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AST/MAST Legislation2nd Semester, Spring 2019
JANUARY 2019 LEGISLATION 2
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A Resolution to Develop and Deploy IRBMs to East AsiaA Resolution to Prioritize the Replacement of Traffic Light Intersections with Roundabouts A Bill to Cease All Arms Sales to TaiwanA Resolution to Restrict the Use of Confidential Informants
FEBRUARY 2019 LEGISLATION 6
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A Resolution to Aid Venezuela’s Government with Their Ongoing Economic CrisisA Resolution to End Shark FinningA Resolution to Increase Development Assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic of KoreaA Resolution to Allow NASA to Extract Energy from Yellowstone to Save the World
MARCH 2019 LEGISLATION 10
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A Resolution to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags in Grocery Stores to Reduce Environmental HarmA Resolution to Abolish Plea Bargaining in the United StatesA Resolution to Rejoin the Paris Climate Accord Agreement A Resolution to Use Targeted Sanctions Against those Responsible for Genocide in Myanmar
APRIL 2019 LEGISLATION 14
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A Bill to Establish a Federal Ban on the Use of Cellular Phones in Primary and Secondary Schools to Bolster US Educational AchievementA Bill to Mandate the use of Carbon Dioxide Scrubbers to Increase Air PurityA Bill to Subsidize Guardians To Incentivize Family A Bill to Increase Funding to the US’ Points of Entry 17
January 2019AResolutiontoDevelopandDeployIRBMstoEastAsia
WHEREAS, TheIntermediate-RangeNuclearForces(INF)Treatyledtothe1
destructionofallUSintermediaterangeballisticmissiles(IRBMs);and2
WHEREAS, TheUnitedStatesdefinesIRBMsasballisticmissileswithrangesbetween3
1000and5500km;and4
WHEREAS, China,beinganon-partytotheINF,hasamassedanarsenalofhundreds5
ofsuchIRBMs,includingground-launchedcruisemissiles(GLCMs);and6
WHEREAS, China’smilitarycapabilitiesthreatensignificantportionsofEastAsia,7
includingtheSouthChinaSea,andwarranttakingdefensiveand8
premeditativemeasures;and9
WHEREAS, ChineseIRBMsarewithinstrikingdistanceofUSarmybasesthroughout10
theregion,suchasinJapan,andcanrendertheUSnavalpresenceinEast11
Asiaobsolete;now,therefore,beit12
RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthattheUnitedStatesrestart13
developmentandbegindeploymentofIRBMsinEastAsia.14
Thank you toJasperHighSchooland the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation15
January 2019AResolutiontoPrioritizetheReplacementofTrafficLight
IntersectionswithRoundaboutsWHEREAS, Personalvehiclesaccountforone-fifthofallUScarbonemissions,1
producing24poundsofcarbondioxideandgreenhousegasespergallon;2
and3
WHEREAS, Oil-relatedemissionsareincreasingastheindustryincreasesextraction4
andrefinementofalternateoilsources;and5
WHEREAS, Avoidingunnecessaryoilemissionscanbeasmallsteptowardsalarger6
solution;and7
WHEREAS, Roundaboutintersectionsreduceidlingtimeofvehicles,decreasing8
emissions;and9
WHEREAS, Intersectionsconvertedtoroundaboutsareabletoreducevehicle10
accidentsandinjuriesstemmingfromthoseaccidents;and11
WHEREAS, Theconstructionofaroundaboutismorecosteffectivethanatraditional12
trafficlightintersection;now,therefore,beit13
RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthatfuturefederalinfrastructure14
prioritizethereplacementoftrafficlightintersectionswithroundabouts.15
Thank you to Byron Nelson High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
January 2019ABilltoCeaseAllArmsSalestoTaiwan
BEITENACTEDBYTHECONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1
SECTION1. TheU.S.DepartmentofDefensewillpromptlyceaseallarmssalesto2
Taiwan.3
SECTION2. “Arms”isdefinedasartillery,ammunition,tacticalweaponry,or4
specializedweaponry.5
SECTION3. TheDepartmentofDefensewillberesponsiblefortheexecutionofthis6
terminationofarmssales.7
A. TheDepartmentofDefenseshallreceivea$1.5billionemolumentby8
theendofFY2020.9
B. AllarmsintendedtobesoldtoTaiwanwilleitherbeliquidatedor10
soldtoothercountriesastheDepartmentofDefensedeems11
appropriate.12
SECTION4. Thislegislationwillgointoeffectimmediatelyuponpassage.13
SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.14
Thank you to All Saints Episcopal School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
January 2019AResolutiontoRestricttheUseofConfidential
InformantsWHEREAS, lawenforcementofficialshaveincreasinglyreliedonconfidential1
informants(CIs)incriminalinvestigations;and2
WHEREAS, confidentialinformants,commonlyreferredtoas“snitches,”areoften3
drugaddicts,convictedfelons,orothersinvolvedincriminalactivity;and4
WHEREAS, theinformationprovidedbyCIsisnotoriouslyunreliable;and5
WHEREAS, theuseofthisinformationputsthelivesbothinnocentciviliansand6
policeofficersinjeopardywhenusedtoserveno-knockwarrants7
commonlyusedindrugenforcement;and8
WHEREAS, theuseofpleabargaininginthecriminaljusticesystemfurther9
exacerbatestheharmsofconfidentialinformantsasfalsetestimonyby10
confidentialinformantsisrarelychallenged;and11
WHEREAS, policehaveoftenviewedCIsasexpendable,andtakenunnecessaryrisks,12
leadingtothedeathsofnumerousconfidentialinformants;and13
WHEREAS, manyCIsareteensworkingwithouttheconsentofparentsbecause14
policeofficershavepreyedontheirfears;now,therefore,beit15
RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthattheuseofconfidentialinformants16
shouldbelimitedexclusivelytofederalinterstateoperationsagainst17
organizedcriminalsyndicates.18
Thank you to James E Taylor High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
February 2019AResolutiontoAidVenezuela’sGovernmentwith
TheirOngoingEconomicCrisisWHEREAS, TheUnitedStateshasonlymandatedhumanitarianaidtothepeopleand1
notthegovernment;and2
WHEREAS, Otherinstitutionsintheinternationalcommunityhavemandatedfunds3
inordertosolvetheongoingcrisisliketheEuropeanCommissionwhich4
hasgiven$47milliontotheVenezuelangovernment;and5
WHEREAS, Venezuelansarenowfleeingthecountrytootherborderingnationsin6
LatinAmericacausingapotentialrefugeecrisis;and7
WHEREAS, ThisisstrainingtheeconomiesofotherLatinAmericancountries;and8
WHEREAS, TheU.S.hasmandatedaidtogovernmentsofthedevelopingworldinthe9
pastanditisnowVenezuela’sturn;now,therefore,beit10
RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthattheUnitedStatesshouldgive11
economicaidtotheVenezuelangovernmentinordertohelptheir12
ongoingeconomiccrisis.13
Thank you to Clark High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
February 2019AResolutiontoEndSharkFinning
WHEREAS, Between100millionand200millionsharksarekilledeveryyearfortheir1
fins;and2
WHEREAS, Sharkpopulationshavedecreased60to90percentinjustthepast103
yearsbecauseofthesharkfintrade;and4
WHEREAS, Longliningthreatenstheexistenceofmostsharkspecies;and5
WHEREAS, Therapiddepopulationofsharkshasallowedpreyspecies,suchasmanta6
rays,toincreaseinnumbers,whichhasledtoover-feedingofsmaller7
preyspecies,eradicatinglargeportionsofglobalmolluskpopulations;8
and9
WHEREAS, SharkfinningviolatestheUnitedNation’sFoodandAgriculture10
Organization’sCodeofConductforResponsibleFisheries;now,11
therefore,beit12
RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledpasstheSharkFinTradeEliminationAct;13
and,beit14
FURTHERRESOLVED,ThattheUnitedStatesemployeconomicsanctionsagainstnations15
whichdonotbanthetradeofsharkfins.16
Thank you to Tascosa High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
February 2019AResolutiontoIncreaseDevelopmentAssistancetothe
DemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea
WHEREAS, ThegovernmentofNorthKoreahasshownaconsistentdedicationto1
democracyanddenuclearizationeffortswithinthepeninsula;and2
WHEREAS, Economicembargoesandsanctionsagainstthegovernmenthaveproven3
ineffectiveinreducinghumanrightsabuses;and4
WHEREAS, Alackofglobalinvestmenthasresultedinwidespreadfamineand5
economicinequality;and6
WHEREAS, ChinahasthecapabilitytoshiftpoliciesintheregionduetoNorth7
Korea’seconomicrelianceonthecountry;and8
WHEREAS, ThepeopleofNorthKoreahavelimitedaccesstothetrilliondollarsin9
naturalresourcespresentwithinthecountry;and10
WHEREAS, ThegovernmentofSouthKoreahasshownaclearwillingnessto11
normalizerelationswiththeNorthKoreangovernment;now,therefore,12
beit13
RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledmakethefollowingrecommendationto14
increaseinfrastructuralassistanceaidtotheDemocraticPeople’s15
RepublicofKoreaby$500millionoverthenextfiveyears.16
Thank you to Theodore Roosevelt High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
February 2019AResolutiontoAllowNASAtoExtractEnergyfrom
YellowstonetoSavetheWorld
WHEREAS, NASA,particularlytheNASAAdvisoryonPlanetaryDefensehasplansto1
constructgeothermalpowerplants,receivingsafeandreliableenergy2
fromtheYellowstonesupervolcano;and3
WHEREAS, thethreatofasupervolcanoeruptioncausingcatastrophicdamageto4
humansandpropertyisatanall-timehigh.Yellowstoneislongoverdue5
andcaneruptatanymoment;and6
WHEREAS, theuseofgeothermalpowerplantsintheregionwilllowertheinternal7
temperature,effectivelyloweringtheriskoferuption;and8
WHEREAS, Yellowstoneiscapableofpoweringtheentireplanettwiceoverandcan9
providepowertothesurroundingregionsfortensofthousandsofyears;10
and11
WHEREAS, Geothermalenergyisbetterfortheplanetcomparedtoitsgreenhouse12
gasproducingcounterparts;and13
WHEREAS, Extractinggeothermalenergywillreducetheriskofcatastrophe;now,14
therefore,beit15
RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthatBytheCongresshereassembled16
thatNASAwillbeallowedtobuildgeothermalpowerplantsinthe17
Yellowstoneregion,andanynecessaryfunding,willbeallocated18
Thank you to Gregory-Portland ISD and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
March 2019A Resolution to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags in Grocery Stores to Reduce Environmental Harm
WHEREAS, themajorityofAmericangrocerystoresadaptsingle-useplasticbagsfor1
theircustomers;and2
WHEREAS, anaverageof380billionsingle-useplasticbagsisusedyearlyinthe3
UnitedStatesandtheproductionofitrequires12millionbarrelsofoila4
year;and5
WHEREAS, only1to5percentofitisrecycledayearand38%ofallplasticbagsin6
theUnitedStatesendupintheocean;and7
WHEREAS, thereisanaverageof46,000pieceofplasticdebrispersquaremileof8
ocean,andisresponsibleforkillingupto100,000marineanimalsayear;9
therefore,sobeit10
RESOLVED,11
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That the Congress here assembled to eliminate the production and
distributionofsingle-useplasticbagforallgrocerystoresintheUnited
Statesanditsterritories.13
Thank you to Boerne Samuel V. Champion High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
March 2019AResolutiontoAbolishPleaBargainingintheUnitedStates
WHEREAS, Morethan90%ofcourtcasesendinpleabargain;and1
WHEREAS, According to a University of Michigan study, African Americans and2
Latinos are less successful at getting their sentences reduced via plea3
bargain;and4
WHEREAS, When comparedwith their white peers, people of color end up facing5
longerprisonsentencesforlessercrimes;and6
WHEREAS, Eveniftheyareinnocent,toooftendefendantspleadguiltywithoutfully7
understandingtheirlegalrights;now,therefore,beit8
RESOLVED, By the Congress here assembled that the United States should abolish9
plea-bargaining.10
Thank you to Prosper High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
March 2019
AResolutiontoRejointheParisClimateAccordAgreement
WHEREAS, InSeptemberof2016TheUnitedStatesheldaconferencewithover1901
nationswhomallagreedtotheagreement(withtheexceptionsofRussia2
TurkeyIranandColombia);andonJune1stof2017TheUnitedStates3
withdrewfromtheaccordsunderanewexecutiveadministrationwe4
havecontradictedourstanceonfightingclimatechange.5
WHEREAS, TheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceExploration(NASA)warnthatIf6
fossil-fuelburningcontinuesatabusiness-as-usualrate,suchthat7
humanityexhauststhereservesoverthenextfewgenerations,CO2will8
continuetorisetolevelsoforderof1500ppm.Theatmospherewould9
thennotreturntopre-industriallevelseventensofthousandsofyears10
intothefuture.;andhaveirreversibleeffectstotheenvironment.11
WHEREAS, ThenegativeeffectofrejoiningtheParisClimateAgreementdoesnot12
existtothecapacitythathasbeenspreadwithinthemediaandbythe13
executivebranchwhounfairlyfavorsbusinessovertheenvironment,14
RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthatTheUnitedStatesrejointhe15
internationalcommunitiesapproachtostoppingclimatechangeby16
RejoiningtheParisclimateagreement.17
Thank you to Klein Oak High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
March 2019AResolutiontoUseTargetedSanctionsAgainstthose
Responsiblefor GenocideinMyanmarWHEREAS, ThestateofMyanmariscommittinggrossatrocitiesagainstitspeople;1
and2
WHEREAS, AccordingtotheNewYorkTimes,Myanmar’smilitarysystematically3
plannedagenocidalcampaigntoridthecountryofRohingyaMuslims,4
includingtheexodusofapproximately700,000RohingyaMuslimsto5
Bangladeshlastyearafteracampaignofmassslaughter,rapeandvillage6
burnings;and7
WHEREAS, Myanmarwillcontinuetocommitatrocitiesunlessthiscalculated8
genocideisstopped;and9
WHEREAS, Suchtargetedsanctionshavehistoricalprecedenceforsuccessin10
Myanmar;now,therefore,beit11
RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthattargetedsanctionsagainstthe12
Myanmarofficialsresponsibleforthisgenocidebeimplemented.13
Thank you to Sudan High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
April 2019ABilltoEstablishaFederalBanontheUseofCellularPhonesinPrimaryandSecondarySchoolstoBolsterUS
EducationalAchievementBEITENACTEDBYTHECONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1
SECTION1. TheDepartmentofEducation(DoE)shallrecommendthatstudents2
undertheageofsixteenshallnotusecellulardevicesduringschoolhours3
whileonprimaryandsecondaryeducationcampuses.Exceptionsshall4
applytoemergencysituationsoreducationalpurposesasdeterminedby5
campusadministration.Statesandschooldistrictselectingtoadoptthis6
policywillreceiveaportionofallocatedgrantfunds.7
SECTION2. Acellularphoneisdefinedasamobilesystemusedasa8
telecommunicationdevicewiththeoptionofadditionalcapabilitiessuch9
astextmessagingandinternetaccess.10
SECTION3. TheDoEshalloverseetheimplementationandenforcementofthe11
CellularPhonesbanalongwiththedistributionoffunding12
A. TheDoEStudentSupportandAcademicEnrichmentgrantsshall13
allocate$150milliontoawardtoschooldistrictselectingtoadopta14
CellularPhonesban.15
SECTION4. ThisshallgointoeffectatthebeginningofFY2021.16
SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.17
Thank you to Canyon High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
April 2019ABilltoMandatetheuseofCarbonDioxideScrubbers
toIncreaseAirPurityBEITENACTEDBYTHECONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1
SECTION1. TheUnitedStateswillmandatethatallbusinesseswithafactoryor2
warehouselargerthan20,000squarefeetwillimplementacarbon3
dioxidescrubber(CO2scrubber)withinthatfactoryorwarehouse.4
SECTION2. Carbonsequestrationisanecessarycomponentofairpurityinthefuture5
andmustbetreatedassuch.CarbonDioxideScrubbingshallbedefined6
asaformofcarboncapturethattakesplaceafterfossilfuelshavebeen7
combusted,butbeforetheexhaustisreleasedintotheair.8
SECTION3. TheDepartmentofLaborwillworkinconjunctionwiththeDepartment9
ofEnergytoenforcethislegislation.$20billioninfundswillbeallocated10
frombothdepartmentstohelpoverseetheimplementationofthese11
scrubbers.12
A. Therewillbeaperiodof2yearsamnestyforbusinessestoimplement13
theCO2scrubbersthattheymustpayforthemselves.14
SECTION4. ThislawwillbestrictlyenforcedbyJanuary1,2020andenacted15
immediatelyuponpassage.16
SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.17
Thank you to Lamar High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
April 2019ABilltoSubsidizeGuardiansToIncentivizeFamily
BEITENACTEDBYTHECONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1
SECTION1. All legal guardians who have born or adopted a child will receive an 2
annual subsidy up to $2,000 with an added $1,000 per child.3
SECTION2. A guardian shall be a U.S. citizen who is over the age of 18 with legal 4
custody over the child according to court or by birth.5
SECTION3.The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services shall oversee the 6
implementation of this bill. 7
A. Any person without legal guardianship of the child shall be barred8
from any of the benefits of this bill.9
B. Funding will come from the 68.4 billion dollars in HHS FY 201910
budget.11
SECTION4. This bill will go into effect January 1, 202012
SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.13
Thank you to Leander High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation
April 2019ABilltoIncreaseFundingtotheUS’PointsofEntry
BEITENACTEDBYTHECONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1
SECTION1. Anincreaseinfundingtoall328pointsofentrylocatedalongthe2
nationalbordersofthecontinentalUnitedStateswouldallowfor3
maximizationofefficiencyineconomyandresidencyofnewcitizens.4
SECTION2. “PointsofEntry”shallbedefinedasplacesalongtheUSborderthata5
citizen,morespecifically,frominternationalbodiesmaylawfullyenter6
theUnitedStates.7
SECTION3. TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofHomelandSecurity,furtherwiththe8
UnitedStatesCitizenshipandImmigrationServiceswilloverseethe9
implementationofthisbill.10
A. InthecurrentstateoftheUnitedStates,theportsofentryarelimited11
inthefactthattheydecreaseefficiencywithalackoftechnology.12
B. Thefederalgovernmentshallaidallborderstatesinallocatingfunds13
toincreasetechnologyandprovideadequateresourcestobettersuit14
theever-presentneedfordrasticupdatesanddramaticrevampson15
thePortsofEntrylocatedinallborderstatesoftheUS.16
SECTION4. Thislegislationshallbeimplementednolaterthanthefiscalyear2020.17
SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.18
Thank you to Andrews High School and the Texas Forensic Association for authoring this legislation