A Bill to Cease the Coinage of Pennies to

Save Money

1BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

2Section 1. The coinage of the United States penny will be stopped.

3Section 2. A. Coinage will be defined as the minting process of metallic currency.

4B. The United States penny will be defined as the one cent coin.

5Section 3. A. The United States Mint of the U.S. Treasury will oversee the cessation 6 of this production.

7B. Any aforementioned coins used to pay for an item may be returned to

8 the government from a licensed seller and will be compensated equally.

9Section 4. This legislation will go into effect as of 1st January, 2018.

10Section 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Respectfully Submitted by

Michael Grabusky

Southern Lehigh High School

A Bill to Require All Places of Work to Offer Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave

  1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
  2. SECTION 1.A. All places of employment will provide women 8weeks and men 4
  3. weeks of paid child rearing leave commensurate to their usual salary.
  4. B. Documentation of childbirth or adoption must be provided to the
  5. employer within two weeks of the start of the child rearing leave.
  6. C. Employers in need of supplemental funding up to 75% of these salary
  7. costs, maysubmit an annual application to the Department of Health and
  8. Human Services. This application must show a loss of profit of at least
  9. 2.0% from these child rearing leaves.
  10. SECTION 2.A. A place of employment shall be defined as an organization which pays
  11. people for their services.
  12. B. Birth certificate, adoption certificate anddocuments from a midwife,
  13. doctor or hospitalwill be the forms of documentation accepted.
  14. SECTION 3.A. This bill will be enforced by U.S. Departments of Health & Human
  15. Services and Labor.
  16. B. Any additional funding for this billfrom the above departments will be
  17. from a 2% cut in the U.S. Department of Defense budget.
  18. SECTION 5.This legislation will take effect at the beginning of the 2019 fiscal year.
  19. SECTION 6. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Respectfully Submitted,

Bridgette Lang

Southern Lehigh

A Resolution against the Sale of Arms to Saudi Arabia

Whereas: The State Department announced the potential sale of Military arms to Saudi Arabia

Whereas: and the sale of arms may harm innocent civilians and may fuel a regional arms race and;

Whereas: The sale of arms may also contribute to the killing of innocent Yemen citizens, as has occurred in the past and may be further perpetuated by an influx of weapons into the region.

Therefore: Be it resolved by the Congress assembled today that this legislative body vehemently disagrees with the proposed sale of weapons to the Saudi Arabian military by the United States State Department.

Respectfully Submitted for Congressional Debate,

Cameron Sauers of Notre Dame

A Bill to Nullify Car Dealership Franchise Laws to
Promote Competition

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

Section 1.Upon passage of this legislation, all car dealership franchise laws will be considered null and void.

Section 2.Car dealership franchise laws are considered any piece of legislation that pertains to the prohibiting of car manufacturers to terminate franchises, requirement that automakers sell new cars through their franchises, and the awarding of exclusive sales territories to franchises.

Section 3.Each state’s Division of Motor Vehicles will oversee the enforcement of this bill. This is in order to oversee each state’s specific implementation of the three aforementioned components of car dealership franchise laws.

A.This is a national law that all states must follow even though one government agency does not enforce this bill.

SECTION 4.This bill will be implemented on January 1, 2017.

Section 5.All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Hunterdon Central Regional High School.

A Resolution to Offer Tax Credits to Incentivize the Use of Environmentally Friendly Vehicles

WHEREAS,The United States is the second leading emitter of greenhouse emissions and air pollutants on a worldwide scale; and

WHEREAS,The use of fossil fuels and natural gas in America introduces over 6,000 metric tons of greenhouse emissions into the atmosphere annually; and

WHEREAS,The presence of air pollutants can lead to medical hazards including increased risk of respiratory defects, cardiac defects, and exposure to carcinogens, as well as environmental hazards including sulfuric rain and ozone depletion; and

WHEREAS,Motor vehicle emissions make up more than half of the air pollutants and carbon emissions of the United States; and

WHEREAS, On average, hybrid cars reduce emitted air pollutants by 90% and reduce emitted carbon dioxide by 50%; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED,That the Congress here assembled make the following recommendation for a 25% tax credit for the purchase of a gas-electric hybrid vehicle and a 35% credit for the purchase of a fully electric vehicle, to be returned to the purchaser by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Hunterdon Central Regional High School.

A Bill To Support Research For Climate Change

BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

Section 1. The United States of America will provide $100 billion to support research to combat climate change.

Section 2. Many problems related to climate change such as forest fires, water-borne diseases, degraded water quality, and respiratory illnesses are increasing in our country today because of climate change.

Section 3. The US Department of Agriculture, Global Climate Change, will oversee the implementation of this law.

Section 4. This bill will be enacted 30 days after the acceptance by the United States government.

Section 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Respectfully Submitted,

Rep. Thomas Bizub

Delbarton School

Jacob Philhower

presents the following legislation:

A Bill

To:

Diminish minimum sentences for nonviolent felonies.

Section One: This legislation would greatly reduce but not abolish minimum sentences for nonviolent felonies. Therefore, this bill would intend to give more power to the judge in deciding the length of the sentence for nonviolent felons

Section Two:

Minimum Sentence- the minimum amount of jail time required to be served for different federal crimes

Felony- A serious crime which is punishable by at least a year of imprisonment.

Section Three: This legislation would reduce the minimum amount of time served in non violent crimes such as drug and property offenses to the minimum to be classified as a felony, one year. This adjustment of minimum sentences will give a judge more power to assign an appropriate punishment for those convicted. If passed, this legislation will not restrict Judges from giving longer sentences but will only give the option to issue shorter sentences if deemed appropriate.

Section Four: This legislation will require no funding and will actually cut costs of operating prisons because many convicts will be spending less time in prison.

Section Five: This bill will be enacted 91 days after passage.

RESOLUTION TO ENFORCE UNCLOS DECISION IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

  1. WHEREAS, there has been constant turmoil in the South China Sea over the two island archipelagos of the Paracel and Spratly Islands
  2. WHEREAS, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines have been vying for control of the islands with China harassing Filipino vessels in the area
  3. WHEREAS, UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) has made a decision in July of 2016 that China has violated the Philippines sovereign rights
  4. WHEREAS, China has boycotted the decision and continues to harass Filipino fishermen and other vessels entering the Paracels and Spratlys
  5. BE IT RESOLVED, that the United States shall enforce the UNCLOS decision on basis to prevent war between China and our ally, the Philippines

A Resolution To Grant Statehood to All US Territories and the District of Columbia

WHEREAS,The United States of America has mistreated its five territories and its capital as well as, and more importantly the citizens of these lands for years; and

WHEREAS,This mistreatment leads to a negative world view of the United States, a horrific life for the citizens of the District of Columbia and the US territories, and the United States becoming a empirical regime akin to the one that these colonies rebelled against;

WHEREAS,US citizens living in US territories are not treated as equal citizens and most importantly cannot vote in US elections for political offices that could send a citizen of these territories off to war and citizens of the District of Columbia cannot function as a city government without Congress’s approval of any of their actions;

RESOLVED,That the Student Congress here assembled grant immediate statehood to Guam, the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia;

FURTHER RESOLVED, That these new states will be granted all the protections of US states immediately including electoral votes in the upcoming Presidential election if their statehood is granted in time.

A Bill to Subsidize the African Farming Industry

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SECTION 1. The United States shall provide 12 million dollars in micro loans to African farmers.
SECTION 2. Micro loans are defined as small loans (microloans) given to impoverished borrowers who typically lack collateral, steady employment and a verifiable credit history. The loans specified in this legislation will not exceed $6,000 per farmer, and will be designated to be used for creating sustainable agriculture.
SECTION 3.The United States Agency For International Development will oversee the implementation of this legislation.
  1. The microloans will be provided directly to the farmers in Africa.
  2. At the end of the 2017 fiscal year, USAID will determine the effectiveness of the microloans and determine whether an additional 12 million dollars will be provided annually.
  3. If the aid is determined to be ineffective, the program shall be shut down immediately.
  4. The funds for this legislation will be supplied from the existing Official Development Funds (ODA) being supplied to African countries.
SECTION 4.This legislation will be implemented at the start of the 2016 fiscal year.
SECTION 5.All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Ridge High School

A Resolution to developthe Sahel region to counter Terrorist Aggression

WHEREAS,The Sahel region of Africa is highly susceptible to being capitalized by terrorist organizations; and

WHEREAS,seeing an interest of ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and other terrorist groups to expand their control into the Sahel region demands preemptive action to prevent the expansion; and

WHEREAS,failure to stop further advances would allow these groups to lay the foundation with in the area to repel aggressive counter actions afterwards; and

RESOLVED,That the Congress here assembled make the following recommendation that military assistance be prioritized over developmental support to the Sahel region.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Montville Township High School.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Montville Township High School.

A Bill to Increase Security in Public Transportation Stations

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

Section 1.$500 million shall be allocated to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to install security terminals in public transportation stations.

Section 2. A.Public Transportation Terminals shall be defined as train stations, bus stations, and all other public transit centers that are not secured by the Department of Homeland Security or the Transportation Security Administration.

B. Security terminals shall be defined as metal detectors and x-ray machines staffed by Homeland Security Officials.

Section 3.The Department of Homeland Security shall be responsible for executing this legislation.

A. The DHS shall assess high risk public transportation stations and allocate resources accordingly.

SECTION 4. The bill will be implemented January 1, 2017.

Section 5.All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Malaika Ravindran.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by MalaikaRavindran.

A Bill to Close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1.The Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp will be shut down and will cease operation. All other functions of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base will be unchanged.

SECTION 2.“Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp” being defined as the United States Military Prison located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.

SECTION 3.The Department of Defense will be responsible for the implementation of this bill.

SECTION 4.This bill will be implemented within two years of passage.

SECTION 5.All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Ross Selby-Salazar.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Malaika Ravindran.