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Congress Vote: 7-1-1
A
BILL
To
Enable Congressional Hearings
The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Congressional Hearings Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
2-Purpose and Functionality
a)The Purpose of Congressional Hearings is to allow members of Congress to question members of the executive pertaining to their portfolio and or job role.
b)To ensure transparency and accountability, all hearings must be summarised in writing by the Clerk or by another congressional official if the Clerk is unavailable. This documentation should be made available to the general public on forums at the earliest possible time.
c)There must be a minimum of three representatives in attendance at each question time and the most Senior Member will act as Chair of the Committee overseeing questions time.
If the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are unable to attend, the Speaker may appoint a representative to chair the question time meeting in his/her place.
3 - Attendance
Members of the Cabinet can be subpoenaed by the House of Representatives for their attendance. It is then the The Committee Chair’s responsibility to arrange a time for a hearing they must speak with the cabinet member and arrange a time that the secretary can attend an in game hearing. Failure to attend the agreed meeting time will result in Contempt of Congress.
The subpoena must state the reasoning for the hearing.
Senators may attend the hearing and ask questions, If there is not enough representatives present however they cannot act in the capacity of the chairperson.
In extraordinary circumstances, the executive member may be granted the ability to submit a written response to questions put forward by the Congress.
This must be voted on if to be allowed by the House of Representatives and pass with a majority.
If the cabinet member is unavailable and is not able to come online at any time, they may send a senior member of their department in their place. In addition, the President may also nominate a member of cabinet to attend in their place.
If no senior department/cabinet member is deemed suitable to answer the questions by the House of Representatives they may override this Claus with a majority of votes then the Secretary subpoenaed must arrange an in game time or request to answer questions out of game if approved by Congress if both of these fail they may face Contempt of Congress.
4 - Contempt of Congress
Congress vote to hold a person "in contempt" by a majority.
To refuse to testify, won't provide information requested by the House or the Senate, or obstructs an inquiry by a congressional committee.
First Offence: $200 fine
Second Offence: $300 fine
Third Offence: $400 fine
A
BILL
To
Enable Congressional Hearings
The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Congressional Hearings Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
2-Purpose and Functionality
a)The Purpose of Congressional Hearings is to allow members of Congress to question members of the executive pertaining to their portfolio and or job role.
b)To ensure transparency and accountability, all hearings must be summarised in writing by the Clerk or by another congressional official if the Clerk is unavailable. This documentation should be made available to the general public on forums at the earliest possible time.
c)There must be a minimum of three representatives in attendance at each question time and the most Senior Member will act as Chair of the Committee overseeing questions time.
If the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are unable to attend, the Speaker may appoint a representative to chair the question time meeting in his/her place.
3 - Attendance
Members of the Cabinet can be subpoenaed by the House of Representatives for their attendance. It is then the The Committee Chair’s responsibility to arrange a time for a hearing they must speak with the cabinet member and arrange a time that the secretary can attend an in game hearing. Failure to attend the agreed meeting time will result in Contempt of Congress.
The subpoena must state the reasoning for the hearing.
Senators may attend the hearing and ask questions, If there is not enough representatives present however they cannot act in the capacity of the chairperson.
In extraordinary circumstances, the executive member may be granted the ability to submit a written response to questions put forward by the Congress.
This must be voted on if to be allowed by the House of Representatives and pass with a majority.
If the cabinet member is unavailable and is not able to come online at any time, they may send a senior member of their department in their place. In addition, the President may also nominate a member of cabinet to attend in their place.
If no senior department/cabinet member is deemed suitable to answer the questions by the House of Representatives they may override this Claus with a majority of votes then the Secretary subpoenaed must arrange an in game time or request to answer questions out of game if approved by Congress if both of these fail they may face Contempt of Congress.
4 - Contempt of Congress
Congress vote to hold a person "in contempt" by a majority.
To refuse to testify, won't provide information requested by the House or the Senate, or obstructs an inquiry by a congressional committee.
First Offence: $200 fine
Second Offence: $300 fine
Third Offence: $400 fine
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