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Region XI Congressional Debate Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Lake Worth High School Prelims 1. A Resolution to Establish a Regulatory System to Control Pharmaceutical Prices in the United States 2. A Bill to Require Grocery Stores to Donate Money to Food Banks 3. A Bill to Allocate More Funds to the Veteran’s Affairs Hospitals To Better Care for Mentally Wounded Veterans 4. A Resolution to Repeal the USA PATRIOT Act to Ensure the Continued Freedom of United States Citizens and the Relevancy of the US Constitution 5. A Resolution to Override President Obama’s Executive Order to Close Guantanamo Bay 6. A Bill to Require All American Households to Limit Their Energy Usage to Reduce Pollution 7. A Resolution Concerning Assisted Suicide 8. A Resolution to Reform the International Monetary Fund 9. A Bill to Amend the Energy Policy Act to Make Hydraulic Fracking Safer 10. A Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Limit the Number of Terms that Members of Congress are Permitted to Serve 11. A Resolution to Provide Economic Assistance and Statehood to Puerto Rico 12. A Bill to Implement Nonpartisan Blanket Primary Elections Finals 13. A Bill to Eliminate All High-Stakes Standardized Testing In the United States 14. A Resolution to Revise the Physical Requirements to Enlist in the Military to Include Deaf Individual 15. A Bill to Lower the Voting Age to Sixteen to Allow More Citizens to Voice Opinions on Political Decisions 16. A Bill to Ban Firearms on Post-Secondary Educational Premises to Promote Safety 17. A Bill to Abolish the Electoral College to Ensure Equal Representation 18. A Bill to Prevent Wrongful Incarceration of Mentally Ill Individuals 19. A Bill to Require All Commercial Fishing Boats to Install Turtle Exclusion Devices on All Nets 20. A Resolution to Limit Presidential Executive Orders 21. A Resolution to Improve Security from Hacking Collectives Through Use of Intranet Servers 22. A Resolution to Reduce the Carbon Footprint Produced in the United States to Make the Market More Ecofriendly. 23. A Bill to Ban All Cellular Device Use While Driving 24. A Resolution to Protect Against Currency Manipulation and Safeguard Global Markets

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Page 1: Region XI Congressional Debate Wednesday, November 9, 2016 ... · 5. A Resolution to Override President Obama’s Executive Order to Close Guantanamo Bay 6. A Bill to Require All

RegionXICongressionalDebate

Wednesday,November9,2016

LakeWorthHighSchoolPrelims

1. AResolutiontoEstablishaRegulatorySystemtoControlPharmaceuticalPricesintheUnitedStates

2. ABilltoRequireGroceryStorestoDonateMoneytoFoodBanks3. ABilltoAllocateMoreFundstotheVeteran’sAffairsHospitalsToBetterCareforMentally

WoundedVeterans4. AResolutiontoRepealtheUSAPATRIOTActtoEnsuretheContinuedFreedomofUnitedStates

CitizensandtheRelevancyoftheUSConstitution5. AResolutiontoOverridePresidentObama’sExecutiveOrdertoCloseGuantanamoBay6. ABilltoRequireAllAmericanHouseholdstoLimitTheirEnergyUsagetoReducePollution7. AResolutionConcerningAssistedSuicide8. AResolutiontoReformtheInternationalMonetaryFund9. ABilltoAmendtheEnergyPolicyActtoMakeHydraulicFrackingSafer10. AResolutiontoAmendtheConstitutiontoLimittheNumberofTermsthatMembersof

CongressarePermittedtoServe11. AResolutiontoProvideEconomicAssistanceandStatehoodtoPuertoRico12. ABilltoImplementNonpartisanBlanketPrimaryElections

Finals

13. ABilltoEliminateAllHigh-StakesStandardizedTestingIntheUnitedStates14. AResolutiontoRevisethePhysicalRequirementstoEnlistintheMilitarytoIncludeDeaf

Individual15. ABilltoLowertheVotingAgetoSixteentoAllowMoreCitizenstoVoiceOpinionsonPolitical

Decisions16. ABilltoBanFirearmsonPost-SecondaryEducationalPremisestoPromoteSafety17. ABilltoAbolishtheElectoralCollegetoEnsureEqualRepresentation18. ABilltoPreventWrongfulIncarcerationofMentallyIllIndividuals19. ABilltoRequireAllCommercialFishingBoatstoInstallTurtleExclusionDevicesonAllNets20. AResolutiontoLimitPresidentialExecutiveOrders21. AResolutiontoImproveSecurityfromHackingCollectivesThroughUseofIntranetServers22. AResolutiontoReducetheCarbonFootprintProducedintheUnitedStatestoMaketheMarket

MoreEcofriendly.23. ABilltoBanAllCellularDeviceUseWhileDriving24. AResolutiontoProtectAgainstCurrencyManipulationandSafeguardGlobalMarkets

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AResolutiontoEstablishaRegulatorySystemtoControlPharmaceuticalPricesintheUnitedStates

WHEREAS, currentlytherelacksaregulatorysystemcontrollingpharmaceuticalpricesin1

theUnitedStates;and2

WHEREAS, specificallyDaraprimandEpipenhavemarkeduptheirprices5000%and600%3

respectively;and4

WHEREAS, thispricemarkuphavepreventedmillionsofpeoplefromaccesstothese5

necessarymedications;now,therefore,beit6

RESOLVED, ThattheUILCongresshereassembledmakesthefollowingrecommendationfor7

solutiontoestablisharegulatorysystemtocontrolpharmaceuticalpricesinthe8

UnitedStates.9

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyGrandviewHighSchool

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ABilltoRequireGroceryStorestoDonateMoneytoFoodBanks

BEITENACTEDBYTHECONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. Grocerystoresareherebyrequiredtoroundupthefinalpriceofeach2

transactiontothenearestdollaranddonatethedifferencetoalocalfoodbank.3

Ifthereismorethanonefoodbankinthearea,letthedonationsbeequally4

dividedbetweenthem.5

SECTION2. Allowtheterm“localfoodbank”tobeinterpretedasanyorganizationthat6

stocksbasicfooditems,andprovidesthemtothepublic,freeofcharge.And,7

allowtheterm“grocerystore”tobeinterpretedasanystorethatgetsatleast8

50%ofitsprofitsfromfooditems.9

SECTION3. TheFoodandNutritionServicesandFoodandDrugAdministrationwillbe10

responsibleforensuringtheimplementationofthisbill.TheFNSandFDAwill11

conductrandomizedsearchesofgrocerystoreslogstoensurethattheproper12

amountofmoneyhasbeendonated.13

SECTION4. Thisbillshallbeeffectiveimmediatelyafterpassage.14

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.15

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyGranburyHighSchool.

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ABilltoAllocateMoreFundstotheVeteran’sAffairsHospitalstoBetterCareforMentallyWoundedVeterans

BEITENACTEDBYTHISUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. Allocatemorefundstobetterstaffahotlineforsuicidalveteransandtohire2

moredoctorstoreducetheamountoftimeveteransareonwaitinglists.3

SECTION2. Mentallywoundedisdefinedasanyconditioncausedbydamagetothepsyche4

thatoccursasaresultofaseverelydisturbingevent.5

SECTION3. ThislegislationwillbeoverseenandmanagedbytheUSDepartmentof6

Veteran’sAffairs.7

SECTION4. ThisbillwilltakeeffectJan.12017andwillnotexpire8

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.9

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyTrimbleTechHS

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AResolutiontoRepealtheUSAPATRIOTActtoEnsuretheContinuedFreedomofUnitedStatesCitizensandthe

RelevancyoftheUSConstitution

WHEREAS, SeveralprovisionsoftheUSAPATRIOTActhavebeenruledunconstitutionalby1

federalcourts,andareinfactdetrimentaltocitizens’rights,yetremainlawful;2

and3

WHEREAS, ThisActhasincreasedgovernmentsurveillance,essentiallynegatedcitizens’4th4

amendmentrightsconcerningillegalsearchandseizure,allowedthe5

governmenttoholdimmigrantsinindefinitedetention,andenactedseveral6

otherprovisionswithoutprovidingnearlyasmuchaidtothe“WaronTerror”as7

wouldwarrantitsoffenses;and8

WHEREAS, TheomniscientpowersofdatacollectionandretentiontheActgrantedto9

governmentalinstitutionssuchastheNSAandFBI,andthelackofaccountability10

forlawbreakingthathaspersistedandworsened,onlybegintodemonstratethe11

dangersinitscapabilities;and12

RESOLVED, ThattheUILCongresshereassembledmakethefollowingrecommendationfor13

solution:theUSAPATRIOTActoughttoberepealedandtheincreasedpowersit14

grantedtothemilitary,lawenforcement,andsecurityagenciesshouldbe15

revoked,returningthe4thamendmenttoastatusofpowerandrestoring16

constitutionalrightstoU.S.citizenswhowereaffectedbytheAct.17

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyAledoHighSchool

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AResolutiontoOverridePresidentObama’sExecutiveOrdertoCloseGuantanamoBay

WHEREAS, PresidentObamahasexercisedhisexecutiveorderpowertocloseGuantanamo1

Bay;and2

WHEREAS, TheongoingwaronterrorcannotberesolvedwithoutUnitedStatesmilitary3

involvement;and4

WHEREAS, Intelligencevaluabletofightingthewaronterrorhasbeengatheredatthis5

detentioncamp;now,therefore,beit6

RESOLVED, ThattheUILCongresshereassembledoverridePresidentObama’sExecutive7

actionandreopenGuantanamoBayandresumeoperationsastheywereprior8

totheExecutiveOrder.9

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyCallisburgHighSchool.

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ABilltoRequireAllAmericanHouseholdstoLimitTheirEnergyUsagetoReducePollution

BEITENACTEDBYTHECONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. AllAmericanhouseholdsshallherebyberequiredtolimittheirenergyusage2

after9PM.Anyhouseholdtobefoundinviolationofthislawshallbechargeda3

penaltyof$50,duetotheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgencywithin30days.4

SECTION2. Lettheterm“limit”bedefinedashalfoftheiraveragehourlypowerusage5

before9PM.6

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofEnergyandtheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgencywill7

overseetheimplementationofthisbill.TheDepartmentofEnergywillconduct8

randomizedsearchesofcitiesacrossthenationtoensuretheenforcementof9

thisbillonalocalscale.TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgencywilloversee10

thepollutionlevelsaroundpowerplantstoensurethattheenforcementofthis11

billiseffective.12

SECTION4. Thisbillshallbeeffectiveimmediatelyuponpassage.13

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.14

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyGranburyHighSchool.

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AResolutionConcerningAssistedSuicide

WHEREAS, Manyterminally-illpatientsaswellasdisabledpersonsoftenseekassisted1

suicideand2

WHEREAS, Somefindassistedsuicidetobeimmoral;now,therefore,itbe3

RESOLVED, Thatassistedsuicidebelegitimizedfollowingthelinedoutprovisions:4

a. Thepatientsuffersfromalifeimpairmentthathasbeendiagnosedbya5

medicaldoctor.6

b. Thepatientmustmeetwithatherapistandbedeemedpsychologicallyfit7

tomakemedicaldecisions.8

c. Startingwiththe1strequest,thepatientmusthavetwofollow-ups,9

fourteendaysapart,totaling3requestsforassistedsuicide.10

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyDecaturHighSchool.

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AResolutiontoReformtheInternationalMonetaryFund

WHEREAS, TheIMFaiddistributionmethods,policies,andstructurehaveledtoitsoverall1

decline;and2

WHEREAS, It’shostileloaningpolicieshavefosteredloanaddiction,industrydependence,3

anddecliningeconomicstabilitywithinthecountriesit’staskedwithhelping4

throughouttheworld;and5

WHEREAS, Thenegativeaffectsitcausesinthecountriesitinteractswithhasledto6

increasinginternationaldistrustoftheorganization,decliningglobalrelevance7

duetoItsinabilitytoaccomplishitsbasicgoals,andagrowingeconomicgap8

betweendevelopedanddevelopingcountries;and9

WHEREAS, TheUnitedStatesasamembercountrywithagoalofincreasingglobalstability10

shouldattempttorectifytheseproblems;now,therefore,beit11

RESOLVED, ThattheCongresshereassembledmakethefollowingrecommendationto12

reformtheIMFbyworkingtowardsmoreeffectiveaidimplementation,13

anticorruptionreform,increasedtransparency,andincreasedoversight14

efficiency;and,beit;15

FURTHERRESOLVED,ThattheUnitedStatesdelegationalongwithitsalliesworktoachieve16

thesegoals.17

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebySouthlakeCarrollHighSchool.

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ABilltoAmendtheEnergyPolicyActtoMakeHydraulicFrackingSafer

BEITENACTEDBYTHISUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. SECTIONs962and963oftheEnergyPolicyactof2005,otherwiseknownasthe2

“HalliburtonLoophole”arerepealed.TheEPAwillnowbeabletomonitorand3

regulatechemicalsusedbyprivatecompaniesinthehydraulicfrackingprocess4

SECTION2. HydraulicFrackingshallbedefinedasthepracticeoffracturingrockformations5

withwaterandchemicalstoextractfossilfuels.Regulationshallbedefinedas6

holdinghydraulicfrackingcompaniestocurrentprotocolestablishedbytheEPA.7

SECTION3. TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencywilloverseetheImplementationofthis8

bill9

TheEPAwillnowoverseeHydraulicFrackingundertheguidelinesestablishedby10

theSafeDrinkingWaterActof1974andtheCleanWaterActof1972.11

SECTION4. Thislawwillgointoeffectbytheendof2017.12

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.13

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyGrapevineHighSchool.

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AResolutiontoAmendtheConstitutiontoLimittheNumberofTermsMembersofCongressarePermittedtoServe

BEITENACTEDBYTHISUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

RESOLVED, Bytwo-thirdsoftheUILCongresshereassembled,thatthefollowingarticlesare2

proposedasanamendmenttotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,whichshall3

bevalidtoallintentsandpurposesaspartoftheConstitutionwhenratifiedby4

thelegislaturesofthree-fourthsoftheseveralstateswithinsevenyearsfromthe5

dateofitssubmissionbytheCongress:6

ARTICLE17

SECTION1. NopersonshallbeelectedtotheSenatemorethantwice.Butthisarticleshall8

notapplytoanypersonholdingtheofficeofSenatewhenthisarticlewas9

proposedbytheCongress,andshallnotpreventanypersonwhomaybeholding10

theofficeofSenateduringthetermwithinwhichthisarticlebecomesoperative11

fromholdingtheofficeofSenatorduringtheremainderofsuchterm.12

SECTION2. TheUILCongressshallhavepowertoenforcethisarticlebyappropriate13

legislation.14

ARTICLE215

SECTION1. NopersonshallbeelectedtotheHouseofRepresentativesmorethansixtimes.16

ButthisarticleshallnotapplytoanypersonholdingtheofficeofRepresentative17

whenthisarticlewasproposedbytheCongress,andshallnotpreventany18

personwhomaybeholdingtheofficeofRepresentativeduringthetermwithin19

whichthisarticlebecomesoperativefromholdingtheofficeofRepresentative20

duringtheremainderofsuchterm.21

SECTION2. TheUILCongressshallhavepowertoenforcethisarticlebyappropriate22

legislation.23

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyAledoHighSchool

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AResolutiontoProvideEconomicAssistanceandStatehoodtoPuertoRico

WHEREAS, TheU.S.territoryofPuertoRicohasbeenstrugglingeconomicallyand1

continuouslydefaultingondebtpayments;and2

WHEREAS, CongresshasgraduallyphasedouttaxincentivessupportingPuertoRicoandthis3

decreasingsupporthasledtolackofbasicresourcestothecitizensofPuerto4

Rico;and5

WHEREAS, TheislandofPuertoRicohasbeenunderU.Scontrolsince1898andcitizens6

havebeengrantedU.Scitizenshipsince1917,buthavenotbeenabletoexercise7

theirrightsascitizensduetothelegalandeconomicstatusofPuertoRico;and8

WHEREAS, ThepeopleofPuertoRicovotedinareferendumin2012torejecttheircurrent9

statusasacommonwealthoftheUnitedStatesandchosestatehoodastheir10

preferredstatusforPuertoRico;beittherefore11

RESOLVED, thattheCongresshereassembledextendtemporarydebtreliefand12

restructuringauthoritytothegovernmentofPuertoRico;and13

BEITFURTHERRESOLVEDthatCongresssupportthestatusofpermanentU.S.statehoodfor14

PuertoRico.15

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyByronNelsonHighSchool

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ABilltoImplementNonpartisanBlanketPrimaryElections

BEITENACTEDBYTHECONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. Alllocal,state,federalandpresidentialelectionswillholdnonpartisanblanket2

primariesforallelectedgovernmentpositions.3

SECTION2. A“nonpartisanblanketprimary”shallbedefinedasaprimaryelectionwhereall4

candidatesrunagainsteachotheratonce,onasingleballot,regardlessof5

politicalpartyaffiliation.Thetoptwovotegetters,regardlessofpoliticalparty6

affiliation,becomethecontestantsinthegeneralelection.7

SECTION3. TheUnitedStatesElectionAssistanceCommission(EAC)willoverseethe8

enforcementofthebillalongwithstateandlocalelectioncommissions.9

SECTION4. ThislawwilltakeeffectonJanuary1,2017.10

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.11

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyByronNelsonHighSchool

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ABilltoEliminateAllHighStakesStandardizedTestingIntheUnitedStates

BEITENACTEDBYTHISUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. AllHighStakesstandardizedtestingbeeliminatedinallUnitedStatespublic2

schools.3

SECTION2. Highstakestestsarethosewhichdetermineifastudentwilladvanceingrade4

leveland/orbeeligibleforgraduation.5

SECTION3. Gradeleveladvancementand/orgraduationwillbedeterminebythestudent’s6

gradeaverage.Eachschool,workingwithintheirstatelawswilldeterminethe7

requiredgradesnecessary.8

SECTION4. Studentswhodonotmeettheaveragegraderequirementswillberemediatedin9

amannerdeterminedbyalocalcommittee.Thecommitteewillbecomposedof10

theSuperintendent,Principalsandteachers,ortheirrepresentatives.11

SECTION5. TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationwilloverseetheenforcementofthisbill.12

SECTION6. Thisbillshallbecomeeffectivewiththebeginningofthe2017-18schoolyear.13

SECTION7. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.14

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyCallisburgHighSchool.

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AResolutiontoRevisethePhysicalRequirementstoEnlistintheMilitarytoIncludeDeafIndividuals

WHEREAS, Thephysicalexaminationthatisrequiredinordertojointhemilitaryincludesa1

hearingtest;and2

WHEREAS, MillionsofDeafpeoplehaveattemptedtojointhemilitaryandhavebeen3

rejected;and4

WHEREAS, ThehearingtestthatisuseddiscriminatesagainstDeafandHardofHearing5

individuals;and6

WHEREAS, ByallowingDeafandHardofHearingindividualstoserveinthemilitary,there7

wouldbenoneedtoenforceadraft;now,therefore,beit8

RESOLVED, ThattheCongresshereassembledmakethefollowingrecommendationfor9

solutiontorevisethephysicalrequirementstoenlistinthemilitarytoceaseuse10

ofhearingtests;and,beit11

FURTHERRESOLVED,ThatDeafandHardofHearingindividualsberequiredtobefluentinsign12

languageorlipreadingandoralspeechinordertoenlist.13

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyGranburyHighSchool.

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ABilltoLowertheVotingAgetoSixteentoAllowMoreCitizenstoVoiceOpinionsonPoliticalDecisions

BEITENACTEDBYTHISUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. TheminimumvotingageintheUnitedStatesofAmericabeloweredtosixteen2

yearsofage.Thisshallallowformorecitizenstovoiceanopiniononpolitical3

decisionsthatmightdirectlyimpacttheirfuture.4

SECTION2. Thecurrentminimumvotingageforaygovernmentelectioniseighteen.This5

shallbeloweredtwoyearstosixteenforallcitizensoftheUnitedStates.6

SECTION3. ThisshallbeoverseenbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofJustice.Effective7

implementationandpublicawarenessofthisbillwillbemonitoredbytheU.S8

ElectionAssistanceCommittee.9

SECTION4. Thisbillshallbeputintoeffectassoonasitisable.Thetimetakenshallnotpass10

twoyears.11

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.12

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyAledoHighSchool.

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ABilltoBanFirearmsonPost-SecondaryEducationalPremisestoPromotesafety

BEITENACTEDBYTHISUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. AllfirearmswillbebannedonPost-SecondaryEducationalPremises,withthe2

exceptionoffirearmscarriedbylaw-enforcementandsecuritypersonnel.3

SECTION2. EducationalPremisespertainstoanypremisesthatprovidepost-secondary4

educationopportunities,bothonprivateandpublicpremises.5

SECTION3. ThislegislationwillbeimplementedbytheBureauofAlcoholTobaccoand6

Firearms,inconjunctionwiththeDepartmentofEducation.Campussecurity7

andlocallawenforcementwillbeinchargeofconfiscatingfirearmsfoundon8

campuscarryingafirearmoncampuswillresultina2yearmandatoryminimum9

sentencefortheoffender.10

SECTION4. Thislegislationwillbeimplementedatthestartofthenextschoolyear,August11

1st,2017.12

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.13

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyGrapevineHighSchool.

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ABilltoAbolishtheElectoralCollegetoEnsureEqualRepresentation

BEITENACTEDBYTHISUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. TheElectoralCollegeshallbedisbanded,suchthatthepresidentialelectionwill2

beexclusivelybasedonpopularvote.3

SECTION2. DisbandedisdefinedasapermanentdisassemblyoftheElectoralCollege.The4

presidentialelection’svoteswillbecountedandthePresidentisthendecidedby5

aunitedmajorityvote.6

SECTION3. TheOfficeoftheFederalRegisterwilloverseethechangesinthevotingprocess7

whiletheFederalElectionCommissionwillhandlethecampaignstoenlighten8

thepeopleofthechanges.9

SECTION4. Implementationofthisbillistobeginonthenextpresidentialelectionyearof10

2020.11

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.12

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyAledoHighSchool.

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ABilltoPreventWrongfulIncarcerationofMentallyIllIndividuals

BEITENACTEDBYTHISUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. TheUnitedStatesCongresswillimplementthefollowingreformstoprovide2

individualwithmentalillnessnecessarycare3

A. 45CodeofFederalRegulations§164.512(f)shallbeamendedtogive4

permissionforlawenforcementtoaccessamentallyillindividual’s5

clinicalrecords6

B. Reform45CodeofFederalRegulationstoallowacaregivertheclinical7

recordsneededtoassisttheindividualwithmentalillness.8

C. Amend42USCode§3797aaincreasethenumberofimplementation9

grantsandmandateusinggrantsforMentalHealthCourtsand10

diversion/alternativeprosecutingandsentencingprograms,andcrisis11

interventiontraining.12

SECTION2. i.Clinicalrecordsaredefinedasvaluableinformationregardingsuicide13

potential,dangerousness,medications,etc.14

ii.Individualwithmentalillnessisdefinedasanindividualwhois18yearsofage15

orolderandhas,withinoneyear,beenevaluatedortreated,foramental16

disorderthatresultsinfunctionalimpairmentoftheindividual.17

iii.Caregiverisdefinedasanimmediatefamilymemberorapersonal18

representativeoftheindividualdeterminedbythelawoftheStateinwhichsuch19

individualresides.20

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServiceswillberesponsibleforthe21

implementationofthisbill.22

SECTION4. ThislawwillgointoeffectJanuary1,2017.23

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.24

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ABilltoRequireAllCommercialFishingBoatstoInstallTurtleExclusionDevicesonAllNets

BEITENACTEDBYTHECONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. Allcommercialfishingboatsshallberequiredtoinstallturtleexclusiondevices2

onallnets3

SECTION2. “Commercial”shallbedefinedasmakingorintendingtomakeaprofit.Andlet4

“turtleexclusiondevices”bedefinedasanydeviceinstalledonnetsthat5

preventsthecaptureofseaturtles.6

SECTION3. TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationandUnitedStatesFish7

andWildlifeServiceshallberesponsiblefortheimplementationofthisbill.8

SECTION4. Thisbillshallbeeffectiveimmediatelyuponpassage.9

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.10

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyGranburyHighSchool.

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AResolutiontoLimitPresidentialExecutiveOrders

WHEREAS, Presidentialexecutiveorderdecisionshavebeenusedinordertooverridethe1

othertwobranchesofgovernmentinourthreebranchsystem;and2

WHEREAS, Intheexerciseofthispower,presidentshavecarelesslyspentbillionsofU.S.3

taxpayerdollarstofulfillhisownwishes;and4

WHEREAS, UnlimitedeconomicexecutiveorderscanpotentiallyriskthestabilityoftheUS5

economyonthescaleofbillionsoreventrillionsofdollars;now,therefore,beit6

RESOLVED, ThattheUILCongresshereassembledshouldlimitpresidentialexecutiveorders7

impactingtheeconomyonascaleoftenbilliondollarsormorebyrequiringa8

two-thirdsvotebyCongress.9

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyCallisburgHighSchool

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AResolutiontoImproveSecurityfromHackingCollectivesThroughUseofIntranetServers

WHEREAS, Hackingcollectivesclaimtohavegainedaccesstotheprivateemailaccountsof1

CIADirectorJohnBrennanandDirectorofNationalIntelligenceJamesR.2

Clapper,Jr.;and3

WHEREAS, HackingcollectiveshavefueledInternetcivildisobedienceandusedDesignated4

DenialofServices(DDoS)attacksonnotablesitessuchasSonyandMasterCard;5

and6

WHEREAS, Hackingcollectivesregularlyboastaboutsuchescapadestoreporters,explaining7

theirmethodsandprovidingevidenceoftheiractivitieswhilesimultaneously8

andeffectivelyhurtingtheirtargets;and9

WHEREAS, Thecollectivechoosesitstargetsbasedonperceivedinjusticesandattacks10

throughthewebaccordingly;and11

WHEREAS, Interviewswithsuchhackersrevealthatthegroupreliesnotoncomputerskills12

but“socialengineering”togainaccesstosocialmedia,phoneandemail13

accounts;and14

WHEREAS, Hackersregularlygaintopsecurityclearancebyposingastechniciansandlocking15

customersoutoftheiraccountsnow,therefore,beit16

RESOLVED, That“secret-keepers”andmerchantsshouldrelyontheIntranetandabandon17

theInternettokeepsecretsandmoreeffectivelyavoidhackers.18

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyLewisvilleHighSchool.

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AResolutiontoReducetheCarbonFootprintProducedintheUnitedStatestoMaketheMarketMoreEcofriendly

WHEREAS, Environmentalproblemsareharmingournaturalresources,byimplementing1

stricterregulationsondisposalandproductionmethodsoncompanies.2

WHEREAS, Greenhousegasesareaccumulatinginouratmospherewhichcanleavethe3

atmospheredamagedfor,inextremecasesthousandsofyears.Theimmediate4

solutiontothereductionofcarbonfootprintisanecessityinourmodern5

society.6

WHEREAS, Largeaccumulationofgreenhousegasesleadtoaconcentrationinthe7

atmospherethatleadstopollutioninourrainwater.Carbondioxideisthe8

biggestgreenhousegasthusmustbedealtwithhigherprioritytoreduce.9

WHEREAS, whereasthiscongresssessioniscalledupontoevaluatethisproblem.10

RESOLVED, ThattheUILCongresshereassembledmakethefollowingrecommendationto11

cruciallyregulatethecarbonfootprintleftbehindbycompaniesthroughheavier12

environmentalregulationsand,beit13

FURTHERRESOLVEDthisresolutionwillgointoeffectbyJanuary,16,2018ifpassed.14

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyTrimbleTechnicalHighSchool.

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ABilltoBanAllCellularDeviceUseWhileDriving

BEITENACTEDBYTHECONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. Cellulardeviceusewhileoperatingamotorvehicleshallbeclassifiedasreckless2

drivingandcategorizedasacriminalmisdemeanor.3

SECTION2. ”Cellulardeviceuse”willbedefinedasanythingthatrequiresthedriverto4

manipulatecontrolsonthedeviceincluding,butnotlimitedto:texting,callingor5

accessinganapplication.6

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofJustice,inconjunctionwithlocallawenforcement,will7

overseetheimplementationandenforcementofthisbill.8

SECTION4. Thisbillwilltakeeffectsixmonthsfromthedateofpassage.9

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.10

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyByronNelsonHighSchool

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AResolutiontoProtectAgainstCurrencyManipulationandSafeguardGlobalMarkets

WHEREAS, Foreigncountriesaremanipulatingcurrencies,whichdistortthevaluesof1

variousimportsandexportsallovertheworld;and2

WHEREAS, CurrencymanipulationisdirectlyresponsiblefordecliningGDPrates,increasing3

tradedeficits,lossesinwagesandalmost900,000USjobsin2013;and4

WHEREAS, Over1,000,000USjobshavebeenlostsince2009duetocurrencymanipulation;5

and6

WHEREAS, theeconomichealthofallstatesareintegraltoahealthyworldeconomyand7

allowingforeigncountriestomanipulatecurrencyisharmfultotheentireglobal8

market;now,therefore,beit9

RESOLVED, bytheCongresshereassembledthattheUnitedStatesGovernmentestablish10

stronginternationalprovisionsandpenaltiesinanefforttoendinternational11

currencymanipulation.12

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyByronNelson.