Information Legislative Standards Act

LilDigiVert · Aug 24, 2022

Presidential Assent

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

End · Sep 15, 2022

House Vote: 10-1-0
Senate Vote: 5-0-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative Standards Act and restructure the Presiding Officers' Office

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 Affairs Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been co-sponsored by: President of the Senate Derpy_Bird
(4) This Act was authored by: Speaker xEndeavour and President of the Senate Derpy_Bird

2 - Reasons
(1) The structure is outdated and needs a refresh

(2) Providing more flexibility for Congressional leadership and staff
(3) Improving the efficiency of the office

3 - Removal of the Presiding Officers' Office (POO)
8 - The Office of the Presiding Officers
(1) The Office of the Presiding Officers is responsible for several tasks including:
a. Make all necessary changes to documents of law on the server (The Constitution, Laws and Changes to Departments).
b. Assists the speaker in the running of Congress.
c. Communicates with the Press and assists in the formatting, jurisdiction and legality of Bills.
d. Manage, publish and write congressional transparency reports.
e. Publicizing motions via a Record of Motions thread under Government > Congress > Reports.
f. Regularly informing 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
vi. New national symbols
(2) The roles within this Office will be referred to as 'Congressional Staff' and will comprise of the following:
a. Clerk
b. Draftsman
c. Press Assistant
d. Deputy Clerk
(3) Hiring
a. All people wishing to be appointed to a position within this Office must be nominated by the speaker and confirmed by the Congress.
b. All Staff Members of the Office of the Presiding Officers will receive a base salary of $15/ 15 minutes.
(4) Dismissal Process
a. Members of the Office of the Presiding Officers serve at the Presiding Officers pleasure.
(5) In the Presiding Officer’s absence, or if otherwise delegated, the Deputy Presiding Officer will assume the Presiding Officer's powers.

4 - Establishment of the Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA)
8 - The Office of Congressional Affairs
(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
c. Communicates with the Press and assists in the formatting and drafting of bills, if requested.
d. Manages and publishes congressional transparency reports.
e. Publicises motions via the Record of Motions
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 the following:
a. Clerk
b. Draftsman
(5) Hiring
a. The Presiding Officers must receive the approval of the Congress to hire Congressional Staff by way of nomination.
b. Congressional Staff will receive a level 3 Government salary (or equivalent).
(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.

LilDigiVert · Sep 17, 2022

Presidential Assent

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

End · Oct 3, 2022

House Vote: 7-0-2
Senate Vote: 4-0-2

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative Standards Act

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 'Formatting Amendment Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) The Act has been co-sponsored by: Sen. President Derpy_Bird

2 - Reasons
(1) A general clean-up
(2) Addition of commonly used subsections to standardise bills

3 - Amendments to Resolution Format

A

RESOLUTION

To

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress, do hereby formally enact this non-binding resolution, as a request to our Government:

1 - Short Title

(1) This Resolution may be cited as the ' Resolution.'

(2) This Resolution has been authored by:

(3) This Resolution has been co-sponsored by:

2 - Reasons

4 - Amendments to Resolution Format

A

BILL

To

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 ' Act.'

(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.

(3) This Act has been authored by:

(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by:

2 - Reasons

3 - Sections as needed...

5 - Amendments to Bill & Resolution Formatting

1 - Section
(1) Subsection
(a) Sub-subsection

huney69 · Oct 10, 2022

Presidential Assent

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

End · Oct 11, 2022

A
BILL
TO

Amend the Legislative Standards Act

The people 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 “Congressional Subpoena Clarification Act.”
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) Authored by Rep. xEndeavour
(4) Co-Sponsored by Sen. Derpy_Bird

2 - Reasons
(1) The current wording of the LSA is ambiguous and this has led to inconsistencies in how Congressional Subpoenas are approved.
(2) Improves Congressional information accessibility.

3 - Amendments
(1) Subsection a will be amended to subsection b:

a. Current

17 - Congressional Subpoenas
(1) Process
a. Any member of the Congress may propose a motion to subpoena any number of people to testify.
b. Should a majority of the Congress approve such a motion, the subject(s) of the motion will be compelled to testify before Congress by the date specified in the motion.
c. Should the subject of a subpoena fail to appear before Congress without reasonable justification they will be charged 1% of their balance for each day with a minimum of $100.
d. Subjects of Congressional subpoenas may invoke their right not to incriminate themselves during the hearing.

b. Proposed

17 - Congressional Subpoenas
(1) Process
a. Any member of the Congress may propose a motion to subpoena any number of people or entities to testify.
b. Motions to exercise Congressional Subpoenas are accepted or denied by the chamber that they are proposed. Congressional Committees are also able to accept or deny Congressional Subpoenas.
c. Should the motion pass, the subject(s) of the motion will be compelled to testify before Congress by the date specified in the motion.
d. Should the subject of a subpoena fail to appear before Congress without reasonable justification they will be charged 1% of their balance for each day with a minimum of $100.
e. Subjects of Congressional subpoenas may invoke their right not to incriminate themselves during the hearing.

Deadwax · Oct 21, 2022

Presidential Assent

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

Mhadsher · Nov 16, 2022

A
BILL
To
Amend the Legislative Standards Act

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 Staff Reform Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act was authored by Representative Mhadsher101.
(4) This Act is co-sponsored by Senator Dusty_3.

2 - Reasons
(1) The line between clerk and draftsman is already blurred in practice. Thus, the roles can be combined, with a clerk acting in its traditional sense or acting like a traditional draftsman, depending on the needs of Congress at a given time.
(2) There need to be more roles with the official duty of working to update the laws than just a single draftsman.

3 - Amendments
From:
(4) The roles within this Office will be referred to as 'Congressional Staff' and will comprise of the following:
a. Clerk
b. Draftsman

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

Aladeen · Nov 19, 2022

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative 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 'LSA Amendment Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: Aladeen22
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by: Mhadsher

2 - Reasons

The current way this section of the LSA is written leaves it up for interpretation since it does not specify if the house of representatives or the senate could propose this motion without the other chambers' approval.

3 - Amend section 20 of the LSA

From:

20 - Contempt of Congress
(1) Congress votes to hold a person "in contempt" by a majority vote. The Speaker will then report the incident to the Department of Justice to be actioned.
a. 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

To:

20 - Contempt of Congress
(1) The House of Representatives, Senate, or any committee may vote to hold a person "in contempt" by a majority vote. The Speaker will then report the incident to the Department of Justice to be actioned.
a. 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

Deadwax · Nov 24, 2022

Presidential Assent

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

Lord_Donuticus · Dec 8, 2022

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative 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 ‘The_Donuticus Anti-Vanity Act'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: The_Donuticus
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by: VanillaChai79

2 - Reasons
Too many of our bills have been stamped with a vanity mark. As members of Congress we are meant to serve the people, not try to make our names go down in history. On some occasions this gets ridiculous with a large amount of letters prefacing the bill name, it serves no purpose other than the vanity of those proposing it.

3 - Add the following to ‘9 - Bills’ in the Legislative Standards Act
(1)
“(5) When assigning a title to a bill it may not contain any personal identifier such as, any names, initials, abbreviations or other such personal identifiers. The bill title should exist to explain the purpose of the bill.”

Derpy_Bird · Dec 10, 2022

Presidential Assent

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

Derpy_Bird · Jan 1, 2023

Presidential Assent

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

ElainaThomas29 · Feb 11, 2023

A
BILL
To

Amend the LSA

The people of DemocracyCraft, through their elected Representatives in 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 “LSA Amendment Act”
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon passage and Presidential assent.
(3) This bill has been authored and proposed by Speaker of the House ElainaThomas29
(4) This bill has been co-sponsored by President of the Senate ItsMeVoid

2 - Reasons
(1) The Congressional discord is now public, making all motions able to be seen by citizens, therefore removing the need to continue the record of motions thread on the forums.

3 - Terms
(1) The following are removed from the LSA:
(a) 8.1.e Publicises motions via the Record of Motions
(b) 13.1.b All proposed motions and their vote counts shall be made available to the general public via an edit to Record of Motions after votation has concluded, unless the motion has been classified.
(c) 13.1.c All motions under Record of Motions shall contain the following format: --
- Title:
- Proposer:
- Description:
- Status:
- House Vote Count (if applicable):
- Senate Vote Count (if applicable):

sleepyjay_ · Mar 2, 2023

Presidential Assent

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

Pugsy · Apr 10, 2023

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative Standards Act

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont,[/B] 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 'Organisation Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: xEndeavour
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by: Rep. XaviersKarma

2 - Reasons
(1) For ease of use and organization of law.

3 - Categories

(2) Sub forum
a. The Acts of Congress shall be split into two categories, Bills and Constitutional Amendments.
b. Bills will remain in the same Acts of Congress subforum, however inside of the Acts of Congress, a new subforum for constitutional amendments, titled “Constitutional Amendments” will be established. All constitutional amendments will be put in the "Constitutional Amendments" sub-forum upon its signage.

(2) Sub Forums
a. Acts of Congress shall be split into the following categories and Acts will be sorted between them based on their primary function:
i. Budgets
ii. Constitutional Law
iii. Property Law
iv. Wilderness Law
v. Economic & Business Law
vi. Breach of Peace Law
vii. Administrative Law
viii. Miscellaneous Laws
ix. Resolutions

nanicholls · Apr 13, 2023

House vote: 8-2-0

Senate vote: 4-0-0

A

BILL

TO

Amend the Legislative Standards Act

The people 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

This Act may be cited as the “Legislative Activity Amendment”
This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
This Bill was authored by Former President LilDigiVert, President of the Senate Vanquish69, Rep. Nanicholls & Sen. VanillaChai79
This Bill was co-sponsored by Sen. Vanquish69

2 - Reasons

(1) Clarify loophole in the ethical standards section of the LSA
(2) Create standards for legislative activity. If members of the public are held to a 6 hour activity standard to vote and maintain their property, and members of the judiciary are required to maintain a similar standard on all platforms, members of Congress should also be required to be active in-game, on discord, and on the forums.
(3) This bill connects legislative activity requirements to voter activity requirements outlined in the Electoral Act to maintain fair standards on both sides.
(4) This bill borrows language from Section 20 of the Constitution, establishing inactivity as a removable offense for members of the judiciary. This bill would apply the same standards to the legislative branch.

3 - Terms

(1) Section 24 - Ethical Standards

Replace:

(1) Representatives should recuse themselves from any investigations in which they may have a conflict of interest.
(2) Representatives cannot engage in questioning, proposing subpoenas, or any other investigative matter if they have a conflict of interest. This may only be overridden via a supermajority of Congress.

With:

(1) Members of Congress should recuse themselves from any investigations in which they may have a conflict of interest.
(2) Members of Congress cannot engage in questioning, proposing subpoenas, or any other investigative matter if they have a conflict of interest. This may only be overridden via a supermajority of Congress.
(3) Members of Congress should maintain the same level of activity required for voters in Section 16 of the Electoral Act. If a member of Congress continues to not be active on Discord, Forums, or in-game it may be considered a failure to perform duty and a removable offense.

Twixted · Apr 28, 2023

Presidential Assent

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

Twixted · Apr 28, 2023

Presidential Assent

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

Bibsfi4a · May 25, 2023

A
BILL
To Amend the Legislative 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 'Censure Limitation Revamped Act or the CLR Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: Representative bibsfi4a
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by: Senator zlost

2 - Reasons

- Prevent abuse of the motion to censure
-Prevent what happened in the 18th term of the house.

3 -Amendment.

The following paragraph shall be added to the legislative standard act's 13.6 section (i.e Motion of Censure)-

In accordance with the established procedural rules, a motion to censure can be directed against only one individual at a time. This means that in a singular motion, it is not permissible to include or motion to censure multiple individuals simultaneously. To censure an additional person, a separate and distinct motion must be made. A motion to censure may only be directed against an individual person and not against multiple individuals simultaneously within a singular motion. However, it should be noted that a collective entity, such as a government department or agency, may still be subject to censure as a whole. This distinction ensures that while individuals are addressed separately, the accountability of entities can still be upheld through appropriate censure motions.

LilDigiVert · Jun 19, 2023

Presidential Assent

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

Intercepticon · Jul 24, 2023

House: 6-0-0
Senate: 6-0-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative Standard Act and amend the Constitution.

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 “Clerk Easement Act.”
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) The Act has been co-sponsored by Speaker of the House Intercepticon
(4) This Act has been authored by Sen. Nacholebraa

2 - A bill set out to amend an Act of Congress should provide easy access to the Act it intends to amend.

3 - Amendment to Section 12(3) addition of point ‘c’
(1) c. When a bill intends to amend an Act of Congress, a link to the Act of Congress must be present within the reasons section of a bill.

LilDigiVert · Sep 5, 2023

Presidential Assent

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

GoldBlooded · Sep 13, 2023

House: 10-1-0
Senate: 4-0-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative 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 “AA Meetings Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) The Act has been co-sponsored by: Nacholebraa
(4) This Act has been authored by: Nacholebraa

2 - Reasons
1) Congressional Committees don’t function nearly as well as they used to be. The discussion process and progression of a committee's work are hindered by having the entire body within a committee.

3 - Amend Section 14(3.a) of the Legislative Standards Act from:

a)
a. Committees are responsible for a certain bill or action that congress wishes to take, they are to meet, discuss and vote on proposals of committee members and present their finalized proposal to congress for voting. Committees are open forums for a specialized focus group on a particular issue. Membership of the committee is automatic to the members of the chamber that the committee is housed in.

To:

b)
a. Committees are responsible for a particular bill or action that Congress wishes to take; they are to meet, discuss, and vote on proposals of committee members and present their finalized proposal to Congress for voting. Committees are open forums for a specialized focus group on a particular issue. Membership of a committee is limited to 5 individuals, with a minimum requirement of 2 Senators for joint committees. Committee membership is automatic on a first-come, first-serve basis. The committee chairperson is charged with notifying the Office of Congressional Affairs to process committee membership access.

End · Sep 14, 2023

Nay (accidentally voted rep nay) - this is a recipe for powerful parties to stack committees.

Committees should be a cross section of congress and all sides of the debate should have representation in them.

The congress has unfortunately turned down my amendment to safeguard committees from being abused again like they were previously.

How to stack a committee:
1. tell all the people who agree with you that you are making a committee and tell them the time it will be formed.
2. Committee is formed and all pers tracking what time it is formed join.
3. Everyone who wasn’t briefed in or lives on the other side of the world doesn’t get a seat at the table.

LilDigiVert · Sep 17, 2023

Presidential Assent

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

GoldBlooded · Sep 20, 2023

House of Rep: 7-0-1
Senate: 4-0-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative 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 'Committee Fix Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: Rep. GoldBlooded
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by: Sen. Nacholebraa

2 - Reasons
(1) Congressional Committees don’t function nearly as well as they used to be. The discussion process and progression of a committee's work are hindered by having the entire body within a committee.

3 - Amend
(1) Section 14 - Congressional Committees of the Legislative Standards Act shall be amended from:

(1) Process of Creating a Committee
a. Congressional Committees may be either permanent or temporary. They can be created in both the House of Representatives and Senate. The Senate and the House may form their own committees, or may form joint committees together.
b. In order for a Congressional Committee to be created a Senator or Representative must motion for the creation of a committee on the floor of their respective chamber. If they wish to create a joint committee that applies to both chambers, such motion will originate in the House and be brought to the Senate.
c. Format:--
- Committee Name:
- Status: Permanent/Temporary
- Committee Purpose:
- Chairperson:
d. The chamber's respective presiding officer must then put the motion to create the committee to a vote, and if approved by a majority of the chamber the committee will then have been created and official. If the committee has been motioned to apply to both chambers, it must be approved by a majority of both chambers.
(2) Committee Leadership
a. Congressional Committees are led by the Committee Chairperson whose responsibilities are:--
- Organizing and Chairing Committee Meetings and Hearings.
- Leading Committee Investigations, Reviews and actions.
- Putting Committee ideas and proposals to a vote.
- Updating the public and congress on the actions of the committee.
- Firing committee members.
b. The minority coalition of any Congressional committee may elect a Ranking Member whose responsibilities are:--
- Organizing counter-reports to reports submitted by the committee majority in the event of disagreements between the majority and minority.
- Fulfilling the responsibilities of the Committee Chairperson during extended absences.
c. The Committee Chairperson can be removed from their position by the chamber(s) such committee applies to via a vote of no confidence.
(3) Internal Workings of a Committee
a. Committees are responsible for a certain bill or action that congress wishes to take, they are to meet, discuss and vote on proposals of committee members and present their finalized proposal to congress for voting. Committees are open forums for a specialised focus group on a particular issue. Membership of the committee is automatic to the members of the chamber that the committee is housed in.
b. A channel of communication shall be established for such respective committees.
c. After a Chairman election has been finalized, the chairman must motion for a "Baseline Assignment." This baseline assignment may act as the main focal point of the established committee. "Example: Economics Committee Baseline Assignment: Stock Market Regulations & Taxes."
d. Every month the Committee Chairperson must publish a transparency statement in #press-releases about what their committee has done in the past month. Certain information does not need to be released until agreed upon, such as if a committee is in the middle of an investigation with sensitive information, but a general statement should still be provided. Even if nothing of consequence happens, there should still be a statement saying that nothing of consequence has happened.
e. If a chairperson fails to provide a transparency statement within a reasonable timeframe, their position will be subject to a revote.

To:

(1) Process of Creating a Committee
(a) Congressional Committees may be either permanent or temporary. They can be created in both the House of Representatives and Senate. The Senate and the House may form their own committees, or may form joint committees together.
(b) In order for a Congressional Committee to be created a Senator or Representative must motion for the creation of a committee on the floor of their respective chamber. If they wish to create a joint committee that applies to both chambers, such motion will originate in the House and be brought to the Senate.
(c) Format:--
- Committee Name:
- Status: Permanent/Temporary
- Committee Purpose:
- Chairperson:
- Members:
(d) The chamber's respective presiding officer must then put the motion to create the committee to a vote, and if approved by a majority of the chamber the committee will then have been created and official. If the committee has been motioned to apply to both chambers, it must be approved by a majority of both chambers.
(2) Committee Leadership
(a) Congressional Committees are led by the Committee Chairperson whose responsibilities are:--
- Organizing and Chairing Committee Meetings and Hearings.
- Leading Committee Investigations, Reviews and actions.
- Putting Committee ideas and proposals to a vote.
- Updating the public and congress on the actions of the committee.
- Firing committee members.
(b) The minority coalition of any Congressional committee may elect a Ranking Member whose responsibilities are:--
- Organizing counter-reports to reports submitted by the committee majority in the event of disagreements between the majority and minority.
- Fulfilling the responsibilities of the Committee Chairperson during extended absences.
(c) The Committee Chairperson can be removed from their position by the chamber(s) such committee applies to via a vote of no confidence.
(3) Internal Workings of a Committee
(a) After the commencement of each Congressional term, the presiding officers for that term will present nominations for committee membership from their respective chamber. These nominations require a majority vote for confirmation and establishment.
(b) Chamber-specific committees will be limited to five members. Committee nominations specific to each chamber require a majority vote within their respective chamber for confirmation to be established.
(c) Joint committees will be limited to seven members with a minimum of two Senators. Joint committee nominations require a majority vote in both chambers to be established.
(d) The House of Representatives exercises complete authority over the selection of its Representatives for committees.
(e) The Senate exercises complete authority over the selection of its Senators for committees.
(f) A channel of communication shall be established for such respective committees.

LilDigiVert · Sep 24, 2023

Presidential Assent

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

GoldBlooded · Oct 1, 2023

House: 9-0-0
Senate: 6-0-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative Standards Act and 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 “Paper-Push Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: Sen. Nacholebraa, Rep. GoldBlooded
(4) The Act has been co-sponsored by: Sen. Nacholebraa, Rep. GoldBlooded

2 - Reasons
(1) The office of Congressional Affairs employees are more effective when they are guaranteed job security. It’s hard to fill the position every two months with often bad replacements. This bill will provide the office of Congressional Affairs employees with a permanent job unless terminated by the presiding officers.

3 - Amend
(1) Amend Section 8 sub-section (5) of the Legislative Standards Act from:

(5) Hiring
a. The Presiding Officers must receive the approval of the Congress to hire Congressional Staff by way of nomination.
b. Congressional Staff will receive a level 3 Government salary (or equivalent).

To:

(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 receive a level 3 Government salary (or equivalent).

GoldBlooded · Oct 9, 2023

House: 9-1-0
Senate: 3-1-1

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative 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 'Double Trouble Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: Rep. GoldBlooded
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by: Sen. Nacholebraa

2 - Reasons
(1) Provide Committees with further structuring.
(2) Allowing the presiding officers the ability to facilitate committees, including chairperson elections.

3 - Amend
(1) Amend Section 14 of the Legislative Standards Act from:

(1) Process of Creating a Committee
(a) Congressional Committees may be either permanent or temporary. They can be created in both the House of Representatives and Senate. The Senate and the House may form their own committees, or may form joint committees together.
(b) In order for a Congressional Committee to be created a Senator or Representative must motion for the creation of a committee on the floor of their respective chamber. If they wish to create a joint committee that applies to both chambers, such motion will originate in the House and be brought to the Senate.
(c) Format:--
- Committee Name:
- Status: Permanent/Temporary
- Committee Purpose:
- Chairperson:
- Members:
(d) The chamber's respective presiding officer must then put the motion to create the committee to a vote, and if approved by a majority of the chamber the committee will then have been created and official. If the committee has been motioned to apply to both chambers, it must be approved by a majority of both chambers.
(2) Committee Leadership
(a) Congressional Committees are led by the Committee Chairperson whose responsibilities are:--
- Organizing and Chairing Committee Meetings and Hearings.
- Leading Committee Investigations, Reviews and actions.
- Putting Committee ideas and proposals to a vote.
- Updating the public and congress on the actions of the committee.
- Firing committee members.
(b) The minority coalition of any Congressional committee may elect a Ranking Member whose responsibilities are:--
- Organizing counter-reports to reports submitted by the committee majority in the event of disagreements between the majority and minority.
- Fulfilling the responsibilities of the Committee Chairperson during extended absences.
(c) The Committee Chairperson can be removed from their position by the chamber(s) such committee applies to via a vote of no confidence.
(3) Internal Workings of a Committee
(a) After the commencement of each Congressional term, the presiding officers for that term will present nominations for committee membership from their respective chamber. These nominations require a majority vote for confirmation and establishment.
(b) Chamber-specific committees will be limited to five members. Committee nominations specific to each chamber require a majority vote within their respective chamber for confirmation to be established.
(c) Joint committees will be limited to seven members with a minimum of two Senators. Joint committee nominations require a majority vote in both chambers to be established.
(d) The House of Representatives exercises complete authority over the selection of its Representatives for committees.
(e) The Senate exercises complete authority over the selection of its Senators for committees.
(f) A channel of communication shall be established for such respective committees.

To:

(1) Process of Creating a Committee
(a) Congressional Committees may be either permanent or temporary. They can be created in both the House of Representatives and Senate. The Senate and the House may form their own committees, or may form joint committees together.
(b) In order for a Congressional Committee to be created a Senator or Representative must motion for the creation of a committee on the floor of their respective chamber. If they wish to create a joint committee that applies to both chambers, such motion will originate in the House and be brought to the Senate.
(c) Format:--
- Committee Name:
- Status: Permanent/Temporary
- Committee Purpose:
- Chairperson:
- Members:
(d) The chamber's respective presiding officer must then put the motion to create the committee to a vote, and if approved by a majority of the chamber the committee will then have been created and henceforth be official. If the committee has been motioned to apply to both chambers, it must be approved by a majority of both chambers.
(2) Process for the establishment of already created Committee(s):
(a) In order for a Congressional Committee to be established a Senator or Representative must motion for the establishment of a committee on the floor of their respective chamber. A motion for the establishment of a joint committee will originate in the House of Representatives and be brought to the Senate.
(b) Format:--
- Committee Name:
- Chairperson:
- Members:
(c) The chairperson will be elected in committee if one is not listed.
(d) The chamber's respective presiding officer must then put the motion to establish the committee to a vote, and if approved by a majority of the chamber the committee will then have been created and henceforth be official. If the committee has been motioned to apply to both chambers, it must be approved by a majority of both chambers.
(3) Committee Leadership
(a) Congressional Committees are led by the Committee Chairperson whose responsibilities are:--
- Organizing and Chairing Committee Meetings and Hearings.
- Leading Committee Investigations, Reviews and actions.
- Putting Committee ideas and proposals to a vote.
- Updating the public and congress on the actions of the committee.
- Firing committee members.
(b) The Chairperson may either be appointed through motion or be elected by committee members following the establishment of the committee.
(c) The election of a Chairperson will be facilitated in committee by the respective presiding officer of the chamber where the committee is situated. An election of a joint committee chairperson may be facilitated by any presiding officer.
(d) The minority coalition of any Congressional committee may elect a Ranking Member whose responsibilities are:--
- Organizing counter-reports to reports submitted by the committee majority in the event of disagreements between the majority and minority.
- Fulfilling the responsibilities of the Committee Chairperson during extended absences.
e) The Committee Chairperson can be removed from their position by the chamber(s) such committee applies to via a vote of no confidence.
(4) Internal Workings of a Committee
(a) After the commencement of each Congressional term, the presiding officers for that term will present nominations for committee membership from their respective chamber. These nominations require a majority vote for confirmation and establishment.
(b) Chamber-specific committees will be limited to five members. Committee nominations specific to each chamber require a majority vote within their respective chamber for confirmation to be established.
(c) Joint committees will be limited to seven members with a minimum of two Senators. Joint committee nominations require a majority vote in both chambers to be established.
(d) The House of Representatives exercises complete authority over the selection of its Representatives for committees.
(e) The Senate exercises complete authority over the selection of its Senators for committees.
(f) A channel of communication shall be established for such respective committees.
(5) Committee Oversight
(a) The Presiding Officers shall have oversight of all joint committees, but shall have no benefits unless added to a committee as a member through a majority vote of committee members.
(b) The Speaker of the House shall have oversight of all committees specific to the House of Representatives, but shall have no benefits unless added to a committee as a member through a majority vote of committee members.
(c) The President of the Senate shall have oversight of all committees specific to the Senate, but shall have no benefits unless added to a committee as a member through a majority vote of committee members.

LilDigiVert · Oct 11, 2023

Presidential Assent

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

xLayzur · Oct 18, 2023

Presidential Assent

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

YeetBoy1872325 · Oct 25, 2023

House: 8-0-1
Senate: 6-0-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative 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 'Urgent Consideration Fix Act'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Rep. Yeet_Boy
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. xAntho_ny & Rep. Bezzergeezer

2 - Reasons
(1) Representatives are the ones who propose bills, so they should be able to motion that their bill be put up for Urgent Consideration - but it is still up to the Speaker to judge whether the reasoning for the urgent consideration is valid.
(2) The current wording removes the whole point of urgent consideration, as the Speaker, the only person who can propose a motion of Urgent Consideration, can already decide when bills get put up for voting.

3 - Amendments
The Legislative Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

From:

(5) Motion of Urgent Consideration
a. Motions of Urgent Consideration are proposed by the Speaker and voted on by the House of Representatives.
b. Any bill that passes a motion of urgent consideration must be opened to voting within 12 hours.
c. If a Bill with Urgent Consideration passes the house it will be prioritised when it is being moved to the Senate as well.

To:

(5) Motion of Urgent Consideration
a. Motions of Urgent Consideration are proposed by a Representative and are voted on by the House of Representatives.
b. Any bill that passes a motion of urgent consideration must be opened to voting within 12 hours.
c. If a Bill with Urgent Consideration passes the house it will be prioritized when it is being moved to the Senate as well.

xLayzur · Nov 5, 2023

Presidential Assent

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

zLost · Nov 30, 2023

House: 9-0-0
Senate: 4-1-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative 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 'Make Contempt of Congress Matter Act'.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Rep. zLost
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. CopTop_YT

2 - Reasons
(1) Contempt of Congress does NOTHING, as the fine is extremely low.
(2) There should be a heftier punishment for Contempt of Congress, due to inflation.

3 - Amendment
Section 20 of the Legislative Standards Act (link) will be amended from:
20 - Contempt of Congress
(1) The House of Representatives, Senate, or any committee may vote to hold a person "in contempt" by a majority vote. The Speaker will then report the incident to the Department of Justice to be actioned.

a. 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

To:
20 - Contempt of Congress
(1) The House of Representatives, Senate, or any committee may vote to hold a person "in contempt" by a majority vote. The Speaker will then report the incident to the Department of Justice to be actioned.

a. 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: $1500 fine and 10 minutes of jail time

Second Offence: $2000 fine and 20 minutes of jail time

Third Offence: $4000 fine, 40 minutes of jailtime, and a Censure

xLayzur · Dec 27, 2023

Presidential Assent

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

End · Mar 29, 2024

House Vote: 9-0-0
Senate Vote: 3-2-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the LSA

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 'LSA Formatting Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by xEndeavour.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Real42Person

2 - Reasons
(1) LSA is formatted incorrectly

3 - Amendments
(1) LSA to be formatted IAW:

1 - Section
(1) Subsection
a. Sub-subsection

With no indentation.

GoldBlooded · Apr 18, 2024

Presidential Assent

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

MathTech · Oct 24, 2024

House Vote: 7-1-0
Senate Vote: 5-1-0

A
BILL
To
Amend the Legislative 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 'LSA Cleanup Act'.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Senator TheReal42Person.
(4) This Act has been proposed by Representative MathTech.
(5) This Act has been co-sponsored by Sen. TheReal42Person.

2 - Reasons
(1) §10(2) of the LSA is currently not done and will not be done, as §13 of the LSA is also being removed.
(2) §3(3.a) of the LSA is outdated, as the Vice President is no longer Presiding Officer of the Senate.
(3) Committees are currently unused and when they are formed, they do not do anything. As such, §13 of the LSA can be removed.
(4) §17(1.d) of the LSA is outdated, as the DEC has been reformed into the DOC.
(5) §18 of the LSA is ineffective and not a good way of enforcing activity. Members of Congress do not need to be in-game to be successful. Other means of communication (discord, forums) exist. Additionally, proposing bills, voting on bills, participating in discussions, and moving motions are ways a Representative or Senator can be active without being in-game.

3 - Section 10 of the Legislative Standards Act Shall be Amended as Follows:
“(1) The Bill is posted to forums by the sponsoring Representative as a Bill: Draft. A link will be posted to #bills by the representative.

(2) The Speaker of the House shall assign the bill, to a committee that shall first review the bill. After the committee is done with reviewing the chairperson shall notify the speaker who will then add a poll to the bill for a 48 hour voting period and the prefix will be changed to Bill: Voting.
(a) The Speaker of the House may also choose to bypass this process and directly, put the bill up for a vote, for example, if they believe there is no relevant committee to discuss the bill.
(b) Note; any bill with a motion of urgent consideration will override this process.

(2) After at least 24 hours have passed, the Speaker will then add a poll to the bill for a 48 hour voting period and 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 Presiding Officer will change the Bill status to Bill: Pending and move it to the Senate, notifying the Vice President President of the Senate; or
(b) If the Bill is rejected, the Presiding Officer will change the Bill status to Bill: Rejected and move it to the Rejected sub-forum.
(i) Passage shall be considered as a simple majority of ayes out of all non-abstention votes cast, and rejection shall be a failure to reach such a majority.
(ii) No bill shall pass the House unless over 50% of all sitting Representatives have voted on the bill.

(4) When debate is finished in the Senate, the Presiding Officer 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 Presiding Officer will move the bill to the Congressional forum applying the 'awaiting assent' prefix, notifying the President for their assent; or
(b) If the Bill is rejected, the Presiding Officer will change the Bill status to Bill: Rejected and move it to the Rejected sub-forum with Senate recommendations in the comments.
(i) Passage shall be considered as a simple majority of ayes out of all non-abstention votes cast, and rejection shall be a failure to reach such a majority.
(ii) No bill shall pass the Senate unless over 50% of all sitting Senators have voted on the bill.

(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 relevant 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, assuming the law is of significant public interest. Laws of significant public interest include but are not limited to the following:
(a) Changes to tax or property laws
(b) New restrictions against common or widespread crimes
(c) Laws requiring public referendum”

4 - Section 13 of the Legislative Standards Act Shall be Amended as Follows:
“13 - Congressional Committees
(1) Process of Creating a Committee
(a) Congressional Committees may be either permanent or temporary. They can be created in both the House of Representatives and Senate. The Senate and the House may form their own committees, or may form joint committees together.
(b) In order for a Congressional Committee to be created a Senator or Representative must motion for the creation of a committee on the floor of their respective chamber. If they wish to create a joint committee that applies to both chambers, such motion will originate in the House and be brought to the Senate.
(c) Format:--
- Committee Name:
- Status: Permanent/Temporary
- Committee Purpose:
- Chairperson:
- Members:
(d) The chamber's respective presiding officer must then put the motion to create the committee to a vote, and if approved by a majority of the chamber the committee will then have been created and henceforth be official. If the committee has been motioned to apply to both chambers, it must be approved by a majority of both chambers.
(2) Process for the establishment of already created Committee(s):
(a) In order for a Congressional Committee to be established a Senator or Representative must motion for the establishment of a committee on the floor of their respective chamber. A motion for the establishment of a joint committee will originate in the House of Representatives and be brought to the Senate.
(b) Format:--
- Committee Name:
- Chairperson:
- Members:
(c) The chairperson will be elected in committee if one is not listed.
(d) The chamber's respective presiding officer must then put the motion to establish the committee to a vote, and if approved by a majority of the chamber the committee will then have been created and henceforth be official. If the committee has been motioned to apply to both chambers, it must be approved by a majority of both chambers.
(3) Committee Leadership
(a) Congressional Committees are led by the Committee Chairperson whose responsibilities are:--
- Organizing and Chairing Committee Meetings and Hearings.
- Leading Committee Investigations, Reviews and actions.
- Putting Committee ideas and proposals to a vote.
- Updating the public and congress on the actions of the committee.
- Firing committee members.
(b) The Chairperson may either be appointed through motion or be elected by committee members following the establishment of the committee.
(c) The election of a Chairperson will be facilitated in committee by the respective presiding officer of the chamber where the committee is situated. An election of a joint committee chairperson may be facilitated by any presiding officer.
(4) Internal Workings of a Committee
(a) After the commencement of each Congressional term, the presiding officers for that term will present nominations for committee membership from their respective chamber. These nominations require a majority vote for confirmation and establishment.
(b) Chamber-specific committees will be limited to five members. Committee nominations specific to each chamber require a majority vote within their respective chamber for confirmation to be established.
(c) Joint committees will be limited to seven members with a minimum of two Senators. Joint committee nominations require a majority vote in both chambers to be established.
(d) The House of Representatives exercises complete authority over the selection of its Representatives for committees.
(e) The Senate exercises complete authority over the selection of its Senators for committees.
(f) A channel of communication shall be established for such respective committees.
(5) Committee Oversight
(a) The Presiding Officers shall have oversight of all joint committees, but shall have no benefits unless added to a committee as a member through a majority vote of committee members.
(b) The Speaker of the House shall have oversight of all committees specific to the House of Representatives, but shall have no benefits unless added to a committee as a member through a majority vote of committee members.
(c) The President of the Senate shall have oversight of all committees specific to the Senate, but shall have no benefits unless added to a committee as a member through a majority vote of committee members.”
Subsequent sections shall be renumbered as needed.

5 - Section 17 of the Legislative Standards Act Shall be Amended as Follows:
“(1) Terms
(a) The Congress may pass legislation to dictate the tax code.
(b) No tax bill may specifically target any individual or corporation.
(c) Tax bills may target specific industries.
(d) The DEC DOC may enact tax policy so long as it does not conflict with Congressionally approved tax policy.”

6 - Section 18 of the Legislative Standards Act Shall be Amended as Follows:
“18 - Activity Requirements
(1) The Electoral Act sets out activity requirements for serving members of Congress.
(2) A member of Congress may petition their respective chamber to waive their activity requirements (by simple majority) for up to a month on compassionate grounds or in extenuating circumstances.
(3) It is otherwise expected that a member of Congress maintain the minimum level of activity required for election during their tenure or resign to allow other citizens to fulfill the role.
(4) If it is discovered that a member is below activity requirements, the Department of State must serve the member with a five day warning to return to the required activity requirements.
(a) Involuntary resignation will take place five days from being issued the warning if the member remains under activity requirements.”

Unitymaster · Nov 23, 2024

Presidential Assent

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

zLost · Dec 29, 2024

House Vote: 9-0-0
Senate Vote: 4-0-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Constitution and the Legislative 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 'Amendment Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Rep. zLost
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. Cashtron527

2 - Reasons
(1) To create legal basis for motion to amends
(2) To create regulations for motion to amends

3 - Amendment
Section 12 of the Legislative Standards Act (link) will have the following added:

(13) Motion to Amend
(a) A Representative or Senator may motion to amend something in a bill that is currently undergoing voting. A bill may not be amended through a motion once it has passed voting in both chambers.
(b) A Motion to Amend requires a simple majority in both chambers, following which the bill shall restart voting for 48 hours in the chamber it was when the motion to amend was proposed.

Note: Subsequent terms will be re-numbered accordingly. The text "(13) Motion to Amend" will be of this color.

zLost · Dec 29, 2024

House: 7 - 1 - 1
Senate: 4 - 0 - 0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Constitution and the Legislative 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 'This Is Never Gonna Happen But Never Say Never Act'.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Rep. zLost
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. Cashtron527

2 - Reasons
(1) There is currently nothing stating what to do if a bill gets a tied number of vote 2 times in a row.
(2) This Act aims to fix that

3 - Amendment
Section 8, Term 3 of the Legislative Standards Act will be amended from:
(3) If there’s a tie (this is there are the same number of votes in favour and against independently of the number of abstains), the poll will be held again without the abstain option.

To:
(3) If there’s a tie (this is there are the same number of votes in favour and against independently of the number of abstains), the poll will be held again without the abstain option. If there is a tie once more, the bill will automatically be rejected.

zLost · Dec 29, 2024

House Vote: 9-0-0
Senate Vote: 3-1-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Constitution and the Legislative 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 'Changed My Mind Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Rep. zLost
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. Cashtron527

2 - Reasons
(1) Legislators should be able to change their votes as they need while a bill is ongoing voting.
(2) Voting being open for 48 hours allows for each representative to vote regarding a bill. It also allows them to change their vote if something is pointed out regarding a bill.

3 - Amendment
Terms 2 and 3 in Section 10 "Congressional Processes" of the Legislative Standards Act (link) will be amended as follows:

(2) After at least 24 hours have passed, the Speaker will then add a poll in which congressional members will be able to change their vote to the bill for a 48 hour voting period and the prefix will be changed to Bill: Voting.

(3) After the 48 hours have passed; and all votes have been submitted; or a majority is reached, there will be 2 situations:

zLost · Dec 29, 2024

House Vote: 8-1-0
Senate Vote: 3-1-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Constitution, the Legislative Standards Act and the Electoral 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 'Do Your Job Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Rep. zLost
(4) This Act has been co-authored by xEndeavour.
(5) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. Cashtron527

2 - Reasons
(1) There should be some repercussion for missing voting.
(2) This bill aims to implement that.

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

The following section will be added to the Legislative Standards Act:

13 - Dereliction
(1) Congressional Members will be considered to have committed dereliction of their duties, if:
(a) they fail to vote on five or more bills/motions which fail due to not meeting quorum.
(b) they do not have enough playtime to vote in elections.
(2) Congressional Members will be exempt from this if they request a leave of absence before committing these acts.

Note: Text "13 - Dereliction" shall be bold when this act is implemented. Subsequent sections will be numbered accordingly.

Section 12 of the Electoral Act will be amended as follows:

12 - Removal of Members of Congress
(1) If a Representative is no longer fit for office, they can be removed from Congress early by the relevant presiding officer with the consent of four fifths of their chamber (Excluding the individual in question).
(2) If a Senator is no longer fit for office, they can be removed from Congress early by the relevant presiding officer with the consent of all members of their chamber (Excluding the individual in question).
(3) Removal shall require only a simple majority if the individual in question has committed dereliction of their duties.

Term 14 of Section 12 of the Legislative Standards Act will be amended as follows:

(14) Abstentions
(a) An abstention vote must be submitted during voting if the member is not voting for or against the matter before congress. Failure to vote at all will be considered a non-vote and for the purposes of all other acts will be counted as an abstention.
(a) (b) The quorum when voting shall be dynamic. Where a member abstains from voting, the majority will be decided based on those who have not abstained.

lcn · Jan 10, 2025

Presidential Assent

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

lcn · Jan 10, 2025

Presidential Assent

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

lcn · Jan 10, 2025

Presidential Assent

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

lcn · Jan 17, 2025

Presidential Assent

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

Babysoga4real · Feb 12, 2025

A
BILL
To

Amend the Constitution and the Legislative 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 'Legislative Standards Amendment Act'

(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage and is contingent to the Commonwealth of Redmont Constitution Act's passage.

(a) On the passage of the Commonwealth of Redmont Constitution Act, the long title of the Legislative Standards Act will cease to amend the constitution.

(3) This Act has been authored by xEndeavour

(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by President of the Senate xEndeavour

2 - Reasons

(1) Support the introduction of the new Constitution

(2) Removes Constitutionality and sections found in the Constitution.

3 - Amendments

(1) The Legislative Standards Act will be amended as below.

(a) Bolding has not been used to prevent confusion with the significant amount of headings being altered.

'3 - Capitol Building

(1) Public spaces within the Capitol are to remain free of political branding and will remain impartial to passing traffic.

4 - The House of Representatives

(1) Upon commencing a new Congressional session, the chamber's first order of business is to amend or reconfirm it's extant standing orders.

5 - The Senate

(1) Upon commencing a new Congressional session, the chamber's first order of business is to amend or reconfirm it's extant standing orders.

6 - Sergeant at Arms

(1) The Sergeant at Arms is a temporary position, that is appointed before each Congressional session or hearing by the relevant Presiding Officer, and is relieved when the meeting is adjourned.

(a) The Sergeant-at-Arms must be a serving Police Officer.

(2) The Police Officer will be responsible for the following while acting in the capacity of Sergeant-at-Arms:

(a) Ensuring the safety and the security of the Capitol Building.

(b) Ensuring the safety and the security of Representatives, Senators, and citizens on Capitol Grounds.

(c) Removing anyone from the Capitol grounds at the request of the relevant Presiding Officer.

7 - The Office of Congressional Affairs

(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 may receive a 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.

8 - Bills

(1) Representatives have the ability to officially propose bills to Congress. In order to propose a bill, the Representative will follow the congressional process.

(2) A rejected bill or a bill of the same nature will not be proposed for a period of 14 days unless a motion of reconsideration has been approved by Congress.
a. Motion of Reconsideration format:--
- Link to Original Bill:
- Purpose of Reconsideration:
- Changes to Bill (if relevant):

(3) If there’s a tie (this is there are the same number of votes in favour and against independently of the number of abstains), the poll will be held again without the abstain option. If there is a tie once more, the bill will automatically be rejected.

(4) The template for bills will be annexed to this act in a separate thread. Any amendments to the Bill format will be an amendment to the Legislative Standards Act.

(5) When assigning a title to a bill it may not contain any personal identifier such as, any names, initials, abbreviations or other such personal identifiers. The bill title should exist to explain the purpose of the bill.

9 - Resolutions

(1) Congress may pass non-binding resolutions as formal requests to the Executive and the Departments. These do not require presidential assent.

(2) The template for Resolutions will be annexed to this act in a separate thread. Any amendments to the Resolution format will be an amendment to the Legislative Standards Act.

10 - Congressional Process

(1) The Bill is posted to forums by the sponsoring Representative as a Bill: Draft. A link will be posted to #bills by the representative.

(2) After at least 24 hours have passed, the Speaker will then add a poll in which congressional members will be able to change their vote to the bill for a 48 hour voting period and the prefix will be changed to Bill: Voting.

(3) After the 48 hours have passed, there will be 2 situations:

(a) If the Bill is passed, the Presiding Officer will change the Bill status to Bill: Pending and move it to the Senate, notifying the President of the Senate; or

(b) If the Bill is rejected, the Presiding Officer will change the Bill status to Bill: Rejected and move it to the Rejected sub-forum.

(i) Passage shall be considered as a simple majority, unless otherwise provided by law, of ayes out of all non-abstention votes cast, and rejection shall be a failure to reach such a majority.

(ii) No bill shall pass the House unless over 50% of all sitting Representatives have voted on the bill.

(4) When debate is finished in the Senate, the Presiding Officer 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 Presiding Officer will move the bill to the Congressional forum applying the 'awaiting assent' prefix, notifying the President for their assent; or

(b) If the Bill is rejected, the Presiding Officer will change the Bill status to Bill: Rejected and move it to the Rejected sub-forum with Senate recommendations in the comments.

(i) Passage shall be considered as a simple majority, unless otherwise provided by law, of ayes out of all non-abstention votes cast, and rejection shall be a failure to reach such a majority.

(ii) No bill shall pass the Senate unless over 50% of all sitting Senators have voted on the bill.

(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 relevant 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, assuming the law is of significant public interest. Laws of significant public interest include but are not limited to the following:

(a) Changes to tax or property laws

(b) New restrictions against common or widespread crimes

(c) Laws requiring public referendum

11 - Acts of Congress
(1) When amending a Bill everything being edited or changed to the bill must be highlighted in this way.

(a) Any text being removed from the bill must be in red and made bold.

(b) Any text being added to the bill must be in green and made bold.

(c) Any changes to the wording of the text in a bill must be made yellow and be made bold.

(d) In addition changes made must be clear so the previous bill in its entire before any edits must be posted on the thread so it is clear what is being changed.

(2) Sub Forums

(a) Acts of Congress shall be split into the following categories and Acts will be sorted between them based on their primary function:

(i) Budgets

(ii) Constitutional Law

(iii) Property Law

(iv) Wilderness Law

(v) Economic & Business Law

(vi) Breach of Peace Law

(vii) Administrative Law

(viii) Miscellaneous Laws

(ix) Resolutions

(3) Amendments

(a) When an amendment to a bill passes, it will be added as a reply to the original act’s thread under the Bills in Acts of Congress.

(b) The original act will be edited and updated as new amendments are added to it.

(c) When a bill intends to amend an Act of Congress, a link to the Act of Congress must be present within the reasons section of a bill.

(4) All votes on bill polls on the forums are to be made public to ensure Transparency between the public and the elected representatives.

12 - Congressional Motions

(1) A motion is moved in Congressional channels. It is simply a message seeking the approval or disapproval of Congress such as:
I move a motion of no confidence against xEndeavour for...
I would like to move a censure motion against xEndeavour for...
Motion: Appoint xEndeavour as the replacement representative for VeryBadRepresentative42069.

(a) Motions will be allowed to be re-voted on twice in case of tie or rejection, otherwise a period of 14 days will need to elapse before it can be put forward again.

(b) Any member of the public, at any time, may request the ayes, nays, and abstains of a non-classified Congressional motion,
which the Office of Presiding Officers shall be obligated to provide. This shall not apply to motions on which votation is ongoing.

(2) Motion of No Confidence

(a) Prior to voting on a motion of no confidence, the office holder in question is required to submit a reply to the motion against them which will be posted with the vote. Where 12 hours passes without a response, the Presiding Officer will announce the motion without a reply.

(b) This should not be taken lightly, as it destabilises the Government and has significant wider impacts.
- Where the Presiding Officer is ousted they resume the role of Representative or Senator; a new Presiding Officer is then elected.

(3) Motion to Fund

(a) The legislative may allocate funds via a motion supported by a simple majority, in accordance with existing legislation around budget usage. This motion may be used to fund anything that may assist in the operation of legislative affairs.

(b) A motion to fund may be passed in either chamber individually.

(c) No chamber shall spend over 50% of the allocated funds to the legislative branch in the fiscal period, without the approval of both the House and Senate.

(4) Motion of Commendation

(a) The mover of the motion must make clear whether they want the motion to be carried through both chambers for a Congressional Commendation or just in the Senate or House of Representatives.

(b) The motion will require a simple majority in each chamber to pass.

(c) If passed the motion, a public statement of commendation is made by the Office of the Presiding Officers. A commendation can be given to anybody in the community.

(5) Motion of Urgent Consideration

(a) Motions of Urgent Consideration are proposed by a Representative and are voted on by the House of Representatives.

(b) Any bill that passes a motion of urgent consideration must be opened to voting within 12 hours.

(c) If a Bill with Urgent Consideration passes the house it will be prioritized when it is being moved to the Senate as well.

(6) Motion of Censure

(a) A motion of censure can be moved by any Representative or Senator against anyone. It carries no punishment, however publicly condemns someone's actions. (e.g. The Representative broke the law on or off congressional duties; missed a vote without a reasonable excuse; and or didn't follow parliamentary process etc.). In accordance with the established procedural rules, a motion to censure can be directed against only one individual at a time. This means that in a singular motion, it is not permissible to include or motion to censure multiple individuals simultaneously. To censure an additional person, a separate and distinct motion must be made. A motion to censure may only be directed against an individual person and not against multiple individuals simultaneously within a singular motion. However, it should be noted that a collective entity, such as a government department or agency, may still be subject to censure as a whole. This distinction ensures that while individuals are addressed separately, the accountability of entities can still be upheld through appropriate censure motions.

(7) Motion of Replacement

(a) When a Representative or Senator resigns or is removed from office, they will be replaced in accordance with the process outlined in the Constitution.

(8) Motion of Removal

(a) The Congress can remove a fellow member of the Congress in accordance with the process outlined in the Constitution. Congress should however only exercise this power where the circumstances are appropriate (e.g. the representative has been censured several times).

(9) Motion of Nomination

(a) When a candidate for the Legislative branch is nominated, a majority vote is required in the House and Senate for the nomination to pass. For nominations to the Judiciary, a majority approval is required in the Senate chamber for the nomination to pass.

(10) Motion to Override

(a) When the President vetoes a bill, Congress can override the veto through a 2/3 majority vote.

(11) Motion to subpoena government documents / records

(a. Congress can subpoena government documents / records. This should only be used if the citizen is going to appear in front of congress for a hearing or a subpoena.

(12) Motion to Classify

(a) Any Representative or Senator may motion for the motion and its vote count to be prevented from releasing to the public by the Office of The Presiding Officers. The motion may classify the motion indefinitely or until a certain date.

(b) To declassify a previously classified motion a motion to rescind the classification may occur.

(c) Both of these motions require a simple majority in all the chambers the motion which is to be classified or unclassified has passed. For example, if a motion to override has passed both chambers- both chambers must vote to classify or declassify it. However, a vote of nomination which has only passed the Senate if needing to be classified - the vote shall only occur in the Senate.

(d) A motion is expected to only be classified if it is for the well-being and betterment of Redmont, and damage may be caused to the government if the motion is not classified.

(e) No motion upon which a motion to classify is actively being voted on may be publicized until the motion to classify fails.

(13) Motion to Amend

(a) A Representative or Senator may motion to amend something in a bill that is currently undergoing voting. A bill may not be amended through a motion once it has passed voting in both chambers.

(b) A Motion to Amend requires a simple majority in both chambers, following which the bill shall restart voting for 48 hours in the chamber it was when the motion to amend was proposed.

A motion in Congressional channels is a formal request for approval or disapproval by Congress. Unless otherwise provided, all motions are passed or failed on a majority basis. Examples include, but are not limited to:

(1) Motion of No Confidence
(a) Response Requirement. Before voting begins, the officeholder subject to a motion of no confidence must submit a response, which will be posted alongside the vote. If no response is received within 12 hours, the Presiding Officer will proceed without it.
(b) Government Stability. This motion carries serious consequences, as it can destabilize the government. If removal is for an appointment (presiding officer), the subject of the motion will revert to their regular role (Representative or Senator).

(2) Motion to Fund
(a) Allocation of Funds. Congress may allocate funds through a simple majority vote, following budgetary regulations.
This motion may be used for any purpose that supports legislative operations.
(b) Individual Chamber Approval. Either the House of Representatives or the Senate may pass a motion to fund independently.
(c) Spending Limits. No chamber may spend more than 50% of the legislative branch’s allocated funds in a fiscal period without joint approval from both chambers.

(3) Motion of Commendation
(a) Scope of Commendation. The motion must specify whether it seeks a Congressional Commendation (requiring approval from both chambers) or recognition in just one chamber.
(b) Public Acknowledgment. If passed, the Office of the Presiding Officers will issue a public statement of commendation, which may be awarded to any community member.

(4) Motion of Urgent Consideration
(a) Proposal and Voting. A Representative may propose this motion, and it will be voted on by the House of Representatives.
(b) Expedited Process. If passed, the bill must be opened for voting within 12 hours. If approved by the House, it will receive priority when advancing to the Senate.

(5) Motion of Censure
(a) Purpose and Scope. Any Representative or Senator may move a motion of censure against an individual to publicly condemn their actions. Censure does not impose penalties but serves as a formal reprimand.
(b) Restrictions. A motion to censure may only target one individual at a time. Multiple individuals cannot be censured under a single motion; separate motions must be filed. However, government departments or agencies may be censured collectively.

(6) Motion of Replacement
If a Representative or Senator resigns or is removed, their replacement will be appointed according to constitutional procedures.

(7) Motion of Removal
Congress may remove a member in accordance with constitutional processes.
This power should only be exercised under appropriate circumstances, such as repeated censures.

(8) Motion of Nomination
(a) Legislative Nominations. A majority vote in both chambers is required to confirm a nomination to the Legislative Branch.
(b) Judicial Nominations. A majority vote in the Senate alone is required to confirm a nomination to the Judiciary.

(9) Motion to Override
If the President vetoes a bill, Congress may override the veto with a two-thirds majority vote.

(10) Motion to Subpoena
Congress may subpoena personnel or records for the purposes of a hearing or investigation.

(11) Motion to Classify
(a) Motion for Classification. A Representative or Senator may propose a motion to classify a motion and its voting records, preventing public release.
(b) Motion for Declassification. A previously classified motion may be declassified through a separate motion.
(c) Voting Requirements. Classification or declassification requires a simple majority in all chambers where the original motion was passed.
(d) Justification for Classification. A motion should only be classified if its disclosure could harm government stability or the well-being of Redmont.
(e) Voting Restrictions. While a motion to classify is under vote, the motion in question cannot be publicized unless classification fails.

(12) Motion to Amend
(a) Amendments During Voting. A Representative or Senator may propose an amendment to a bill currently under vote.
Once a bill has passed both chambers, motions to amend can no longer be proposed through this process.
(b) Voting and Procedure. A Motion to Amend requires a simple majority in both chambers. If passed, the bill will restart voting for 48 hours in the chamber where the amendment was proposed.

13 - Voting
(1) Conflict of Interests. If or when there is a motion against or relating specifically to a member of Congress, their vote shall not be included. (e.g. Motion of nomination, no confidence, removal)
(2) Abstentions. An abstention vote must be submitted during voting if the member is not voting for or against the matter before congress. Failure to vote at all will be considered a non-vote and for the purposes of all other acts will be counted as an abstention.

14 - Dereliction

(1) Congressional Members will be considered to have committed dereliction of their duties, if:

(a) they fail to vote on five or more bills/motions which fail due to not meeting quorum.

(b) they do not have enough playtime to vote in elections.

(2) Congressional Members will be exempt from this if they request a leave of absence before committing these acts.

15 - Congressional Hearings

(1) Functionality

(a) To ensure transparency and accountability, all hearings must be summarised in writing by the Presiding Officers' Office and published.

(b) 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 question time.

(2) Attendance

(a) Congress can subpoena any citizen to appear before a hearing. The Presiding Officers' Office will arrange a time that works for Congress and the individual being subpoenaed. Failure to attend the agreed meeting time will result in Contempt of Congress.

(b) The subpoena must state the reasoning for the hearing.

(c) In extraordinary circumstances, the executive member may be granted the ability to submit a written response to questions put forward by the Congress. This will be reviewed and decided upon by Congress.

(d) Where the subpoena relates to a Government or business entity, the subpoenaed citizen may offer an alternative representative to attend in their place. e.g. The President may nominate a member of cabinet to attend in their place.

16 - Congressional Question Time

(1) Functionality

(a) To ensure transparency and accountability all question times must be recorded and written down by the Clerk in a document or by another congressional official if the Clerk is unavailable, These documents should be made available to the general public at the earliest possible time.

(b) There must be a minimum of Three representatives in attendance at each question time.

(2) Schedule

(a) Question time will occur when the Congress passes a motion by a simple majority to request the testimony of a secretary.

(b) The Speaker of Congress shall propose not fewer than two and not more than four times to the Secretary/Secretaries requested to appear before Congress.

(c) If no time proposed by the Speaker works for the Secretary/Secretaries, the Secretary may request an alternate time from the Speaker or a member of their office.

(d) Once a time is agreed upon, the Speaker of Congress is to announce via #government-announcements that a meeting has been scheduled. This announcement is to come no fewer than three days prior to the meeting.

(e) In the event that a time cannot be arranged with a Secretary, they may nominate their deputy or a member of the relevant cabinet department to represent them, or to submit responses to Congress' questions in writing.

(2) Conduct

(a) Testimony is to be heard in either of the hearing rooms in the capitol.

(b) The hearing is to be presided over by either the chair of the committee impaneled to hear testimony or the Speaker of Congress. How the members of Congress determine the chair of the committee is to be up to the members of Congress, as is the composition of the committee.

(c) Representatives will ask questions of the Secretary or their appointed representative in descending order of seniority.

(d) If requested, members of the committee impaneled to hear testimony shall provide written copies of the questions they wish to ask.

(e) Meetings are to be open to the public, and a report is to be published by the congressional Press Assistant following each meeting.

(3) Legal Obligation

(a) When a Secretary's presence is requested by the Congress, they are required to attend a hearing when scheduled as outlined above.

(b) Secretaries are obligated to attend a hearing or provide testimony in writing when summoned by Congress. Secretaries may meet their legal obligation under this clause by appointing their deputy or another member of their department to stand in for them, or by submitting responses to questions asked by Congress in writing.

(c) If a Secretary fails to meet their obligations under this section, they may be fined an amount not greater than 500 dollars if a super majority in Congress holds the Secretary in contempt.

(d) If a Secretary fails to meet their obligations repeatedly, Congress reserves the power to remove the Secretary through Impeachment.

(4) Limitations

(a) Congress may not require testimony from any one secretary more than once in a period of 6 weeks.

(b) This limitation does not apply to summons before an impeachment trial.

17 - Congressional Subpoenas

(1) Process

(a) Any member of the Congress may propose a motion to subpoena any number of people or entities to testify.

(b) Motions to exercise Congressional Subpoenas are accepted or denied by the chamber that they are proposed. Congressional Committees are also able to accept or deny Congressional Subpoenas.

(c) Should the motion pass, the subject(s) of the motion will be compelled to testify before Congress by the date specified in the motion.

(d) Should the subject of a subpoena fail to appear before Congress without reasonable justification they will be charged 1% of their balance for each day with a minimum of $100.

(e) Subjects of Congressional subpoenas may invoke their right not to incriminate themselves during the hearing.

17 - Congressional Tax Powers

(1) Terms

(a) The Congress may pass legislation to dictate the tax code.

(b) No tax bill may specifically target any individual or corporation.

(c) Tax bills may target specific industries.

(d) The Department of Commerce may enact tax policy so long as it does not conflict with Congressionally approved tax policy.

18 - Congressional Funds

(1) Codified Spending:

(a) The reference to the legislative budget in this bill relates to the respective balance of the 'DCGovernmentLEG' account.

(b) The legislative branch may pass bills to limit or enforce spending on a specific subject.

(c) Spending remains subject to all bills regarding appropriations, including the logging and transparency of such spending.

(2) Facilitation of Funding

(a) The Office of the Presiding Officers is responsible for appropriating the proper funds once a motion is passed, unless otherwise directed in such motion.

(3) Legislative bonuses

(a) Congressional members are barred from appropriating themselves and or accepting bonuses for the purpose of extra remuneration.

(i) Members of the speakers office are the only members exempt from this exclusion.

(b) Representatives may still receive appropriations to assist them in the course of their official duties (e.g. paying a staffer).

(4) Any official gifts made to a Representative or Senator are to be property of the state and should be surrendered to the Speaker's office at the member's first opportunity.

(a) The speaker's office may choose to display or simply retain and archive these gifts.

19 - Contempt of Congress

(1) The House of Representatives, Senate, or any committee may vote to hold a person "in contempt" by a majority vote. The Speaker will then report the incident to the Department of Justice to be actioned.

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: $1500 fine and 10 minutes of jail time
Second Offence: $2000 fine and 20 minutes of jail time
Third Offence: $4000 fine, 40 minutes of jailtime, and a Censure

20 - Redundancy

(1) A 'Redundant' prefix will be made available to the Speaker's office.

(2) This prefix may be applied to bills by the Speaker's office where a bill no longer has legal relevance. Bills with the redundancy prefix will be moved to the rescinded / vetoed / rejected forum.

(3) Redundant bills will remain law until they are formally rescinded.

21 - Peer Review

(1) A co-sponsor is required on all bills proposed.

(a) This co-sponsor must be a Representative or Senator who is not the poster of the bill and this co-sponsor must be willing in the process of co-sponsorship.

(b) The bill and resolution format will be updated to include a space under section 1 for the co-sponsor to be put.

(c) If a listed co-sponsor claims that legislation was introduced without their consent, it is to be withdrawn from consideration at the discretion of the presiding officer of the House unless evidence of consent is provided. Consent may not be withdrawn once legislation is introduced.

22 - Oath of Office

(1) Any Presiding Officer of a chamber of Congress may choose to hold a swearing-in ceremony for their chamber each term.

(2) All Representatives and Senators in attendance of such a ceremony shall be sworn in by the Clerk with the following oath: 'I, (username), do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Redmont for the people. So help me End and Tech.'

(a) Congressional staff shall be sworn in by a Presiding Officer with the same oath.

(3) Congressional swearing-ins are entirely ceremonial and shall have no legal effect.

23 - Ethical Standards

(1) Members of Congress should recuse themselves from any investigations in which they may have a conflict of interest.

(2) Members of Congress cannot engage in questioning, proposing subpoenas, or any other investigative matter if they have a conflict of interest. This may only be overridden via a supermajority of Congress.

(3) Members of Congress should maintain the same level of activity required for voters in Section 16 of the Electoral Act. If a member of Congress continues to not be active on Discord, Forums, or in-game it may be considered a failure to perform duty and a removable offense.

24 - Amendments

(1) Any changes to this process should take the form of an amendment to the Legislative Standards Act.

25 - Bill & Resolution Format Thread

(1) See Information - Bill & Resolution Formats'

1950Minecrafter · Friday at 2:24 PM

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

1950minecrafter
20th President of the Commonwealth of Redmont
Member of the WPR

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