2016-17 VHSL STUDENT CONGRESS LEGISLATION REGION 6A NORTH
Table of Contents Docket A: Domestic Resolution 1113... 3 Docket A: Economic Bill 4786... 4 Docket A: Virginia Bill 2349... 5 Docket A: International Bill 1088... 6 Docket A: Domestic Bill 7231... 7 Docket A: Domestic Bill 3211... 8 Docket A: International Resolution 8222... 9 Docket A: Virginia Bill 8122... 10 Docket A: Domestic Bill 818... 11 Docket A: Economic Bill 7066... 12 Docket A: Economic Bill 7077... 13 Docket A: Domestic Resolution 3420... 14 Docket A: Virginia Resolution 3453... 15 Docket A: Virginia Resolution 3356... 16 Docket A: Virginia Resolution 3564... 18 Docket A: International Resolution 3770... 19 Docket A: Domestic Bill 3149... 21 Docket A: Economic Bill 2089... 22 Docket A: Economic Bill 2815... 23 Docket A: International Bill 2222... 24 Docket A: Virginia Bill 2226... 25 Docket A: Domestic Bill 2227... 26 Docket A: Domestic Bill 2416... 27 Docket B: International Bill 1516... 28 Docket B: Economic Bill 1717... 29 Docket B: Domestic Bill 2023... 30 VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 2 of 30
Docket A: Domestic Resolution 1113 Ending the War on Drugs Be it resolved, Line 01: that whereas the war on drugs is the United States government's Line 02: campaign of drug prohibition with the aim of reducing the illegal drug Line 03: trade; Line 04: Line 05: WHEREAS the US federal government has spent over $15 billion on the War on drugs; Line 06: Line 07: WHEREAS state and local governments have spent over $25 billion on the war on drugs; Line 08: Line 09: WHEREAS the costs do not match the tangible benefits of the war on drugs; Line 10: Line 11: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by this student congress that the War on Drugs shall be Line 12: reduced in force and expenditures; both the federal and state governments shall reduce Line 13: funding allocated to the War on Drugs and its corresponding initiatives. Senator Ava Sharifi Chantilly High School on 3/15/2017 5:04:32 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 3 of 30
Docket A: Economic Bill 4786 A Bill to Decrease Carbon From Fossil Fuels Line01: ARTICLE I: All businesses that emit more than 25,000 metric tons of Line02: carbon dioxide per year will be required to purchase carbon credits Line03: through a cap and trade system, where the cap will be reduced every Line04: year. Line05: Line06: The cap is the limit on the amount of pollution that can be released, Line07: measured in billions of tons of carbon dioxide per year. The cap and Line08: trade system is essentially a market for carbon allowances. Line09: Line10: ARTICLE II: The US Environmental Protection Agency will oversee and Line11: implement the enforcement of the bill. Line12: Line13: ARTICLE III: The US Environmental Protection Agency will set the new Line14: cap every year and hold the carbon credit auction. Line15: Line16: ARTICLE IV: This bill shall be implemented on January 1st, 2018. Line17: Line18: ARTICLE V: All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared Line19: null and void. Senator Yasaswini Doguparthi Chantilly High School on 3/15/2017 8:03:44 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 4 of 30
Docket A: Virginia Bill 2349 A Bill to Prioritize Virginian Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Line01: Article I: Veterans currently living in the Commonwealth of Virginia Line02: seeking mental health care in a non-department of Veterans Affairs Line03: (VA) entity are eligible for such specialized care through the Virginia Line04: Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services if the Line05: veteran provides a written statement that the veteran seeks mental Line06: health care from the VA and has not thus far received timely and Line07: adequate mental health care through a VA facility or health care Line08: provider. Line09: Line10: Article II: Veterans of the United States Uniformed Services living in Line11: the Commonwealth of Virginia may be eligible to benefit from this Line12: legislation. Eligibility for most benefits through this legislation and the Line13: VA is based upon discharge from active military service under other Line14: than dishonorable conditions. In addition, the written statement must be Line15: either sent electronically or by fax. Line16: Line17: The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Line18: Services (VDBHDS) will oversee the implementation of this Line19: legislation. Line20: Line21: Article IV:This bill will be implemented immediately after passage. Line22: Line23: Article V:All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared Line24: null and void. Senator Alexandra Bowman Chantilly on 3/15/2017 10:33:51 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 5 of 30
Docket A: International Bill 1088 A Bill to Reform United States/Mexico Immigration Policies Line01: Article I: United States shall prohibit people who have entered the Line02: United States illegally from Mexico from ever reentering the United Line03: States legally. Line04: Line05: Article II: Illegal immigrants are defined as non-citizens who have Line06: entered the United States by crossing the Mexican border without Line07: government permission or have stayed beyond the termination Line08: date of a visa. Line09: Line10: Article III: The Department of Homeland Security, specifically the Line11: United States Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Citizenship Line12: and Immigration Services will oversee the implementation of this Line13: bill. Line14: Line15: Article IV: This bill will be implemented 6 months after its passage. Line16: Line17: Article V: All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared Line18: null and void. Senator Kaitlyn Cheng Chantilly on 3/15/2017 10:55:06 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 6 of 30
Docket A: Domestic Bill 7231 A Bill to Regulate Campaign Finance A Bill to Regulate Campaign Finance 723 1. Article I: In order to prevent the misuse of campaign finances for political gain, funding for 2. the Federal Election Commission will be increased by $100,000,000, so they can 3. monitor campaign spending. 4. Article II: Campaign finance refers to all funds raised to promote candidates, political parties, 5. or policy initiatives and referenda. 6. Article III: This bill will be implemented on October 1, 2017 7. Article IV: The Federal Election Commission is responsible for regulating federal 8. campaign finances. 9. Article V: All other laws that are in conflict with this new policy shall hereby be 10. declared null and void. Respectfully Submitted, Representative Noshin Hassan Lake Braddock Secondary School Representative Noshin Hassan Lake Braddock Secondary School on 3/20/2017 7:33:53 AM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 7 of 30
Docket A: Domestic Bill 3211 A Bill to Reform Campaign Contributions Bill #321 A bill to reform campaign contributions Article I: Section 1: The tax-exempt status for independent-expenditure only committees will be removed and they will be placed in a new category titled political organizations. Section 2: A tax for political organizations will be created with a different tax based on expenditures per annum Subsection a: Organizations spending less than $1,000,000 will pay a tax of 0.0 % Subsection b: Organizations spending more than $1,000,000 but less than $20,000,000 will pay a tax of 15.0% on all expenditures past the first $1,000,000. Subsection c: Organizations spending more than $20,000,000 but less than $100,000,000 will pay a tax of 25.0% on all expenditures past the first $20,000,000 and a tax of 15% on the first $20,000,000. Subsection d: expenditures. Organizations spending more than $100,000,000 will pay a tax of 60.0% on all Section 3: All coordination between independent-expenditure only committees will count as expenditures for both. Subsection a: If an organization spends money and coordinates that spending with another organization then that expenditure will be counted as a separate expenditure by both organizations Article II: Organization is used synonymously with independent-expenditure only committee Expenditure is the amount of money spent by an organization on any function but maintenance of facilities and employment of staff. Article III: This bill will be implemented on October 1, 2017 Article IV: The Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Election Commission will oversee the implementation and enforcement of this bill. Article V: Respectfully Submitted, All laws in conflict with this one are hereby null and void. Representative Timothy J. Hunt III Lake Braddock Secondary School Representative Timothy J. Hunt III Lake Braddock Secondary School on 3/20/2017 7:35:14 AM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 8 of 30
Docket A: International Resolution 8222 A Resolution to Strengthen Ties with Mexico Be it resolved, 01 Whereas: The United States and Mexico have a long and shared 02 history and culture; and 03 Whereas: The Mexican economy is rising and has an increasing 04 potential for trade; and 05 Whereas: A stronger Mexican economy has and will continue to 06 lessen immigration from Mexico to the United States. 07 Therefore: Be it resolved by this Student Congress here assembled 08 that: The United States will move to strengthen 09 economic ties with Mexico through increased trade with 10 and investments in Mexico. Representative Sophia Warnement Yorktown High School on 3/21/2017 3:36:20 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 9 of 30
Docket A: Virginia Bill 8122 A Bill to Provide Increased Mental Health Resources in Virginia State Prisons Line 01 Article I: Line 02: Line 03: Article II: Line 04: Line 05: Line 06: Article III: Line 07: Line 08 Mental health screenings shall be conducted for all inmates in Virginia state correctional facilities. A mental health screening is defined as a process of gathering information about a person with the purpose of making a diagnosis if applicable. Inmates will be screened for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Line 09: Article IV: This Bill shall be implemented on January 1, 2018. Line 10: Article V: Line 11: Line 12: Line 13: Article VI: The Virginia Department of Health in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Corrections shall oversee the enforcement of this bill. All laws in conflict with this Bill shall hereby be Line 14: declared null and void. Representative Rachel Geisel Yorktown High School on 3/21/2017 4:04:04 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 10 of 30
Docket A: Domestic Bill 818 A Bill Pertaining to the Decriminalization of Marijuana 01 Article I: The United States of America shall decriminalize 02 marijuana. 03 Article II: Marijuana is defined as the dried leaves and flowering 04 tops of the hemp that yield THC and are smoked in 05 cigarettes for its intoxicating effect. 06 Article III: This Bill shall be implemented on April 20, 2017. 07 Article V: The Drug Enforcement Administration shall oversee the 08 enforcement of this bill. 09 Article VI: All laws in conflict with this bill shall hereby be declared 10 null and void. Representative Liam Thompson Yorktown High School on 3/21/2017 4:30:03 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 11 of 30
Docket A: Economic Bill 7066 A Bill to Abolish Payday and Title Loans Bill #706 Bill To Abolish Payday and Title Loans Article I: The United States of America will declare predatory lending practices such as payday loans and title loans illegal. Article II This bill will go into effect October 1st, 2017 Article III: The U.S. Department Of Commerce will oversee the execution of this bill, with additional oversight from the Department Of The Treasury. Article IV: All other laws in conflict with this policy are hereby declared null and void. Respectfully Submitted, Representative Erik Dockins Lake Braddock Secondary School Representative Erik Dockins Lake Braddock Secondary School on 3/22/2017 5:34:41 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 12 of 30
Docket A: Economic Bill 7077 A Bill to Limit the Effects of Burning Fossil Fuels Bill 707 A Bill to Limit the Effects of Burning Fossil Fuels 1Article I. All contaminants listed under CCL 4 and any future CCLs will 2be placed under regulation. 3Article II. CCL 4 is the fourth Contaminant Candidate List created in 4 42016 by the Environmental Protection Agency. The Contaminant 5Candidate List is a list of chemicals and microbes, including those 6spread by burning fossil fuels, which the EPA believes could cause 7harm to people but are not regulated. These chemicals and microbes 8are found in drinking water. 9Article III. This piece of legislation will go into effect on October 1st, 102017. 11Article IV. The Environmental Protection Agency will oversee the 12enforcement of this bill. 13Article V. Any law in conflict with this piece of legislation will hereby 14be declared null and void. Respectfully Submitted, Representative Katie Migdal Lake Braddock Secondary School Representative Katie Migdal Lake Braddock Secondary School on 3/22/2017 6:20:46 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 13 of 30
Docket A: Domestic Resolution 3420 Reducing Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Offenses Be it resolved, Line01 : Line02 : WHEREAS a disproportionate amount of the United States population is incarcerated Line03 : for drug-related misdemeanors; Line04 : Line05 : WHEREAS the current policies encourage a large prison population that Line06 : disproportionately targets African-American and Hispanic communities; Line07 : Line08 : WHEREAS the high prison population creates an immense amount of expenses, the Line09 : burden of which falls on taxpayers; Line10 : Line11: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by this student congress that prison sentences for Line12: those convicted of drug-related misdemeanors shall be re-evaluated with an effort Line13: to reduce prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. This program shall be led by the Line14: Department of Justice and enforced starting December, 2018. Representative Laura Reichert James W. Robinson Secondary on 3/23/2017 4:02:20 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 14 of 30
Docket A: Virginia Resolution 3453 Resolution for Increased Spending for Mental Illness Treatment Be it resolved, Line01: Line02: that whereas: Over the past 4 decades more than 80% of long-term treatment facilities have Line03: been closed. Therefore mental illness has become a severely undertreated problem in the state Line04: of Virginia; and Line05: Line06: WHEREAS: More than one in five adults in Virginia have a mental illness, mental illness is causing Line07: suicide to become the third leading cause of death of teenagers and young adults in Virginia, Line08: and more and more of the mentally ill are being imprisoned due to inadequate treatment Line09: facilities; and Line10: Line11: WHEREAS: Untreated mental illness is leading to unnecessary deaths, increased unemployment, Line12: and ever-increasing costs for an already over-taxed justice and correctional system. Line13: Line14: THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED by this Student Congress here assembled that state mental health Line15: services must be improved through increasing the budget of the Virginia Department of Line16: Behavioral Health and Developmental Services by 25%. Representative Christopher Egerstorm James W. Robinson Jr. Secondary School on 3/23/2017 4:14:23 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 15 of 30
Docket A: Virginia Resolution 3356 Consequences of Unpaid Court Fines Be it resolved, Docket: Docket A Legislation: Resolution Area: Virginia Number: 335 Leg_Title: Unpaid Court Fines Line00: Be it resolved Line01: Line02: WHEREAS citizens unable to pay court fines face harsh jail Line03: sentences. Line04: Line05: WHEREAS unpaid court fines result in jail time of varying Line06: Line07: Line08: length, and or result in multiple jail stays. And/or court fines resulting in correctional resources are being diverted from serious offenses unto low impact ones. Line09: Line10: WHEREAS a persons jail time may result in a relapse, or Line11: Line12: Line13: cycle, causing multiplefines or continuous prison sentence. Where jail time could result in loss of job and/or other valuable family resources Line14: Line15: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by this student congress Line16: that people unable Line17: to pay court fines will no longer result in jail time, but instead Line18: community work VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 16 of 30
Line19: or other services beneficial to the state. SubmitTitle: Submitted_By: Representative Sofia Perrone School: James W. Robinson Secondary School Date: 11 March 2017 Time: 12:42:56 Representative Sofia Perrone Robinson Secondary School on 3/23/2017 4:15:27 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 17 of 30
Docket A: Virginia Resolution 3564 Consequences of Unpaid Court Fines Be it resolved, Line01: Line02: WHEREAS citizens unable to pay court fines face harsh jail sentences. Line03: Line04: WHEREAS unpaid court fines result in jail time of varying length, and or result Line05: in multiple jail stays. And/or court fines resulting in correctional resources are Line06: being diverted from serious offenses unto low impact ones. Line07: Line08: WHEREAS a persons jail time may result in a relapse, or cycle, causing multiple Line09: fines or continuous prison sentence. Where jail time could result in loss of job Line10: and/or other valuable family resources Line11: Line12: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by this student congress that people unable Line13: to pay court fines will no longer result in jail time, but instead community work Line14: or other services beneficial to the state. Representative Sofia Perrone Robinson Secondary School on 3/23/2017 4:19:16 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 18 of 30
Docket A: International Resolution 3770 U.S.-Mexico Relations-Secure the border Be it resolved, Docket: Legislation: Docket A Resolution Number: 3770 Topic: Leg_Title International U.S.-Mexico Relations-Secure the border Line00: Be it resolved, Line01: Line02: Whereas there has been a recent surge in illegal Line03: immigration at the Southern U.S. border; Line04: Line05: Whereas in a direct correlation there has been an increase Line06: in crime through Line07: violent and nonviolent measures, harmful to the United Line08: States national security; Line09: Line10: Whereas border security is critically important to the national Line11: security and public safety in the United States. Line12: Line13: Therefore, be it resolved; Line14: that this this Student Congress here assembled Line15: support a technology and manpower based approach Line16: to establish a secure border. Line17: Within this approach the Border Patrol s budget shall be Line18: increased,5000 extra Agents be hired,and drones utilized. VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 19 of 30
Line19: The Department of Homeland Security shall oversee the Line20: enforcement. Furthermore shall executive departments and Line21: agencies deploy all lawful means necessary to establish a Line22: secure U.S.-Mexican border. SubmitTitle: Representative Submitted_By: Joshua Landes School: Robinson Secondary Representative Joshua Landes Robinson Secondary School on 3/23/2017 10:17:52 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 20 of 30
Docket A: Domestic Bill 3149 A Bill to Ban Political Action Committees (PACs) Line01: Line02: Article I: The use of political action committees (otherwise Line03: known as PACs) during political campaigns at all levels of Line04: government in the United States shall be prohibited. Line05: Line06: Article II: A political action committee is defined by the Center Line07: for Responsive Politics as a political committee organized for Line08: the purpose of raising and spending money to elect and defeat Line09: candidates. Most PACs represent business, labor or Line10: ideological interests. Line11: Line12: Article III: This legislation shall take effect immediately upon Line13: passage. Line14: Line15: Article IV: The Federal Election Commission (FEC) shall Line16: oversee the enforcement of this bill. Enforcement will include Line17: regular contribution inspections for political candidates at all Line18: levels to ensure that all campaign funding comes directly from Line19: individuals, as opposed to PACs. Line 20: Line 21: Article V: All laws and policies in conflict with new law Line 22: are hereby deemed null and void. Representative Matthew Lichtblau James W. Robinson Secondary School on 3/23/2017 11:00:46 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 21 of 30
Docket A: Economic Bill 2089 A Bill to Instate a Carbon Tax Line 01: Article 1: This bill will instate a carbon tax of.0000001% of Line 02: gross profit per million tons of carbon emitted. Line 03: Article 2: Gross profit is defined as profit a company earns before Line 04: tax is calculated. Line 05: Article 3: This bill will be implemented one year after its passing. Line 06: Article 4: This bill's implementation will be overseen by the Line 07: Department of Energy. Line 08: Article 5: All other laws in conflict with this bill are hereby Line 09: declared null and void. Senator Quin Hoagland Hayfield Secondary on 3/24/2017 9:37:39 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 22 of 30
Docket A: Economic Bill 2815 A Bill to Lower the Cap for Interest Rates Line 01: Article 1: The cap for interest rates for consumer finance loans Line 02: will hereby be lowered to 20% APR. Line 03: Article 2: Consumer finance loans are defined as high interest Line 04: loans in which the consumer finance company is assuming more Line 05: risk by lending to people with low credit scores. Line 06: Article 3: This law will be implemented on June 9, 2017. Line 07: Article 4: All laws in conflict with this legislation, are hereby Line 08: declared null and void. Senator Annaliese Grunder on 3/24/2017 9:46:27 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 23 of 30
Docket A: International Bill 2222 Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States Line 01: Article 1: The United States Federal Government shall enact Line 02: a travel ban from seven countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Line 03: Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Line 04: Article 2: A Travel Ban is defined as a period (90 days) in Line 05: which there is suspended entry towards all aliens or any class Line 06: of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the Line 07: entry of aliens any restrictions deemed necessary by the Line 08: Congress here assembled. Line 09: Article 3: This bill shall be implemented upon Congressional Line 10: approval and will be enacted for at minimum 90 days. Line 11: Article 4: The Department of Homeland Security alongside Line 12: the Department of State shall both oversee the execution and Line 13: implementation of the bill, however each department will need Line 14: clear support from the other to terminate the ban once Line 15: implemented. Line 16: Article 5: This bill shall supersede all other other laws that Line 17: have elements in conflict with this bill, and those laws shall Line 18: hereby be declared null and void. Senator Cory Jack Hayfleld on 3/24/2017 10:01:32 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 24 of 30
Docket A: Virginia Bill 2226 A Bill To Provide Funding to Mental Illness Research Facilities Line 01: Article 1: Congress will adjust the budget in order to Line 02: accommodate for the support and funding of mental illness Line 03: research facilities. Line 04: Article 2: The amount of funding allocated to these facilities Line 05: and the number of facilities which will be allocated funding Line 06: will be determined by a congressional meeting. Line 07: Article 3: This will be implemented starting the next fiscal year Line 08: after passage of this legislation. Line 09: Article 4: The Department of Health & Human Services will Line 10: oversee the implementation of this bill and that funds are Line 11: used appropriately. Line 12: Article 5: All legislation in conflict with this bill shall be Line 13: declared null and void. Senator Minh Vu Hayfield on 3/24/2017 10:08:28 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 25 of 30
Docket A: Domestic Bill 2227 A Bill to Increase Funding to NASA Line 01: Article 1: This is a bill to allocate a larger amount of funds to Line 02: governmental administration of NASA. Line 03: Article 2: In Fiscal Year 2017-2018, NASA will receive a $1.9 Line 04: billion dollar increase in funds, approximately 0.486% of the Line 05: entire budget. Line 06: Article 3: The bill will be implemented six months from the bill's Line 07: passage by Congress. Line 08: Article 4: NASA will oversee the implementation of the bill Line 09: and the funds allocated will be proposed by the President Line 10: and affirmed by Congress. Line 11: Article 5: Any laws that interfere with the signing of this bill Line 12: here and now will be declared null and void. Senator Reda Majid Hayfield on 3/24/2017 10:38:20 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 26 of 30
Docket A: Domestic Bill 2416 A Bill To Legalize & Tax Drugs in the US Line 01: Article 1: All currently restricted illegal drugs will hereby be Line 02: legalized for recreational use by persons over the age of 21. Line 03: Article 2: A drug is defined according to the Food, Drug, and Line 04: Cosmetic Act as a substance other than food intended to Line 05: affect the structure or function of the body. Line 06: Article 3: All existing DUI laws will continue to be enforced. Line 07: Article 4: All sales of drugs, except medications, will be taxed Line 08: at a Federal Tax rate of 8%, and a State Tax rate of 7%. All Line 09: tax revenues will go to the appropriate authority's general Line 10: revenues. Line 11: Article 5: This law will be implemented not later than Line 12: December 31, 2017. Line 13: Article 6: The DEA will be the regulating and enforcement Line 14: agency. The IRS and State Tax departments will enforce the Line 15: taxations through usual means. Line 16: Article 7: All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby Line 17: declared null and void. Senator Matthew Gonzales Hayfield on 3/24/2017 10:56:34 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 27 of 30
Docket B: International Bill 1516 A Bill To Halt International Injustice Line01: Article I: The Executive Order 13780 which was signed by Line02: President Donald J. Trump on March 6th, 2017, placing limits Line03: on travel to the United States from certain countries and by Line04: refugees who do not possess a visa or valid travel documents, is Line05: hereby overturned and invalidated. Line06: Line07: Article II: All of those currently detained or unable to travel to Line08: the United States due to this Executive Order will immediately, Line09: after this bill s passage, be able to continue to travel into the Line10: United States of America. Line11: Line12: Article III: This plan shall be implemented immediately upon Line13: its passage. Line14: Line15: Article IV: The Department of State and the Department of Homeland Line16: Security shall both oversee the revocation of this executive order. Line17: Line18: Article V: All laws and policies in conflict with new law Line19: are hereby deemed null and void. Senator Alayna Lee Chantilly on 3/15/2017 10:24:29 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 28 of 30
Docket B: Economic Bill 1717 A Bill to Prevent Predatory Lending Line01: Article I: An interest rate cap of 40% will be imposed on all Line02: short-term loan institutions. Line03: Line04: Article II. Short-term loan institutions are defined as any Line05: lending company that deals in high risk loans over a time Line06: period of less than 120 days. Line07: Line08: Article III. The United States Department of the Commerce Line09: will oversee the implementation of this bill. Line10: Line11: Article IV. This bill will be implemented immediately upon Line12: passage. Line13: Line14: Article V. All laws in conflict with this legislation are Line15: hereby declared null and void. Senator Deepro Sarkar Chantilly on 3/21/2017 4:40:26 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 29 of 30
Docket B: Domestic Bill 2023 A Bill to Reform Campaign Finance Line 01: Article 1: Donations from an organization or charity to a PAC Line 02: or Super-PAC with the intent of supporting a candidate in an Line 03: election are henceforth prohibited. Line 04: Article 2: An election, in this case, is defined as an election Line 05: specifically for US official government positions. Line 06: Article 3: This bill will be implemented upon its passing. Line 07: Article 4: The implementation of this bill will be overseen by Line 08: the Federal Election Commission. Line 09: Article 5: All other laws in conflict with this bill are hereby Line 10: declared null and void. Senator Quin Hoagland Hayfield on 3/24/2017 10:45:33 PM VHSL Student Congress Legislation 2016-17 Page 30 of 30