Act of Congress Economic Standards Act

[GoldBlooded]

A
BILL
To

Provide for Economic Standards and to amend the Constitution.​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, 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 'Economic Standards Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: Sen. Nacholebraa
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by: Sen. Nacholebraa, Rep. GoldBlooded

2 - Reasons
(1) This Act will form a consolidated law of standards for economic law.
(2) This bill has too many working parts to include in what has been removed, changed, added, etc. There were minor changes to wording and format, which I encourage people to cross-check with the constitution and the below acts of Congress. Where necessary, use a text comparator as well.

3 - Consolidation
The following Acts of Congress will be rescinded:
(a) Commission Expansion Act of 2021 (Link)
(b) Stocks Repossession (Link)
(c) Wages Act (Link)
(d) AE Build Back Stronger Act (Link)
(e) Perm Banned Players Asset Seizure Act (Link)
(f) Non-Profit Act (Link)

4 - Government Wages
(1) For the purposes of this section of this Act, the term “salary” refers to the amount of money per 15 minutes of active playtime that an individual receives.
(a) “Active playtime” shall be defined by Staff.
(2) Legislative or Judicial salaries cannot be withheld.
(3) Changes to the salaries of Representatives and Senators (including Presiding Officers’ salaries) take effect following the next election for that chamber.
(4) A Judicial Officer’s remuneration cannot be decreased without the unanimous consent of that occupation (e.g., All Justices must agree on pay decreases to the Justice occupation).
(5) Salary Levels
(a) Level 1: $75/15min
(i) President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Chief Justice fall under this Salary Level.
(b) Level 2: $65/15min
(i) Representative, Senator, Federal Reserve Board Member, Secretary, Justice, and Judge fall under this Salary Level.
(c) Level 3: $50/15min
(i) Chief of Staff, Special Advisor, Press Advisor, Congressional Staff, and Magistrate fall under this Salary Level.
(d) The President may decide the salaries that department positions (excluding Secretaries) receive via Executive Order. These salaries do not have to fall under any Salary Level defined in this Act.
(e) All salaries within these Salary Levels, along with Executive salaries, shall be paid from the DCGovernment balance.
(6) Salary Guide
(a) The Executive will maintain a guide on forums called 'Government Pay' that will list Government Salary Levels and their associated occupations.
(7) There are six levels of salaries provided by the Government.
(a) The Executive has exclusive jurisdiction as to what salary level occupations fall into.

5 - Enforcement
(1) Players may submit a complaint to the Department of Commerce if a business is breaching any of the laws mentioned in this Act.
(2) Companies charged with violations retain the right to seek legal action.
(3) The Department of Commerce may issue fines for violations under Sections 5(1a) and 5(1b), notwithstanding the court order.
(4) The Department of Commerce shall inform and provide necessary assistance to the Department of Legal Affairs for prosecutions under Section 7(1d).
(5) The Department of Commerce shall retain a record of any investigations.

6 - Company Punishments
(1) Businesses that do not comply with the regulations mentioned within this act are subjected to the following punishments:
(a) First Offence: Verbal Warning and one week's notice
(b) Second Offence: $500 fine
(c) Third Offence: $1000 fine + Amount unpaid to suppliers
(d) Greater than 3 offense: The Court may fine up to $5,000 + Amount unpaid to suppliers
(2) Fines issued will be paid to the employee for damages and the amount unpaid to suppliers.
(3) Businesses must compensate for every unit or stack they fail to pay the supplier.

7 - Deported Player Assets
(1) Financial Assets:
(a) All money/funds remaining in a Perm-Deported/Exiled player's balance will be transferred to the government balance via a prune by the Department of Commerce.
(2) Property/Plots:
(a) All buildings/structures on Perm-Deported/Exiled player's plots will be vaulted, and the empty property will be put up for public auction.
(b) Empty plots owned by the Perm-Deported/Exiled player will be automatically put up for public auction.
(c) Plots with Structures of Historical significance are to be put up to public auction with the build, and all historical structure rules will apply to the new plot owner.

8 - Defining Key Terms
(1) Amount unpaid to suppliers:
(a) The amount of money the supplier should have received for their work that the business did not pay.
(2) Supplier:
(a) Sell goods to a business, corporation, or individual to supply them with merchandise or ‘stock.’

 

[LilDigiVert]

Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

 

[lcn]

House Vote: 8-1-0
Senate Vote: 5-1-0

A
BILL
To
Amend the Economic Standards Act​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, 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 "Raise the Wage Act".
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: Representative lcn.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by: Representative zLost.

2 - Reasons
(1) Wages have only been raised $5 since March 2021.
(2) The Treasury is 5x richer than it was in March 2021.

3- Amendment
The Economic Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

4- Government Wages
(1) There are six levels of salaries provided by the Government.
(a) The Executive has exclusive jurisdiction as to what salary level occupations fall into.
(b) Legislative or Judicial salaries cannot be withheld.
(c) Changes to the salaries of Representatives and Senators take effect following the next election for that chamber.
(d) A Judge's remuneration cannot be decreased without the unanimous consent of that occupation (i.e., All Justices must agree on pay decreases to the Justice occupation)
(2) Salary Levels
(a) Level 0: Commission
(b) Level 1: $45 $50/15min - Leaders of Government Branches; Significant Responsibility, management, and governance.
(c) Level 2: $35 $45/15min - Members of peak bodies within the Government branches; A great amount of responsibility, management, and governance. Additionally, a lot of work off the server.
(d) Level 3: $30 $40/15min - Middle management of departments. A large amount of responsibility, management, and governance. Little work is required of the server.
(e) Level 4: $25 $35/15min - The base rate of Government employees. A small amount of responsibility, no management, and no governance. Little-to-no work is required off the server.
(f) Level 5: $20 $30/15min - A lesser rate where commissions are also present.
(3) Wage Guide
(a) The Executive will maintain a guide on forums called 'Government Pay' that will list Government pay levels and their associated occupations.

 

[RylandW]

Nay - raising government pay this drastically would possibly raise taxes. Most—if not all—of us have multiple other jobs too.

 

[lcn]

Nay - raising government pay this drastically would possibly raise taxes. Most—if not all—of us have multiple other jobs too.

Raising wages at the expense of raising taxes (which isn't included here, as the government is rich enough currently to afford this) benefits those at the lower end of the tax brackets. I am addressing the issue of having multiple jobs in a separate bill.

 

[Neemfy]

Because I voted on this in the House and cannot vote as a senator on the poll my vote is: Aye

 

[Bezzergeezer]

Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

 

[CaseyLeFaye]

House Vote: 5-2-0
Senate Vote: 6-0-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Constitution, the Legislative Standards Act, Judicial Standards Act, and the Economic Standards Act​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, 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 'Salary Modification Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Speaker CaseyLeFaye and President UnityMaster.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. Yeet_Boy.

2 - Reasons
(1) To amend the Constitution, Legislative Standards Act, Judicial Standards Act, and Economic Standards Act.

3 - Constitutional Amendments
(1) Section 7 of the Legislative Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

“(1) The Office of Congressional Affairs is a statutory body which provides both chambers of congress with administrative support.​

(2) The Office of Congressional Affairs is overseen by the Presiding Officers.​

(3) The Office of Congressional Affairs is charged with:​

(a) Making all necessary changes to documents of law​

(b) Assists the Speaker with the administration of the House​

(c) Assists the President of the Senate with the administration of the Senate​

(d) Communicates with the Press and assists in the formatting and drafting of bills, if requested.​

(e) Manages and publishes congressional transparency reports.​

(f) Regularly informs the public of motions of significant public interest via government-announcements. Motions of significant public interest include but are not limited to the following:​

(i) Nominations/Confirmations​

(ii) Impeachments/Removals​

(iii) Censures​

(iv) New committees or changes to committees​

(v) Veto overrides​

(4) The roles within this Office will be referred to as 'Congressional Staff’ and will comprise of at least two clerks.​

(5) Hiring​

(a) The Presiding Officers must receive the approval of the Congress to hire Congressional Staff by way of nomination.​

(b) The Congressional Staff position will carry over each term until the Presiding Officer actions Section 8(6.a) of this act.​

(c) Congressional Staff will may receive a level 3 Government salary (or equivalent) salary decided by law outside of the Constitution.​

(6) Dismissal Process​

(a) Congressional Staff serve at the Presiding Officers pleasure.​

(7) In the Presiding Officer’s absence, or if otherwise delegated, the Deputy Presiding Officer will assume the Presiding Officer's authority over Congressional Staff.”​

(2) Section 26 of the Judicial Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

“(1) The Supreme Court may appoint an unlimited amount of Court Clerks to assist the duties of the courts​

(2) These Court Clerks will serve at the pleasure of the Supreme Court and can be removed at any time. In Addition, Congress may at any time remove any Court Clerk via the regular legislative process if they believe such a Court Clerk has interfered with the functions of the branch.​

(3) Court Clerk is not considered or classified as Judicial Officers.​

(4) Court Clerks shall receive a Level 3 government wage.​

(4) Court Clerks may receive a salary decided by law outside of the Constitution.”​

(3) Section 27 of the Judicial Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

“(1) Any Magistrate, Judge, or Justice, may request and order external assistance from the following Departments:​

a. The Department of Justice, to issue fines and assist in the security of any in-game court proceeding.​

b. The Department of Public Affairs, to sanction in-game trials as events if necessary.​

c. The Department of Health, to assist in the on-site crisis-management of any sort of infectious disease spread during an in-game court proceeding.​

d. The Department of Construction and Transport, to issue repairs and or changes that are necessary for the efficient running of the courthouse.​

(2) In addition, the following temporary positions may be established during in-game court proceedings:​

(a) Bailiff, utilizing a police officer from the Department of Homeland Security​

(i) Bailiffs shall be paid $100 for their time on duty.​

(i) The Chief Justice shall decide the payment for Bailiffs, and this shall be paid from the Judiciary budget.​

(b) Stenographer, utilizing a Court Clerk or temporarily appointing any player who is available at that time.​

(i) Stenographers shall be paid $200 for their transcript.​

(i) The Chief Justice shall decide the payment for Stenographers, and this shall be paid from the Judiciary budget.​

(3) Bailiff and Stenographer pay shall be managed by the Judiciary after the court proceeding.”​

4 - Non-Constitutional Amendments
(1) This section is not a constitutional amendment.
(2) Section 4 of the Economic Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

“(1) For the purposes of this section of this Act, the term “salary” refers to the amount of money per 15 minutes of active playtime that an individual receives.​

(a) “Active playtime” shall be defined by Staff.​

(b) (2) Legislative or Judicial salaries cannot be withheld.​

(c) (3) Changes to the salaries of Representatives and Senators (including Presiding Officers’ salaries) take effect following the next election for that chamber.​

(d) (4) A Judge's Judicial Officer’s remuneration cannot be decreased without the unanimous consent of that occupation (i.e. e.g., All Justices must agree on pay decreases to the Justice occupation).​

(2) (5) Salary Levels​

(a) Level 0: Commission​

(b) (a) Level 1: $50 $75/15min - Leaders of Government Branches; Significant Responsibility, management, and governance.​

(i) President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Chief Justice fall under this Salary Level.​

(c) (b) Level 2: $45 $65/15min - Members of peak bodies within the Government branches; A great amount of responsibility, management, and governance. Additionally, a lot of work off the server.​

(i) Representative, Senator, Federal Reserve Board Member, Secretary, Justice, and Judge fall under this Salary Level.​

(d) (c) Level 3: $40 $50/15min - Middle management of departments. A large amount of responsibility, management, and governance. Little work is required of the server.​

(i) Chief of Staff, Special Advisor, Press Advisor, Congressional Staff, and Magistrate fall under this Salary Level.​

(e) Level 4: $35/15min - The base rate of Government employees. A small amount of responsibility, no management, and no governance. Little-to-no work is required off the server.​

(f) Level 5: $30/15min - A lesser rate where commissions are also present.​

(d) The President may decide the salaries that department positions (excluding Secretaries) receive via Executive Order. These salaries do not have to fall under any Salary Level defined in this Act.​

(e) All salaries within these Salary Levels, along with Executive salaries, shall be paid from the DCGovernment balance.​

(3) (6) Wage Salary Guide​

(a) The Executive will maintain a guide on forums called 'Government Pay' that will list Government pay levels Salary Levels and their associated occupations.”​

 

[Unitymaster]

Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.