passed 16-0-0-2 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

CHOOSE LIFE ACT

TITLE I: DEFINITIONS AND ENACTMENT

1. For purposes of this act covered entity means any insurer who sells or offers health insurance in interregional commerce and any healthcare provider who accepts federal funds.

2. For purposes of this act disability includes but is not limited to physical, mental, and development disabilities. Down syndrome constitutes a disability.

3. For purposes of this act Retaliation includes, but is not limited to, demotion, discipline, firing, salary reduction, job/shift reassignment, or any other negative job action.

4. For purposes of this act Support System means services or care provided by a practitioner-approved caregiver, hospitality or caregiver network, or medical care facility.

5. This act shall take effect ninety (90) days after its passage.

TITLE II: ORGAN TRANSPLANTS

1. It is unlawful for a covered entity to do any of the following, solely on the basis of an individual’s disability:

A. Consider an individual ineligible to receive an anatomical gift or organ transplant.

B. Deny medical services or other services related to organ transplantation, including diagnostic services, evaluation, surgery, counseling, and post-operative treatment and services.

C. Refuse to refer the individual to a transplant center or other related specialist for the purpose of being evaluated for or receiving an organ transplant.

D. Refuse to place a qualified recipient on an organ transplant waiting list.

E. Place a qualified recipient on an organ transplant waiting list at a lower priority position than the position at which the individual would have been placed if the individual did not have a disability.

F. Refuse insurance coverage for any procedure associated with being evaluated for or receiving an anatomical gift or organ transplant, including post-transplantation and post-transfusion care.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of this title, a covered entity may take an individual’s disability into account when making treatment or coverage recommendations or decisions, solely to the extent that the disability has been found medically significant to the provision of the anatomical gift, pursuant to a new or existing diagnosis or evaluation by a medical practitioner.

3. If an individual has the necessary support system to assist the individual in complying with post-transplant medical requirements, a covered entity may not consider the individual’s inability to independently comply with post-transplant medical requirements to be medically significant for the purposes of section 2 of this title.

4. A covered entity shall make reasonable modifications to its policies, practices, or procedures to allow individuals with disabilities access to transplantation-related services, including diagnostic services, surgery, coverage, post-operative treatment, and counseling, unless the covered entity can demonstrate that making such modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of such services.

5. A covered entity shall take steps necessary to ensure that an individual with a disability is not denied medical services or other services related to organ transplantation, including diagnostic services, surgery, post-operative treatment, or counseling, due to the absence of auxiliary aids or services, unless the covered entity demonstrates that taking these steps would fundamentally alter the nature of the medical services or other services related to organ transplantation.

6. The provisions of this title apply to all stages of the organ transplant process.

7. No covered entity offering a health insurance policy in interregional commerce that provides coverage for anatomical gifts, organ transplants, or treatment and services related to anatomical gifts or transplants shall do any of the following:

A. Deny coverage to an insured solely on the basis of that individual’s disability.

B. Deny to an individual eligibility, or continued eligibility, to enroll or to renew coverage under the terms of a health insurance policy solely for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this section.

C. Attempt to induce a health care provider to provide care to an insured in a manner inconsistent with this section by penalizing or otherwise reducing or limiting the reimbursement of a health care provider, or by providing monetary or nonmonetary incentives to a health care provider.

D. Reduce or limit health benefit plan coverage benefits to an insured for any services related to organ transplantation performed determined to be necessary in consultation with the attending physician and the insured.

E. In the case of a health benefit plan maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and one or more employers, any amendment to the health benefit plan made pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement solely to conform to this section shall not be treated as a termination of the collective bargaining agreement.

F. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require an insurer to provide coverage for a medically inappropriate organ transplant.

TITLE III: LIFE SUPPORT

1. No healthcare facility shall discontinue life-sustaining treatment to an incapacitated patient solely due to the futility of the patient's eventual recovery, unless the patient has signed an advance medical directive authorizing such discontinuation.

TITLE IV: FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS

1. No federal court shall hear or rule upon any civil case raising a claim of wrongful birth or wrongful life.

TITLE V: DONOR PROTECTIONS

1. An employer operating in interregional commerce with more than fifty (50) employees must provide paid leaves of absence to employee(s) who are about to undergo a medical procedure to donate bone marrow and/or an organ (partial or complete) to another person.

2. The length of the paid leave of absence may be decided by the employee undergoing the procedure, but may not exceed 48 hours, unless agreed upon by both the employer, as well as their employee in question.

3. The employer may require official verification an employee seeking organ or bone marrow donation by a physician regarding the purpose and length of each leave requested by the employee.

4. If there is a medical determination that the employee does not qualify as a bone marrow or organ donor, the paid leave of absence granted to the employee prior to that medical determination is not forfeited.

5. An employer must provide unpaid leaves of absence to employee(s) who are about to undergo medical procedure to donate bone marrow and/or an organ (partial or complete) to another person.

6. The length of the unpaid leave of absence may be decided by the employee undergoing the procedure, but may not exceed 8 weeks, unless agreed upon by both the employer, as well as their employee in question.

7. An employer is not permitted to retaliate or sanction against an employee for requesting leave, whether paid or unpaid.

8. No person seeking an organ donation may be prohibited from declining an otherwise-compatible donated organ that he is religiously opposed to accepting. Such refusal shall not result in the forfeiture of his priority of receiving an organ donation when a compatible donation to which he is not religiously opposed becomes available.

Passed 9-0-0-9 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

STRATEGIC PRODUCTION RESPONSE ACT

1. Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(k) Plan.—

“(1) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a national emergency, a disruption in supplies of petroleum products, or a severe energy supply interruption described in subsection (d), the President may not execute the first drawdown of petroleum products in the Reserve after the date of enactment of this subsection, whether through sale, exchange, or loan, until the President has developed a plan to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through the use of existing extraction sites.

2. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage.

Passed 10-1-0-7 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

PROTECT MAINE LOBSTER ACT

1. No part of the coastal waters of the State of Maine shall be seasonally closed to the harvesting of lobsters.

2. No limit shall be placed on the number of vertical lobster lines a person may operate in the coastal waters of the State of Maine except upon a showing through documented data that such lines are actually ensnaring and killing right whales.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 8-3-0-7 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

HIRE THE BEST ACT

1. No federal employee or contractor shall be required to have obtained a four-year college degree, unless otherwise required to by law.

2. Departments in charge of hiring all and any public employees are encouraged to direct hiring criteria towards job-related skill, work ethic and professional conduct, prior work experience, educational achievement including conferred degrees, certificates, licenses, and other credentials, and low-income background.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 9-0-2-7 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

[Former President tack50]

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

HIRE THE BEST ACT

1. No federal employee or contractor shall be required to have obtained a four-year college degree, unless otherwise required to by law.

2. Departments in charge of hiring all and any public employees are encouraged to direct hiring criteria towards job-related skill, work ethic and professional conduct, prior work experience, educational achievement including conferred degrees, certificates, licenses, and other credentials, and low-income background.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 9-0-2-7 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

X tack50

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

PROTECT MAINE LOBSTER ACT

1. No part of the coastal waters of the State of Maine shall be seasonally closed to the harvesting of lobsters.

2. No limit shall be placed on the number of vertical lobster lines a person may operate in the coastal waters of the State of Maine except upon a showing through documented data that such lines are actually ensnaring and killing right whales.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 8-3-0-7 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

X tack50

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

STRATEGIC PRODUCTION RESPONSE ACT

1. Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(k) Plan.—

“(1) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a national emergency, a disruption in supplies of petroleum products, or a severe energy supply interruption described in subsection (d), the President may not execute the first drawdown of petroleum products in the Reserve after the date of enactment of this subsection, whether through sale, exchange, or loan, until the President has developed a plan to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through the use of existing extraction sites.

2. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage.

Passed 10-1-0-7 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

X tack50

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

CHOOSE LIFE ACT

TITLE I: DEFINITIONS AND ENACTMENT

1. For purposes of this act covered entity means any insurer who sells or offers health insurance in interregional commerce and any healthcare provider who accepts federal funds.

2. For purposes of this act disability includes but is not limited to physical, mental, and development disabilities. Down syndrome constitutes a disability.

3. For purposes of this act Retaliation includes, but is not limited to, demotion, discipline, firing, salary reduction, job/shift reassignment, or any other negative job action.

4. For purposes of this act Support System means services or care provided by a practitioner-approved caregiver, hospitality or caregiver network, or medical care facility.

5. This act shall take effect ninety (90) days after its passage.

TITLE II: ORGAN TRANSPLANTS

1. It is unlawful for a covered entity to do any of the following, solely on the basis of an individual’s disability:

A. Consider an individual ineligible to receive an anatomical gift or organ transplant.

B. Deny medical services or other services related to organ transplantation, including diagnostic services, evaluation, surgery, counseling, and post-operative treatment and services.

C. Refuse to refer the individual to a transplant center or other related specialist for the purpose of being evaluated for or receiving an organ transplant.

D. Refuse to place a qualified recipient on an organ transplant waiting list.

E. Place a qualified recipient on an organ transplant waiting list at a lower priority position than the position at which the individual would have been placed if the individual did not have a disability.

F. Refuse insurance coverage for any procedure associated with being evaluated for or receiving an anatomical gift or organ transplant, including post-transplantation and post-transfusion care.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of this title, a covered entity may take an individual’s disability into account when making treatment or coverage recommendations or decisions, solely to the extent that the disability has been found medically significant to the provision of the anatomical gift, pursuant to a new or existing diagnosis or evaluation by a medical practitioner.

3. If an individual has the necessary support system to assist the individual in complying with post-transplant medical requirements, a covered entity may not consider the individual’s inability to independently comply with post-transplant medical requirements to be medically significant for the purposes of section 2 of this title.

4. A covered entity shall make reasonable modifications to its policies, practices, or procedures to allow individuals with disabilities access to transplantation-related services, including diagnostic services, surgery, coverage, post-operative treatment, and counseling, unless the covered entity can demonstrate that making such modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of such services.

5. A covered entity shall take steps necessary to ensure that an individual with a disability is not denied medical services or other services related to organ transplantation, including diagnostic services, surgery, post-operative treatment, or counseling, due to the absence of auxiliary aids or services, unless the covered entity demonstrates that taking these steps would fundamentally alter the nature of the medical services or other services related to organ transplantation.

6. The provisions of this title apply to all stages of the organ transplant process.

7. No covered entity offering a health insurance policy in interregional commerce that provides coverage for anatomical gifts, organ transplants, or treatment and services related to anatomical gifts or transplants shall do any of the following:

A. Deny coverage to an insured solely on the basis of that individual’s disability.

B. Deny to an individual eligibility, or continued eligibility, to enroll or to renew coverage under the terms of a health insurance policy solely for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this section.

C. Attempt to induce a health care provider to provide care to an insured in a manner inconsistent with this section by penalizing or otherwise reducing or limiting the reimbursement of a health care provider, or by providing monetary or nonmonetary incentives to a health care provider.

D. Reduce or limit health benefit plan coverage benefits to an insured for any services related to organ transplantation performed determined to be necessary in consultation with the attending physician and the insured.

E. In the case of a health benefit plan maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and one or more employers, any amendment to the health benefit plan made pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement solely to conform to this section shall not be treated as a termination of the collective bargaining agreement.

F. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require an insurer to provide coverage for a medically inappropriate organ transplant.

TITLE III: LIFE SUPPORT

1. No healthcare facility shall discontinue life-sustaining treatment to an incapacitated patient solely due to the futility of the patient's eventual recovery, unless the patient has signed an advance medical directive authorizing such discontinuation.

TITLE IV: FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS

1. No federal court shall hear or rule upon any civil case raising a claim of wrongful birth or wrongful life.

TITLE V: DONOR PROTECTIONS

1. An employer operating in interregional commerce with more than fifty (50) employees must provide paid leaves of absence to employee(s) who are about to undergo a medical procedure to donate bone marrow and/or an organ (partial or complete) to another person.

2. The length of the paid leave of absence may be decided by the employee undergoing the procedure, but may not exceed 48 hours, unless agreed upon by both the employer, as well as their employee in question.

3. The employer may require official verification an employee seeking organ or bone marrow donation by a physician regarding the purpose and length of each leave requested by the employee.

4. If there is a medical determination that the employee does not qualify as a bone marrow or organ donor, the paid leave of absence granted to the employee prior to that medical determination is not forfeited.

5. An employer must provide unpaid leaves of absence to employee(s) who are about to undergo medical procedure to donate bone marrow and/or an organ (partial or complete) to another person.

6. The length of the unpaid leave of absence may be decided by the employee undergoing the procedure, but may not exceed 8 weeks, unless agreed upon by both the employer, as well as their employee in question.

7. An employer is not permitted to retaliate or sanction against an employee for requesting leave, whether paid or unpaid.

8. No person seeking an organ donation may be prohibited from declining an otherwise-compatible donated organ that he is religiously opposed to accepting. Such refusal shall not result in the forfeiture of his priority of receiving an organ donation when a compatible donation to which he is not religiously opposed becomes available.

Passed 9-0-0-9 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

X tack50

[Mr. Reactionary]

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

ELECTROSHOCK VICTIMS JUSTICE ACT

1. The Electroshock Therapy Ban Act shall be amended as follows:

1. The therapeutic use of electrical stimulation devices for corrective behavioral therapy, including but not limited to the graduated electronic decelerator and the self-injurious behavior inhibiting system is hereby prohibited in Atlasia.

2. The Attorney General is hereby authorized and requested to investigate the Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts for the unlawful violation of constitutional rights.

3. A person who performs the therapeutic use of electrical stimulation devices for corrective behavioral therapy in violation of this act shall be liable to the individual if injured (including any physical, psychological, emotional, or physiological harms) by such procedure, related treatment, or the aftereffects of the use.

4. An individual eligible to sue may, not later than the day that is fifteen (15) years after the date on which the individual turns eighteen (18) years of age, regains mental capacity, or otherwise becomes eligible to sue, bring a civil action against such physician in a court of competent jurisdiction for:

A. declaratory or injunctive relief;

B. compensatory damages;

C. punitive damages; and

D. attorney’s fees and costs.

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2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 12-0-0-6 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

[Former President tack50]

Mr. President, the following bill has passed the Senate.

ELECTROSHOCK VICTIMS JUSTICE ACT

1. The Electroshock Therapy Ban Act shall be amended as follows:

1. The therapeutic use of electrical stimulation devices for corrective behavioral therapy, including but not limited to the graduated electronic decelerator and the self-injurious behavior inhibiting system is hereby prohibited in Atlasia.

2. The Attorney General is hereby authorized and requested to investigate the Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts for the unlawful violation of constitutional rights.

3. A person who performs the therapeutic use of electrical stimulation devices for corrective behavioral therapy in violation of this act shall be liable to the individual if injured (including any physical, psychological, emotional, or physiological harms) by such procedure, related treatment, or the aftereffects of the use.

4. An individual eligible to sue may, not later than the day that is fifteen (15) years after the date on which the individual turns eighteen (18) years of age, regains mental capacity, or otherwise becomes eligible to sue, bring a civil action against such physician in a court of competent jurisdiction for:

A. declaratory or injunctive relief;

B. compensatory damages;

C. punitive damages; and

D. attorney’s fees and costs.

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2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 12-0-0-6 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

x tack50

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Mr. President, the following bill just has passed and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you.

GROW DEMOCRACY ACT

1. The Federal Electoral Act of 2019 shall be amended as follows:

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Section 4. Voter Eligibility

1. A registered voter shall only be eligible to vote in a federal election if they have been registered continuously for at least one hundred and sixty-eight hours immediately prior to the commencement of the election.

2. A registered voter shall only be eligible to vote in a federal election if they have made at least eight posts from their account in the fifty six days (eight weeks) immediately prior to the commencement of the election.

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2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Sponsor: Spiral
Debate on this bill is now open

Bill passes

8-7-0-3

- Laki, Deputy PPT

[Former President tack50]

Mr. President, the following bill just has passed and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you.

GROW DEMOCRACY ACT

1. The Federal Electoral Act of 2019 shall be amended as follows:

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Section 4. Voter Eligibility

1. A registered voter shall only be eligible to vote in a federal election if they have been registered continuously for at least one hundred and sixty-eight hours immediately prior to the commencement of the election.

2. A registered voter shall only be eligible to vote in a federal election if they have made at least eight posts from their account in the fifty six days (eight weeks) immediately prior to the commencement of the election.

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2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Sponsor: Spiral
Debate on this bill is now open

Bill passes

8-7-0-3

- Laki, Deputy PPT

VETO

x tack50

For the record, I do not recognice the passage of this bill by Congress (and it seems, neither does Congress itself). However, just to be safe I am issuing this veto. Send it again if it does pass properly, though I will veto it again.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Mr. President, the following bill has just passed and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you

COMPANY TOWNS ARE BAD ACT

1. No private company, corporation, LLC, or other business entity that is permitted to exercise municipal or governmental functions over any real property owned by such entity shall be eligible to receive federal funds reserved for local governments

2. Cities with 0 residents defined by the most recent federal census shall have municipal and governmental functions operated by the county or state in which the city is located.

3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.

Passed 9-0-0-9 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- Laki Deputy PPT

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Mr. President, the following bill has just passed and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you

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 public 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

Passed 9-0-0-9 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- Laki, Deputy PPT

[LAKISYLVANIA]

This is a courtesy message to inform you that the Senate has passed the attached constitutional amendment and the Regions must now vote on it and have already done so. No action needs to be taken by you at this time.

AN AMENDMENT
To recognize the Indigenous Nations of Atlasia

Be it enacted by two-thirds of the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled, and at least two-thirds of the Regions henceforth;

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Indigenous Nations Relations Amendment

Section 2. Constitutional recognition of and Senate power to authorize relations with Indigenous Nations

Section 3 of the Fifth Constitution is hereby amended;

The Senate shall have the power, except where limited elsewhere by this Constitution,
to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to distribute the revenue thus collected;
to regulate foreign trade and inter-regional commerce;
to establish and maintain relations with the Indigenous Nations of Atlasia;
to establish uniform laws of naturalization;
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This Amendment formally enshrines Atlasian recognition of Indigenous Nations in the Constitution, affirming current relations with them to be legal, and enables the Senate to advance Indigenous rights and sovereignty.

Passed 15-0-0-3 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- Laki, Deputy PPT

[LAKISYLVANIA]

This is a courtesy message to inform you that the Senate has passed the attached constitutional amendment and the Regions must now vote on it and have already done so. No action needs to be taken by you at this time.

LIMITING BALLOT CHICANERY AMENDMENT

Section 1.

Article 1, Section 4 of the Constitution is hereby amended:

All posts made in the voting booth shall be considered as ballots, and no citizen shall cast multiple ballots in any one election during the period the voting booth is open., upon penalty of the invalidation of their vote. Only the first ballot cast by an individual may be counted.

Section 2. Amendment to Federal Electoral Act of 2019
1. Effective on the date of ratification, the Federal Electoral Act of 2019 shall be amended as follows:

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Section 6. Voting

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6. No voter may edit their ballot once twenty minutes have passed since its casting, nor may they delete their own ballot - either of these actions render the voter and ballot invalid for the election.and neither that ballot nor any No other ballot cast by that a voter in the same election shall be counted other than the voter's first ballot.

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This amendment is a measure to discourage voter intimidation by specifying the validity of any Atlasian's first recorded vote, free of outside influence.

Passed 13-0-0-5 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- Laki, Deputy PPT

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Mr. President, the following bill has just passed by a tiebreaking vote by the Vice President and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you

Exploring the Oceanic Megapolis Act

Preamble:

Whereas the world is facing a crisis of overpopulation, climate change, and rising sea levels, and whereas the oceans are essential to the survival of our planet and its inhabitants, the following act is proposed to set up an exploratory commission to create an oceanic floating megalopolis which can mitigate the dangers of the ocean.


Section 1: Establishment of the Exploratory Commission

1.1 An exploratory commission shall be established to study the feasibility and potential benefits of creating an oceanic floating megalopolis.

1.2 The commission shall consist of experts in the fields of marine engineering, architecture, urban planning, environmental science, and other relevant fields.

1.3 The commission shall conduct research, evaluate potential risks and benefits, and propose a plan for the creation of the oceanic floating megalopolis.

1.4 The commission shall submit a report to the relevant governmental bodies within three years of the establishment of the commission.


Section 2: Funding

2.1 An amount of $50 million shall be appropriated for the establishment and operation of the exploratory commission described in Section 1.

2.2 The funds shall be allocated for the commission's research, report production, and operational expenses.

2.3 The funds may also be used to conduct pilot projects to test the viability of the oceanic floating megalopolis concept.


Section 3: Objectives

3.1 The commission shall study and evaluate potential benefits of the oceanic floating megalopolis, including but not limited to:

3.1.1 Providing a safe and sustainable living space for people affected by rising sea levels and natural disasters.

3.1.2 Developing new technology and techniques for oceanic engineering, marine ecology, and sustainable living.

3.1.3 Creating a new frontier for human development and expanding our knowledge of the oceans.


Section 4: Sunset Provision

4.1 This act shall expire three years after its enactment, or upon the submission of the commission's report to the relevant governmental bodies, whichever comes first.

Passed 4-4-4-6 in the Atlasian Senate assembled with the Vice President as tiebreaker.

- Laki, Deputy PPT

[Former President tack50]

Mr. President, the following bill has just passed and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you

COMPANY TOWNS ARE BAD ACT

1. No private company, corporation, LLC, or other business entity that is permitted to exercise municipal or governmental functions over any real property owned by such entity shall be eligible to receive federal funds reserved for local governments

2. Cities with 0 residents defined by the most recent federal census shall have municipal and governmental functions operated by the county or state in which the city is located.

3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.

Passed 9-0-0-9 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- Laki Deputy PPT

X tack50

Mr. President, the following bill has just passed and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you

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 public 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

Passed 9-0-0-9 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- Laki, Deputy PPT

X tack50

Mr. President, the following bill has just passed by a tiebreaking vote by the Vice President and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you

Exploring the Oceanic Megapolis Act

Preamble:

Whereas the world is facing a crisis of overpopulation, climate change, and rising sea levels, and whereas the oceans are essential to the survival of our planet and its inhabitants, the following act is proposed to set up an exploratory commission to create an oceanic floating megalopolis which can mitigate the dangers of the ocean.


Section 1: Establishment of the Exploratory Commission

1.1 An exploratory commission shall be established to study the feasibility and potential benefits of creating an oceanic floating megalopolis.

1.2 The commission shall consist of experts in the fields of marine engineering, architecture, urban planning, environmental science, and other relevant fields.

1.3 The commission shall conduct research, evaluate potential risks and benefits, and propose a plan for the creation of the oceanic floating megalopolis.

1.4 The commission shall submit a report to the relevant governmental bodies within three years of the establishment of the commission.


Section 2: Funding

2.1 An amount of $50 million shall be appropriated for the establishment and operation of the exploratory commission described in Section 1.

2.2 The funds shall be allocated for the commission's research, report production, and operational expenses.

2.3 The funds may also be used to conduct pilot projects to test the viability of the oceanic floating megalopolis concept.


Section 3: Objectives

3.1 The commission shall study and evaluate potential benefits of the oceanic floating megalopolis, including but not limited to:

3.1.1 Providing a safe and sustainable living space for people affected by rising sea levels and natural disasters.

3.1.2 Developing new technology and techniques for oceanic engineering, marine ecology, and sustainable living.

3.1.3 Creating a new frontier for human development and expanding our knowledge of the oceans.


Section 4: Sunset Provision

4.1 This act shall expire three years after its enactment, or upon the submission of the commission's report to the relevant governmental bodies, whichever comes first.

Passed 4-4-4-6 in the Atlasian Senate assembled with the Vice President as tiebreaker.

- Laki, Deputy PPT

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This seems like a waste of money.

VETO

X tack50

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Mr. President, the following resolution has just been ratified in the senate by a tiebreaking vote and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you

Resolution ratifying a free trade treaty with several African nations


SENATE RESOLUTION


To ratify a free trade treaty with several African nations


Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia

SECTION I. SCOPE

1.) This agreement shall apply to the trade in all goods between the nation of Atlasia and the nations of Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia except for those herein listed.


2.) Any item prohibited from export by the Bureau of Industrial Security or any successor agency shall not be subject to the terms of this agreement.


3.) Any narcotic, drug, or substance prohibited from consumption under the laws of any member party shall not be subject to the terms of this agreement.


4.) Any animal or animal product prohibited from sale by the Endangered Species Act shall not be subject to terms of this agreement.


SECTION 2. NATIONAL TREATMENT AND MARKET ACCESS FOR GOODS


1.) Elimination of Duties - Except as otherwise provided in this agreement, each party shall progressively eliminate its customs duties on originating goods of the other party.


2.) Customs Value - Each party shall adopt and apply the provisions of the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement for the purposes of determining the customs value of goods traded between the parties


3.) Export Tax - Neither party shall adopt or maintain any duty, tax or other charge on the export of any good to the territory of the other party.


4.) Import and Export Restrictions - Neither party shall adopt or maintain any prohibition or restriction on the importation or exportation of any good of the other party, except as permitted by this agreement.


5.) Merchandise Processing Fee - Neither party shall adopt or maintain any merchandise processing fee for originating goods.


SECTION 3: ORIGIN DETERMINATIONS


1.) Chapter 3 of the Atlasia-Mozambique Free Trade Agreement, governing  rules for determining originating goods is hereby incorporated by reference.


SECTION 4: CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION


1.) Notice Requirements - Each party shall publish at least 30 days in advance any change to any of its rules or regulations for customs administration.


2.) Cooperation - Each party shall cooperate on the interpretation and dispute resolution of customs rules, regulations, and determinations


SECTION 5: SAFEGUARDS


1.) Anti-Dumping - If as a result of the reduction or elimination of any customs duty under the agreement, an originating good of the other party is being imported in such quantities, in absolute terms or relative to domestic production, and under such conditions that the imports of such originating good constitute a substantial cause of serious injury to a domestic industry producing a like or directly competitive good, such party may either: suspend the further reduction of any rate of customs duty provided for under this agreement for the good or increase the rate of customs duty on the good until such time that imports of the good stabilize at a sustainable rate.


2.) Government Enterprises and monopolies - Chapter 12 of the Atlasia- Mozambique Free Trade Agreement, governing rules for anticompetitive behavior is hereby incorporated by reference.


3.) Marketing Boards - Atlasia agrees to not treat agricultural marketing boards administered by Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia as anti-competitive under the terms of this agreement, provided the net added value of such administration does not exceed 15% of fair market value.


4.) Intellectual Property - Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia agree to abide by the intellectual property laws of Atlasia. This agreement hereby gives personal jurisdiction to Atlasian Courts over such violations occurring in Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia hereby agree to domesticate any judgment assessed under the terms of this agreement.


5.) Government Procurement - Neither party shall treat government procurement policies favoring domestic goods as anticompetitive under the terms of this agreement.


6.) Environmental barriers - Atlasia agrees not to enforce the terms of the Lacey act against any timber or other plant product exported by Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia under the terms of this agreement.


7.) Quality Controls and Inspections - Neither party shall treat the neutral enforcement of generally applicable quality control laws as anticompetitive under the terms of this agreement.


8.) Countervailing Duties - If after this agreement is fully implemented, either party fails to comply with its terms, the other party may set countervailing duties proportionate to the fair market value of the unfair advantage afforded by the breaching party’s actions.


9.) Withdrawal - Either party may withdraw from this agreement six months after a declaration of intent to withdraw has been formally published by the head of state of the withdrawing party.


SECTION 6: TELECOMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS


1.) Chapter 9 of the Atlasia- Mozambique Free Trade Agreement, governing rules for telecommunications trade is hereby incorporated by reference.


SECTION 7: FINANCIAL SERVICES


1.) Chapter 10 of the Atlasia- Mozambique Free Trade Agreement, governing rules for financial services commerce is hereby incorporated by reference.


SECTION 8: BUSINESS VISAS


1.) Chapter 11of the Atlasia- Mozambique Free Trade Agreement, governing rules for temporary business visas is hereby incorporated by reference.


SECTION 9: DISPUTE SETTLEMENTS


1.) Chapter 20 of the Atlasia- Mozambique Free Trade Agreement, governing rules for dispute resolution is hereby incorporated by reference.


SECTION 10: IMPLEMENTATION


1.) This agreement shall take full effect 15 months from the date of passage.

Passed 7-7-1-3 in the Atlasian Senate assembled with the Vice President as tiebreaker.

- Laki, Deputy PPT

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Mr. President, it is my job as deputy PPT to inform you that the following act has passed in the senate.

The rules vote you objected to has passed and so did the passage of the bill as a consequence and the presidential veto has been overriden. The law becomes in effect immediately. No further action has to be taken by you at this time.

GROW DEMOCRACY ACT

1. The Federal Electoral Act of 2019 shall be amended as follows:

...

Section 4. Voter Eligibility

1. A registered voter shall only be eligible to vote in a federal election if they have been registered continuously for at least one hundred and sixty-eight hours immediately prior to the commencement of the election.

2. A registered voter shall only be eligible to vote in a federal election if they have made at least eight posts from their account in the fifty six days (eight weeks) immediately prior to the commencement of the election.

...

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 8-7-0-3 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

Veto by president overriden by 12-5-0-1

- Laki, Deputy PPT

[Former President tack50]

Mr. President, the following resolution has just been ratified in the senate by a tiebreaking vote and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you

Resolution ratifying a free trade treaty with several African nations


SENATE RESOLUTION


To ratify a free trade treaty with several African nations


Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia

SECTION I. SCOPE

1.) This agreement shall apply to the trade in all goods between the nation of Atlasia and the nations of Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia except for those herein listed.


2.) Any item prohibited from export by the Bureau of Industrial Security or any successor agency shall not be subject to the terms of this agreement.


3.) Any narcotic, drug, or substance prohibited from consumption under the laws of any member party shall not be subject to the terms of this agreement.


4.) Any animal or animal product prohibited from sale by the Endangered Species Act shall not be subject to terms of this agreement.


SECTION 2. NATIONAL TREATMENT AND MARKET ACCESS FOR GOODS


1.) Elimination of Duties - Except as otherwise provided in this agreement, each party shall progressively eliminate its customs duties on originating goods of the other party.


2.) Customs Value - Each party shall adopt and apply the provisions of the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement for the purposes of determining the customs value of goods traded between the parties


3.) Export Tax - Neither party shall adopt or maintain any duty, tax or other charge on the export of any good to the territory of the other party.


4.) Import and Export Restrictions - Neither party shall adopt or maintain any prohibition or restriction on the importation or exportation of any good of the other party, except as permitted by this agreement.


5.) Merchandise Processing Fee - Neither party shall adopt or maintain any merchandise processing fee for originating goods.


SECTION 3: ORIGIN DETERMINATIONS


1.) Chapter 3 of the Atlasia-Mozambique Free Trade Agreement, governing  rules for determining originating goods is hereby incorporated by reference.


SECTION 4: CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION


1.) Notice Requirements - Each party shall publish at least 30 days in advance any change to any of its rules or regulations for customs administration.


2.) Cooperation - Each party shall cooperate on the interpretation and dispute resolution of customs rules, regulations, and determinations


SECTION 5: SAFEGUARDS


1.) Anti-Dumping - If as a result of the reduction or elimination of any customs duty under the agreement, an originating good of the other party is being imported in such quantities, in absolute terms or relative to domestic production, and under such conditions that the imports of such originating good constitute a substantial cause of serious injury to a domestic industry producing a like or directly competitive good, such party may either: suspend the further reduction of any rate of customs duty provided for under this agreement for the good or increase the rate of customs duty on the good until such time that imports of the good stabilize at a sustainable rate.


2.) Government Enterprises and monopolies - Chapter 12 of the Atlasia- Mozambique Free Trade Agreement, governing rules for anticompetitive behavior is hereby incorporated by reference.


3.) Marketing Boards - Atlasia agrees to not treat agricultural marketing boards administered by Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia as anti-competitive under the terms of this agreement, provided the net added value of such administration does not exceed 15% of fair market value.


4.) Intellectual Property - Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia agree to abide by the intellectual property laws of Atlasia. This agreement hereby gives personal jurisdiction to Atlasian Courts over such violations occurring in Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia hereby agree to domesticate any judgment assessed under the terms of this agreement.


5.) Government Procurement - Neither party shall treat government procurement policies favoring domestic goods as anticompetitive under the terms of this agreement.


6.) Environmental barriers - Atlasia agrees not to enforce the terms of the Lacey act against any timber or other plant product exported by Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia under the terms of this agreement.


7.) Quality Controls and Inspections - Neither party shall treat the neutral enforcement of generally applicable quality control laws as anticompetitive under the terms of this agreement.


8.) Countervailing Duties - If after this agreement is fully implemented, either party fails to comply with its terms, the other party may set countervailing duties proportionate to the fair market value of the unfair advantage afforded by the breaching party’s actions.


9.) Withdrawal - Either party may withdraw from this agreement six months after a declaration of intent to withdraw has been formally published by the head of state of the withdrawing party.


SECTION 6: TELECOMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS


1.) Chapter 9 of the Atlasia- Mozambique Free Trade Agreement, governing rules for telecommunications trade is hereby incorporated by reference.


SECTION 7: FINANCIAL SERVICES


1.) Chapter 10 of the Atlasia- Mozambique Free Trade Agreement, governing rules for financial services commerce is hereby incorporated by reference.


SECTION 8: BUSINESS VISAS


1.) Chapter 11of the Atlasia- Mozambique Free Trade Agreement, governing rules for temporary business visas is hereby incorporated by reference.


SECTION 9: DISPUTE SETTLEMENTS


1.) Chapter 20 of the Atlasia- Mozambique Free Trade Agreement, governing rules for dispute resolution is hereby incorporated by reference.


SECTION 10: IMPLEMENTATION


1.) This agreement shall take full effect 15 months from the date of passage.

Passed 7-7-1-3 in the Atlasian Senate assembled with the Vice President as tiebreaker.

- Laki, Deputy PPT

X tack50

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Mr. President, the following bill has just passed and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you

I STILL HAVE RIGHTS ACT

1. No emergency rule, regulation, or executive order issued by the President or any subordinate department or agency pertaining to shutdowns, lockdowns, quarantines, or social distancing shall apply to the hosting of religious services or ceremonies in a church, synagogue, or other place of worship which must be held in-person.

2. No emergency rule, regulation, or executive order issued by the President or any subordinate department or agency pertaining to shutdowns, lockdowns, quarantines, or social distancing shall prohibit businesses that sell firearms or ammunition from operating if within the same locality other types of businesses receiving similar or greater volumes of customers are not prohibited from operating.

3. Any emergency rule, regulation, or executive order issued by the President or any subordinate department or agency pertaining to shutdowns, lockdowns, quarantines, or social distancing shall not be enforced through the  discontinuance of utility services to any residence.

4. No emergency rule, regulation, or executive order issued by the President or any subordinate department or agency pertaining to shutdowns, lockdowns, quarantines, or social distancing shall interfere with public gatherings in an unequal, discriminatory, or viewpoint non-neutral manner.

5. No emergency rule, regulation, or executive order issued by the President or any subordinate department or agency pertaining to shutdowns, lockdowns, quarantines, or social distancing shall result in the closure of schools in an unequal, discriminatory, or viewpoint non-neutral manner.

6. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 8-2-1-7 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- Laki Deputy PPT

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Mr. President, the following bill has just passed and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you

RACISM IN COLLEGE IS BAD ACT

1. No Atlasian federal funds shall be paid to any college or university that does any of the following:

A. Offers housing or roommate selections on the basis of race;

B. Conducts, sponsors, or permits ceremonies, events, or programs that exclude participants or attendees on the basis of race, sex, gender, or sexual orientation, with reasonable exceptions for matters pertaining to fraternities, sororities, and single-sex or sex-specific classes; or

C. Offers scholarships on the basis of race, sex, gender, or sexual orientation.
i. This section shall not interfere with scholarships targeting low-income families, school districts with high dropout rates, students from single-parent families, or students from families in which few or no members have attended college.

D. Condones discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, sex, gender, or sexual orientation.

E. Asks applicants of their criminal and disciplinary history during the initial admissions process.
i. After extending their conditional recommendation for admission, an admissions office may request information of the applicant regarding criminal and disciplinary history, authorize a background check, or gather information through the use of a consumer reporting agency.

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

Passed 7-3-5-3 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- Laki Deputy PPT

[Former President tack50]

Mr. President, the following bill has just passed and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you

I STILL HAVE RIGHTS ACT

1. No emergency rule, regulation, or executive order issued by the President or any subordinate department or agency pertaining to shutdowns, lockdowns, quarantines, or social distancing shall apply to the hosting of religious services or ceremonies in a church, synagogue, or other place of worship which must be held in-person.

2. No emergency rule, regulation, or executive order issued by the President or any subordinate department or agency pertaining to shutdowns, lockdowns, quarantines, or social distancing shall prohibit businesses that sell firearms or ammunition from operating if within the same locality other types of businesses receiving similar or greater volumes of customers are not prohibited from operating.

3. Any emergency rule, regulation, or executive order issued by the President or any subordinate department or agency pertaining to shutdowns, lockdowns, quarantines, or social distancing shall not be enforced through the  discontinuance of utility services to any residence.

4. No emergency rule, regulation, or executive order issued by the President or any subordinate department or agency pertaining to shutdowns, lockdowns, quarantines, or social distancing shall interfere with public gatherings in an unequal, discriminatory, or viewpoint non-neutral manner.

5. No emergency rule, regulation, or executive order issued by the President or any subordinate department or agency pertaining to shutdowns, lockdowns, quarantines, or social distancing shall result in the closure of schools in an unequal, discriminatory, or viewpoint non-neutral manner.

6. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 8-2-1-7 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- Laki Deputy PPT

Was about to veto this as unnecessary culture war BS, but seems surprisingly moderate so I will reluctantly sign it

X tack50

[Former President tack50]

Mr. President, the following bill has just passed and as deputy PPT it is my job to inform you

RACISM IN COLLEGE IS BAD ACT

1. No Atlasian federal funds shall be paid to any college or university that does any of the following:

A. Offers housing or roommate selections on the basis of race;

B. Conducts, sponsors, or permits ceremonies, events, or programs that exclude participants or attendees on the basis of race, sex, gender, or sexual orientation, with reasonable exceptions for matters pertaining to fraternities, sororities, and single-sex or sex-specific classes; or

C. Offers scholarships on the basis of race, sex, gender, or sexual orientation.
i. This section shall not interfere with scholarships targeting low-income families, school districts with high dropout rates, students from single-parent families, or students from families in which few or no members have attended college.

D. Condones discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, sex, gender, or sexual orientation.

E. Asks applicants of their criminal and disciplinary history during the initial admissions process.
i. After extending their conditional recommendation for admission, an admissions office may request information of the applicant regarding criminal and disciplinary history, authorize a background check, or gather information through the use of a consumer reporting agency.

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

Passed 7-3-5-3 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- Laki Deputy PPT

X tack50