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House Vote: 5-1-0
Senate Vote: 4-0-0
A
BILL
To
To establish law relating to legislative bonuses.
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 “Legislature Bonus Exclusion Act”.
(2) This Act applies to any future nominations made after this bill is signed into law.
2 - Reasons
(1) Representatives and Senators are paid well. As a partisan institution of elected public office holders, Congressional members should be barred from appropriating themselves and or accepting bonuses for the purpose of bonus remuneration.
(2) The only bonus the legislature should receive is re-election.
3 - Legislative bonuses
Congressional members are barred from appropriating themselves and or accepting bonuses for the purpose of extra remuneration.
(a) 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 - Congressional Gifts
(1) 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.
Senate Vote: 4-0-0
A
BILL
To
To establish law relating to legislative bonuses.
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 “Legislature Bonus Exclusion Act”.
(2) This Act applies to any future nominations made after this bill is signed into law.
2 - Reasons
(1) Representatives and Senators are paid well. As a partisan institution of elected public office holders, Congressional members should be barred from appropriating themselves and or accepting bonuses for the purpose of bonus remuneration.
(2) The only bonus the legislature should receive is re-election.
3 - Legislative bonuses
Congressional members are barred from appropriating themselves and or accepting bonuses for the purpose of extra remuneration.
(a) 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 - Congressional Gifts
(1) 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.
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