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BILL
To
Reform Congressional Process
BILL
To
Reform Congressional Process
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 Process Amendment Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act was penned by Representative BubbaRC
2 - Reason
The current process is extremely vague and could be open to abuse
3 - Amendments
(1) Proposed Process
1) The Bill is posted to forums by the sponsoring Representative as a Bill: Draft. A link will be posted to #bill-proposals by the representative.
2) When debate is finished in the House of Representatives, the Speaker will add a poll to the bill for a 48 hour voting period and announce the bill being up for vote. The prefix will be changed to Bill: Voting.
3) After the 48 hours have passed since the announcement of the bill's vote period; all votes have been submitted; or a majority is reached, there will be 2 situations:
(a) If the Bill is passed, the Speaker will change the Bill status to Bill: Pending and move it to the Senate, notifying the Vice President; or
(b) If the Bill is rejected, the Speaker will change the Bill status to Bill: Rejected and move it to the Rejected sub-forum.
4) When debate is finished in the Senate, the Vice President will re-open the poll for 48 hours and announce it to the senate. The prefix will be changed to Bill: Voting.
5) After the 48 hours have passed since the announcement of the bill's voting period; all votes have been submitted; or a majority is reached, there will be 2 situations:
(a) If the Bill is passed, the Vice President will move the bill to the Congressional forum, notifying the President for their assent; or
(b) If the Bill is rejected, the Vice President will change the Bill status to Bill: Rejected and move it to the Rejected sub-forum with Senate recommendations in the comments.
6) If a bill is passed by Congress, the President will do the following:
(a) The President will sign the Bill and move it to the Acts of Congress forum. The Speaker’s Office will update the Rules and Laws; or
(b) The President will Veto the Bill and move it to the Rejected forum, providing the reason in the comments.
7) Once the changes have been made, the Speaker's office will announce the changes to the public.
8) Terms
(a) A bill passing a specific chamber requires a majority of those who voted in that chamber, (with the exception of those who voted abstain,) to vote aye rather than nay
TIES
If there’s a tie (this is there are the same number of votes in favor and against independently of the number of abstains), the poll will be held again without the abstain option.
REJECTED BILLS
The bill may not be proposed for a period of 14 days unless the senate votes to override this restriction for a specific bill with a supermajority vote.
2) When debate is finished in the House of Representatives, the Speaker will add a poll to the bill for a 48 hour voting period and announce the bill being up for vote. The prefix will be changed to Bill: Voting.
3) After the 48 hours have passed since the announcement of the bill's vote period; all votes have been submitted; or a majority is reached, there will be 2 situations:
(a) If the Bill is passed, the Speaker will change the Bill status to Bill: Pending and move it to the Senate, notifying the Vice President; or
(b) If the Bill is rejected, the Speaker will change the Bill status to Bill: Rejected and move it to the Rejected sub-forum.
4) When debate is finished in the Senate, the Vice President will re-open the poll for 48 hours and announce it to the senate. The prefix will be changed to Bill: Voting.
5) After the 48 hours have passed since the announcement of the bill's voting period; all votes have been submitted; or a majority is reached, there will be 2 situations:
(a) If the Bill is passed, the Vice President will move the bill to the Congressional forum, notifying the President for their assent; or
(b) If the Bill is rejected, the Vice President will change the Bill status to Bill: Rejected and move it to the Rejected sub-forum with Senate recommendations in the comments.
6) If a bill is passed by Congress, the President will do the following:
(a) The President will sign the Bill and move it to the Acts of Congress forum. The Speaker’s Office will update the Rules and Laws; or
(b) The President will Veto the Bill and move it to the Rejected forum, providing the reason in the comments.
7) Once the changes have been made, the Speaker's office will announce the changes to the public.
8) Terms
(a) A bill passing a specific chamber requires a majority of those who voted in that chamber, (with the exception of those who voted abstain,) to vote aye rather than nay
TIES
If there’s a tie (this is there are the same number of votes in favor and against independently of the number of abstains), the poll will be held again without the abstain option.
REJECTED BILLS
The bill may not be proposed for a period of 14 days unless the senate votes to override this restriction for a specific bill with a supermajority vote.
(2) Current Process
1) The Bill is posted to forums by the sponsoring Representative as a Bill: Draft. A link will be posted to #bill-proposals by the representative.
2) When debate is finished in the House of Representatives, the Speaker will add a poll to the bill for a 48 hour voting period. The prefix will be changed to Bill: Voting.
3) After the 48 hours have passed; all votes have been submitted; or a majority is reached, there will be 2 situations:
(a) If the Bill is passed, the Speaker will change the Bill status to Bill: Pending and move it to the Senate, notifying the Vice President; or
(b) If the Bill is rejected, the Speaker will change the Bill status to Bill: Rejected and move it to the Rejected sub-forum.
4) When debate is finished in the Senate, the Vice President will re-open the poll for 48 hours. The prefix will be changed to Bill: Voting.
5) After the 48 hours have passed; all votes have been submitted; or a majority is reached, there will be 2 situations:
(a) If the Bill is passed, the Vice President will move the bill to the Congressional forum, notifying the President for their assent; or
(b) If the Bill is rejected, the Vice President will change the Bill status to Bill: Rejected and move it to the Rejected sub-forum with Senate recommendations in the comments.
6) If a bill is passed by Congress, the President will do the following:
(a) The President will sign the Bill and move it to the Acts of Congress forum. The Speaker’s Office will update the Rules and Laws; or
(b) The President will Veto the Bill and move it to the Rejected forum, providing the reason in the comments.
7) Once the changes have been made, the Speaker's office will announce the changes to the public.
TIES
If there’s a tie (this is there are the same number of votes in favor and against independently of the number of abstains), the poll will be held again without the abstain option.
REJECTED BILLS
The bill or a bill of the same nature will not be proposed for a period of 14 days.
2) When debate is finished in the House of Representatives, the Speaker will add a poll to the bill for a 48 hour voting period. The prefix will be changed to Bill: Voting.
3) After the 48 hours have passed; all votes have been submitted; or a majority is reached, there will be 2 situations:
(a) If the Bill is passed, the Speaker will change the Bill status to Bill: Pending and move it to the Senate, notifying the Vice President; or
(b) If the Bill is rejected, the Speaker will change the Bill status to Bill: Rejected and move it to the Rejected sub-forum.
4) When debate is finished in the Senate, the Vice President will re-open the poll for 48 hours. The prefix will be changed to Bill: Voting.
5) After the 48 hours have passed; all votes have been submitted; or a majority is reached, there will be 2 situations:
(a) If the Bill is passed, the Vice President will move the bill to the Congressional forum, notifying the President for their assent; or
(b) If the Bill is rejected, the Vice President will change the Bill status to Bill: Rejected and move it to the Rejected sub-forum with Senate recommendations in the comments.
6) If a bill is passed by Congress, the President will do the following:
(a) The President will sign the Bill and move it to the Acts of Congress forum. The Speaker’s Office will update the Rules and Laws; or
(b) The President will Veto the Bill and move it to the Rejected forum, providing the reason in the comments.
7) Once the changes have been made, the Speaker's office will announce the changes to the public.
TIES
If there’s a tie (this is there are the same number of votes in favor and against independently of the number of abstains), the poll will be held again without the abstain option.
REJECTED BILLS
The bill or a bill of the same nature will not be proposed for a period of 14 days.
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