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Northern CaliforniaJunior State of America

Congress 2010Agenda At-A-Glance

- Saturday, February 6 -

9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Registration & Luggage Storage Sheraton Grand

10:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Opening Session Grand Nave Ballroom

10:45-11:20 Keynote 1- Congressman Dan Lungren

11:25-12:00 Keynote 2- Dr. Ami Bera

12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Lunch See Guide

Note: It can take up to half an hour to get through security at the Capitol,so be in line by 1:00 PM sharp.

1:15 p.m. 2:25 p.m. Committee Hearings State CapitolCongress A

Senate A: Commerce Room 112Senate A: Armed Services Room 113Senate A: Constitutional Room 126

House A: Commerce Room 447House A: Armed Services Room 444House A: Constitutional Room 437

Congress BSenate B: Commerce Room 2040Senate B: Homeland Security & Veterans Affairs Room 127Senate B: Civil Rights Room 3191

House B: Commerce Room 4203House B: Homeland Security & Veterans Affairs Room 4202House B: Civil Rights Room 115


Senate A: Education Room 112Senate A: Agriculture Room 113Senate A: Policy & Planning Room 126

House A: Education Room 447House A: Agriculture Room 444House A: Policy & Planning Room 437

Congress BSenate B: Education Room 2040Senate B: Environmental Protection Room 127Senate B: Revenue & Taxation Room 3191


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House B: Education Room 4203House B: Environmental Protection Room 4202House B: Revenue & Taxation Room 115


Senate A: Criminal Justice Room 112Senate A: Health & Human Services Room 113

Senate A: Transportation Room 126

House A: Criminal Justice Room 447House A: Health & Human Services Room 444House A: Transportation Room 437

Congress BSenate B: Education Room 2040Senate B: Health & Human Services Room 127Senate B: Energy & Natural Resources Room 3191

House B: Education Room 4203House B: Health & Human Services Room 4202

House B: Energy & Natural Resources Room 115

5:15 p.m.-6:45 p.m. Dinner

6:50 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Party Session Sheraton GrandSee the back of your agenda to determine what party you should join.

Party 1: GardeniaParty 2: MagnoliaParty 3: CameliaParty 4: Tofanelli

6:50 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Mandatory Teacher/Advisor Meeting Compagno

7:30 p.m. - 7:50 p.m. Chapter Caucus Sheraton GrandEBR: GardeniaGCR: MagnoliaGGR: CameliaCVR: Tofanelli

8:00 p.m- 9:00 p.m. Teacher/Advisor Reception Bondi

9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Candidates Meeting Clark

9:30 p.m. 12:00 a.m. Dance Grand Nave Ballroom

9:30 p.m. 11:30 p.m. Karaoke Bataglieri

9:30 p.m. 11:30 p.m. Movie Compagno

12: 15 A.M. CURFEW Your Room


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- Sunday, February 7

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8:00 a.m. 9:20 a.m. Breakfast/Luggage Storage McGinnis / Beavis

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Mandatory Chapter President Meeting Tofanelli

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Full House and Senate Sessions Sheraton GrandCongress A Senate A: Sheraton Grand Bataglieri

House A: Sheraton Grand Magnolia

Congress B Senate B: Sheraton Grand GardeniaHouse B: Sheraton Grand Camellia

12:15 1:00 p.m. Closing Session/Candidates Forum Grand Nave Ballroom


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Full AgendaSaturday, February 6

9:00 -10:00 Registration Grand Nave Foyer

Welcome to Winter Congress 2010! Its time to get ready for this fun-filledweekend of politics. Make sure you wear your nametags the whole weekend andarrive at opening session on time. You will have the chance to learn more aboutthe weekends activities, the JSA legislative process, and all the other importantinformation that will make this weekend memorable.

10:00-10:45 Opening Session Grand Nave BallroomLed by: Governor Jessica Du, Bishop ODowd

Lt. Governor Marissa Ramirez Zweiger, FoothillSpeaker of the Assembly Erica Woolsey, Harker

10:45-11:20 Keynote Address- Congressman Dan Lungren

Dan Lungren gradauted with honors in English from the University of Notre Damein 1968. Shortly after graduating, he returned to California to begin h is lawstudies at the University of Southern California, and later transferred toGeorgetwon University from which he earned his JD in 1971. During his time atGeorgetown, Dan worked on the staff of U.S. Senators George Murphy and BillBrock. Also in 1971, Congressman Lungren worked as a special assistant to theCo-Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Congressman Lungren firstran for office in 1976, narrowly losing a bid for Californias 34 th Congressional

District. Two years later, in 1978 , however, he came out victorious. Ideologically,Congressman Lungren is a Republican and has been viewed as a Republicanleader in criminal justice and immigration issues. He hopes to be re-elected thiscoming voting season, and he is eager to speak to you now!

11:25-12:00 Keynote Address- Dr. Ami Bera Grand Nave Ballroom

Dr. Amiresh Bera thought about making politics a career when he was growingup in La Palma, a small Orange Country community near Disneyland. Hisparents immigrated from India in hopes of finding a better life for themselves andtheir son. He has received a B.S. in biological sciences from UC Irvine, and is

board certified in internalmedicine. Officially, he is the medical director of Sacramento Countys PrimaryHealth Care system. His chief responsibility is finding a way to provide healthcarefor the more than 200,000 county residents who have no health insurance, andhe believes in a Health Care system that provides compassionate and essentialcoverage to all. Additionally, he wishes to form an affordable public schoolsystem that is not lagging behind public schools and forming a "smart and greenrelationship with the Earth." In 2010, it is Dr.Beras hope to serve as a member ofCongress for the 3rd Congressional District inCalifornia, but for now, he is excited to have the opportunity to speak to all ofyou!


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12:00 1:00 Lunch

Time to eat!. Theres a food map in the packet your TA got at registration andextra copies are at the registration desk. Were giving you an hour and a half, sowe expect you back on time for committee hearings.Please allow enough time to pass through security at the Capitol, as it may take

up to half an hour.

1:15 5:05 Committee Hearings State Capital

With food now in your stomachs, its time to dive into committee hearings. Findout which Senate or House youre in by looking at the lists in the agenda. Thelists are alphabetized by school. Please stay with your House, but under thatHouse you can choose any of the committees. Its time to debate the bills youwroteand see which ones make it to full session tomorrow.

1:15 2:25 Block 1 State Capital

Congress A

Senate A: Commerce Committee Room 115

113: CHANGING THE TAX SYSTEM TO INCREASE ECONOMIC FAIRNESS AND TO BOLSTERTHE ECONOMYSponsored by: Senator Douglas de Jesus of Pacific Collegiate School

114: A BILL TO ENACT A SIN TAX ON ALL TOBACCO SALES AND MANUFACTURERSSponsored by: Senator Austin Hagwood of Quincy High School

115: A BILL TO ADDRESS THE CONCEPT OF TOO BIG TO FAIL WITH RESPECT TO CERTAINFINANCIAL ENTITIESSponsored by: Senator Zack Dackowich of Sierra High School

Senate A: Armed Services Committee Room 113

104: AMENDMENT TO DEFINE WAR AND REINSTATE CONGRESSES' POWER TO DECLAREWARSponsored by: Senator Kevin Daley of Bishop ODowd High School

105: A BILL TO PROVIDE SELECTIVE SERVICE PRIORITY FOR ALL CHILDREN IN FAMILIES OFPRO-WAR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN TIMES OF CONFLICTSponsored by: Senator Kai Cahlil of Georgiana Bruce Kirby

106: A BILL TO ABOLISH PRIVATIZED MILITARY CONTRACTORS AS MERCENARIES DURINGWARTIMESponsored by: Senator Sarah Siskind of Piedmont

Senate A: Constitutional Committee Room 126

116: A BILL TO ELIMINATE REFERENCES TO GOD AND OTHER DEITIES FROM U.S.CURRENCY AND FROM THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCESponsored by: Senator David Mather of Alternative Family Education


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117: A BILL TO CAP THE AMOUNT OF MONEY A JURY CAN AWARD FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGESSponsored by: Senator Carla Ramirez of Richmond

118: AN AMENDMENT TO ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGESponsored by: Senator Liam Burke of Tamalpais

House A: Commerce Committee Room 447

113: CHANGING THE TAX SYSTEM TO INCREASE ECONOMIC FAIRNESS AND TO BOLSTERTHE ECONOMYSponsored by: Representative Taras Dreszer of Pacific Collegiate School

114: A BILL TO ENACT A SIN TAX ON ALL TOBACCO SALES AND MANUFACTURESSponsored by: Representative George Thunecke of Quincy High School

115: A BILL TO ADDRESS THE CONCEPT OF TOO BIG TO FAIL WITH RESPECT TO CERTAINFINANCIAL ENTITIESSponsored by: Representative Robert Rose of Sierra High School

House A: Armed Services Committee Room 444

104: AMENDMENT TO DEFINE WAR AND REINSTATE CONGRESSES' POWER TO DECLAREWARSponsored by: Representative Nathan Kayhan of Bishop ODowd High School

105: A BILL TO PROVIDE SELECTIVE SERVICE PRIORITY FOR ALL CHILDREN IN FAMILIES OFPRO-WAR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN TIMES OF CONFLICTSponsored by: Representative Josh Anue of Georgiana Bruce Kirby

106: A BILL TO ABOLISH PRIVATIZED MILITARY CONTRACTORS AS MERCENARIES DURINGWARTIMESponsored by: Representative Brad Zuckerman of Piedmont

House A: Constitutional Committee Room 437

116: A BILL TO ELIMINATE REFERENCES TO GOD AND OTHER DEITIES FROM U.S.CURRENCY AND FROM THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCESponsored by: Representative Evan Bennet of Alternative Family Education

117: A BILL TO CAP THE AMOUNT OF MONEY A JURY CAN AWARD FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGESSponsored by: Representative Daisy Richardson of Richmond

118: AN AMENDMENT TO ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGESponsored by: Representative Mark Hill of Tamalpais

Congress B

Senate B: Commerce Committee Room 2040

210: A BILL TO LIMIT EXCESSIVE EXECTUTIVE COMPENSATIONSponsored by: Senator Maggie McHale of Mercy High School

211: A BILL TO MINIMIZE PORK-BARREL SPENDINGSponsored by: Senator Samson Fong of Archbishop Riordan

212: ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND INVESTMENT ACTSponsored by: Senator Jaron Brandon of Sonora High School

Senate B: Homeland Security & Veterans Affairs Room 127


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240: A BILL TO GIVE RESIDENCY TO IMMIGRANT STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES

Sponsored by: Senator Priyanka Kanda of Richmond High School

241: A BILL TO CREATE A PROGRAM TO HELP REDUCE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESSSYNDROME (PTS) AMONG U.S. MILITARY EXITING COMBAT ZONESSponsored by: Senator Utsav Shresta of Richmond High School

242: A BILL TO REMOVE FROM PRISON AND DEPORT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF

FELONIES.Sponsored by: Senator Teo Lamiot of the York School

Senate B: Civil Rights Committee Room 3191

207: A BILL TO LEGALIZE MARRIAGE EQUALITYSponsored by: Senator Ryan Globus of Soquel High School

208: A BILL TO ENSURE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN ADVERTISINGSponsored by: Senator James Presley-Nelson of San Francisco School Of The Arts

209: A BILL TO MAKE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BASED SOLELY ON MERITSponsored by: Senator Chris Wyman of Leigh High School

House B: Commerce Committee Room 4203

210: A BILL TO LIMIT EXCESSIVE EXECTUTIVE COMPENSATIONSponsored by: Representative Sarah Edwards of Mercy High School

211: A BILL TO MINIMIZE PORK-BARREL SPENDINGSponsored by: Representative Alejandro Sanchez of Archbishop Riordan

212: ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND INVESTMENT ACTSponsored by: Representative Brandon Rapoza of Sonora High School

House B: Homeland Security & Veterans Affairs Room 4202

240: A BILL TO GIVE RESIDENCY TO IMMIGRANT STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATESSponsored by:Representative Jorge Hernandez of Richmond High School

241: A BILL TO CREATE A PROGRAM TO HELP REDUCE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESSSYNDROME (PTS) AMONG U.S. MILITARY EXITING COMBAT ZONESSponsored by: Nick Romero of Richmond High School

242: A BILL TO REMOVE FROM PRISON AND DEPORT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OFFELONIES.Sponsored by: Representative Hussein Elbakri of the York School

Senate B: Civil Rights Committee Room 112

207: A BILL TO LEGALIZE MARRIAGE EQUALITYSponsored by: Representative Jasen Sapia of Soquel High School

208: A BILL TO ENSURE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN ADVERTISINGSponsored by: Representative Olivia Froehlich of San Francisco School of the Arts

209: A BILL TO MAKE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BASED SOLELY ON MERITSponsored by: Representative Nicole Corbo of Leigh High School



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Congress ASenate A: Education Committee Room 115

122: A BILL TO PUT A LEGAL LIMIT ON THE HOURS OF HOMEWORK PER STUDENT PER NIGHSponsored by: Senator Connor Reed of Alameda High

123: A BILL TO TEACH INTELLIGENT DESIGN ALONGSIDE EVOLUTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLSAS PART OF THE SCIENCE CURRICULUMSponsored by: Senator Stephanie Thomas of Leigh High School

124: A BILL TO FORGIVE STUDENT LOANS BASED ON GRADE POINT AVERAGESponsored by: Senator Julia Landholt of Mercy High School

Senate A: Agriculture Committee Room 113

101: THE CUT OUT THE CRUELTY ACTSponsored by: Senator Victoria Essien, Richmond High School

102: A BILL TO PROTECT THE DWINDLING BEE POPULATION OF AMERICASponsored by: Senator Michael Endick of Northgate High School

103: A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE SALAZAR WILD HORSE INITIATIVE

Sponsored by: Senator Alfonso Garcia, Saint Marys College High School

Senate A: Policy & Planning Committee Room 126

143: A BILL TO RAISE THE AGE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY ELIGIBILITYSponsored by: Senator Cameron Carty of Benicia High School

144: A BILL TO LOWER THE VOTING AGE TO 15 FOR ALL GOVERNMENT PROPOSITIONSTHAT ARE NOT SELF-FUNDING WITHIN FIVE YEARSSponsored by: Senator Ethan Kopit of Georgiana Bruce Kirby

145: SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM ACTSponsored by: Senator Jamie Silva of Patrick Henry High School

House A: Education Committee Room 447

122: A BILL TO PUT A LEGAL LIMIT ON THE HOURS OF HOMEWORK PER STUDENT PER NIGHSponsored by: Representative Adam Berman of Tamalpais High

123: A BILL TO TEACH INTELLIGENT DESIGN ALONGSIDE EVOLUTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLSAS PART OF THE SCIENCE CURRICULUMSponsored by: Representative Kate Ambrose of Leigh High School

124: A BILL TO FORGIVE STUDENT LOANS BASED ON GRADE POINT AVERAGE

Sponsored by: Representative Becca Grady of Mercy High School

House A: Agriculture Committee Room 444

101: THE CUT OUT THE CRUELTY ACTSponsored by: Representative Imaobong Essien, Richmond High School

102: A BILL TO PROTECT THE DWINDLING BEE POPULATION OF AMERICASponsored by: Representative Kevin Koh of Northgate High School

103: A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE SALAZAR WILD HORSE INITIATIVESponsored by: Jacob Bulter, Saint Marys College High School


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House A: Policy & Planning Committee Room 437

143: A BILL TO RAISE THE AGE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY ELIGIBILITYSponsored by: Representative Tori Klug of Benicia High School

144: A BILL TO LOWER THE VOTING AGE TO 15 FOR ALL GOVERNMENT PROPOSITIONSTHAT ARE NOT SELF-FUNDING WITHIN FIVE YEARSSponsored by: Representative Katie Stokes of Georgiana Bruce Kirby

145: A BILL TO LEGALIZE COMPETING CURRENCIESSponsored by: Representative Kevin Daley of Bishop ODowd

Congress BSenate B: Education Room 2040

225: A BILL TO REQUIRE A 2.0 GRADE POINT AVERAGE IN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC HIGHSCHOOLS IN ORDER TO GRADUATESponsored by: Senator Marie Rice of Bishop ODowd

226: BILL TO MANDATE PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING BEFORE THE ISSUING OF

PUNISHMENT FOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES COMMITTED BY STUDENTS UNDERSCHOLASTIC JURISDICTIONSponsored by: Senator Malena Savell of Sierra

227: A BILL TO REQUIRE FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATIONSponsored by: Senator Michael Maltese of Sonora High School

Senate B: Environmental Protection Room 127

231: THE SECURE AMERICAS ENERGY FUTURE ACTSponsored by: Senator Jay Moody, Alameda High School

232: A BILL TO PROMOTE RECYCLINGSponsored by: Senator Eli Spaulding of Castro Valley

233: A BILL TO ENCOURAGE GREATER BATTERY RECYCLINGSponsored by: Senator Nick Romero of Richmond High School

Senate B: Revenue & Taxation Room 3191

246: A BILL TO ENACT A FLAT TAXSponsored by: Senator Daniel Sun of Lynbrook High School

247: A BILL TO TAX INTERNET ACCESSSponsored by: Senator Austin Long of Pinole

248: A BILL TO INSTITUTE A NEGATIVE INCOME TAX SYSTEMSponsored by: Senator James Presley-Nelson of San Francisco School Of The Arts

House B: Education Committee Room 4202

225: A BILL TO REQUIRE A 2.0 GRADE POINT AVERAGE IN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC HIGHSCHOOLS IN ORDER TO GRADUATESponsored by: Representative Alex Warters of Mercy


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226: BILL TO MANDATE PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING BEFORE THE ISSUING OFPUNISHMENT FOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES COMMITTED BY STUDENTS UNDERSCHOLASTIC JURISDICTIONSponsored by: Representative Jaime Cook of Sierra

227: A BILL TO REQUIRE FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATIONSponsored by: Representative Connor Jacob of Sonora High School

House B: Environmental Protection Room 4202

231: THE SECURE AMERICAS ENERGY FUTURE ACTSponsored by: Representative Tyler Parsons, Alameda High School

232: A BILL TO PROMOTE RECYCLINGSponsored by: Erika Schweizer of Castro Valley

233: A BILL TO ENCOURAGE GREATER BATTERY RECYCLINGSponsored by: Representative Ivan Rojas of Richmond High School

House B: Revenue & Taxation Room 112

246: A BILL TO ENACT A FLAT TAXSponsored by: Representatives Aakanksha Sinha, Yiming Jen And Alex Lee of Lynbrook HighSchool

247: A BILL TO TAX INTERNET ACCESSSponsored by: Representative Winston Long of Pinole

248: A BILL TO INSTITUTE A NEGATIVE INCOME TAX SYSTEMSponsored by: Representative Olivia Froehlich of San Francisco School of the Arts


Congress A

Senate A: Criminal Justice Committee Room 115

119: A BILL TO GIVE PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW THE OPTION TO BE EXECUTED BEFORETHEIR LEGAL APPEALS ARE COMPLETEDSponsored by: Senator Yesmeem Wammes of Irvington

120: A BILL TO INSTITUTE COMPULSORY COMMUNITY SERVICE AS A PART OF THE U.S.PENAL SYSTEMSponsored by: Senator Brandon Liu of Lynbrook High School

121: A BILL TO ABOLISH THE CHARGING OF MINORS AS ADULTSSponsored by: Senator Ellen Stark of Maria Carillo

Senate A: Health & Human Services Committee Room 113

137: A BILL TO SCHEDULE MANDATORY EXECUTIONS OF ALL CITIZENS OVER THE AGE OF75.Sponsored by: Senator Will Shearer of York High School

138: A BILL TO CREATE HARSHER PUNISHMENTS FOR PARENTS WHO EXPLOIT OR HARM THCHILDREN FOR THEIR OWN NEEDSSponsored by: Senator Stephen Ng of University High

139: THE BILL THAT STANDS UP TO ALLERGIESSponsored by: Senator Henna Kaushal of University High


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Senate A: Transportation Committee Room 126

149: A BILL TO ENSURE FAIR AIR TRAVEL FOR ALL AMERICANSSponsored by: Senator Kirk Akimoto of Lynbrook High School

150: A BILL TO OPEN SPACE EXPLORATION TO THE FREE MARKETSponsored by: Senator of Montgomery High School

151: A BILL TO SPREAD THE USE OF NEW AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY

Sponsored by: Senator Yoojin Chung of Crystal Springs Uplands School

House A: Criminal Justice Committee Room 447

119: A BILL TO GIVE PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW THE OPTION TO BE EXECUTED BEFORETHEIR LEGAL APPEALS ARE COMPLETEDSponsored by: Representative Jonathon Poole of Irvington

120: A BILL TO INSTITUTE COMPULSORY COMMUNITY SERVICE AS A PART OF THE U.S.PENAL SYSTEMSponsored by: Representative David Li of Lynbrook High School

121: A BILL TO ABOLISH THE CHARGING OF MINORS AS ADULTSSponsored by: Representative Taylor Anderson of Maria Carillo

House A: Health & Human Services Committee Room 444

137: A BILL TO SCHEDULE MANDATORY EXECUTIONS OF ALL CITIZENS OVER THE AGE OF75.Sponsored by: Representative York High School

138: A BILL TO CREATE HARSHER PUNISHMENTS FOR PARENTS WHO EXPLOIT OR HARM THCHILDREN FOR THEIR OWN NEEDSSponsored by: Representative Jessica Kerner of University High

139: THE BILL THAT STANDS UP TO ALLERGIESSponsored by: Representative Adriana Threlkeld of University High

House A: Transportation Committee Room 437

149: A BILL TO ENSURE FAIR AIR TRAVEL FOR ALL AMERICANSSponsored by: Representative Dong Yao of Lynbrook High School

150: A BILL TO OPEN SPACE EXPLORATION TO THE FREE MARKETSponsored by: Representative of Montgomery High School

151: A BILL TO SPREAD THE USE OF NEW AIRPORT TECHNOLOGYSponsored by: Representative Molly Lin of Crystal Springs Uplands School

Congress B

Senate B: Education Committee Room 2040

252: A BILL TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIASponsored by: Senator Stephan Ng of Leland High School

253: NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION ACTSponsored by: Senator Marie Rice of Bishop ODowd


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254: A BILL PROPOSING A SIN TAX TO FUND EDUCATION REFORM INITIATIVESSponsored by: Senator Joel Kohn of Crystal Springs Uplands School

Senate B: Health & Human Services Room 127

234: A BILL TO MANDATE THE HPV VACCINE FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL FEMALESSponsored by: Senator Kyla Hamling of Benicia

235: A BILL TO CREATE SPECIAL FINANCIAL AND COUNSELING AID PROGRAMS FOR

INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM FROM AGES 18 THROUGH 23Sponsored by: Senator Sofia Vazquez of Richmond High School

236: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE TRUST BILLSponsored by: Senator Jacob Angel of San Mateo

Senate B: Energy & Natural Resources Room 3191

228: A BILL TO REPEAL THE RESTRICTIONS BANNING ALL FURTHER BUILDING OFNUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN CALIFORNIASponsored by: Senator Eric Sezgen of Piedmont

229: A BILL TO SUBSIDIZE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND ENERGY-EFFICIENT ANDALTERNATIVE ENERGY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.Sponsored by: Senator Eduardo Melendez of Richmond High School

230: THE CLEAN ENERGY ACTSponsored by: Senator Lauren Yeary of Head-Royce School

House B: Education Committee Room 4202

252: A BILL TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIASponsored by: Representatives Paul Medlin, Alison Tom, Tara Narasimhalu, David Mao ofLeland High School

253: NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION ACTSponsored by: Representative Edward Boscacci of Bishop ODowd

254: A BILL PROPOSING A SIN TAX TO FUND EDUCATION REFORM INITIATIVESSponsored by: Representative Michael Arbeed of Crystal Springs Uplands School

House B: Health & Human Services Room 4203

234: A BILL TO MANDATE THE HPV VACCINE FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL FEMALESSponsored by: Representative Allyse Terrell of Benicia

235: A BILL TO CREATE SPECIAL FINANCIAL AND COUNSELING AID PROGRAMS FOR

INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM FROM AGES 18 THROUGH 23Sponsored by: Representative Evelyn Gonzalez of Richmond High School

236: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE TRUST BILLSponsored by: Representative Angela Dai of San Mateo

House B: Energy & Natural Resources Room 112

228: A BILL TO REPEAL THE RESTRICTIONS BANNING ALL FURTHER BUILDING OFNUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN CALIFORNIASponsored by: Representative Sarah Siskind of Piedmont


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229: A BILL TO SUBSIDIZE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND ENERGY-EFFICIENT ANDALTERNATIVE ENERGY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.Sponsored by: RepresentativeKarina Quionez of Richmond High School

230: THE CLEAN ENERGY ACTSponsored by: Representative Michael Wu of San Mateo School

5:15 6:45 DinnerAfter a long day of debating legislation be sure to get a nice dinner with all of your newfriends. Have a great meal and we expect you back at the hotel on time for our eveningactivities.

6:50 7:30 Party Session Sheraton GrandSee the back of your agenda to determine what party you should join.

Party 1: GardeniaParty 2: MagnoliaParty 3: Camelia

Party 4: Tofanelli

6:50 7:30 Mandatory Teacher/Advisor Meeting Compagno

7:30 7:50 Chapter Caucus/ Key and Luggage Sheraton Grand

EBR: CarrGCR: BeavisGGR: BataglieriCVT: Tofanelli

8:00 9:00 Teacher/Advisor Reception Bondi

9:00 9:30 2009-2010 Candidates Meeting ClarkLed By: Marissa Ramirez Zweiger, Lt. Governor

If you are interested in running for office for the 2009-2010 school year, pleaseattend this informative meeting. It will feature an exciting presentation ofcampaign experiences from several current officers. They will offer tips,suggestions, and advice for running a successful JSA campaign. Youll alsoreceive the elections handbook and learn the regulations for running a JSAcampaign.

9:30 12:00 Dance Grand Nave Ballroom

9:30 11:30 Karaoke Bataglieri

9:30 11:30 Movie Compagno

12:15 CURFEW! Your Room!


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Sunday, February 7

8:00-9:00 Breakfast & Luggage Storage McGinnis and Beavis

Grab something to eat and get ready to start debating. Keep in mind that you andyour luggage must be out of your rooms and in storage by 9:00. Sessions start at9:00!

9:00-9:30 Mandatory Chapter President Meeting Tofanelli

Chapter Presidents must attend this meeting to discuss important informationregarding changes in chapter affairs, announcements, and upcoming events. Atthis meeting we will address any issues that youve been having.

9:30-12:00 Full House and Senate Session Sheraton Grand Hotel

Congress A

Senate A: BataglieriHouse A: Magnolia

Congress BSenate B: GardeniaHouse B: Camellia

12:15-1:00 Closing Session/ Candidates Forum Grand Nave BallroomLed by: Jessica Du, Governor

Marissa Ramirez Zweiger, Lt. GovernorErica Woolsey, Speaker of the Assembly

As our exciting weekend comes to a close, candidates for state and regional JSAoffices will declare their intentions for 2010-2011. Listen carefully so that you canget to know your future JSA officers. Thank you for attending Congress 2010!


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The Path of Legislation

How a Bill Becomes a Law Modified JSA Version

Below is a description of the legislative process that is used at JSA Congress. The legislative path for this weekend usesa modified version of the actual procedures of the U.S. Congress.

Legislation is sponsored jointly by a Senator and Representative. The bills have been previously assigned to the properHouse and Senate Committees. The Legislative Index is included in this agenda booklet and contains all the legislativecommittee assignments.

In the committees, the bills will be debated. The House committees will go in order of the bills in the Legislative Index,while Senate committees will debate legislation in the opposite direction. The sponsors of the bill will be the openingspeaker for debate. During debate, the committee may propose and pass amendments to the bill.

If a bill is amended in a House committee, the page will bring the bill to the Bill Room. The Bill Room will forward theamendment to the appropriate Senate chair. The Senate committee cannot pass the bill without the amendment, unlessthey re-amend the bill. In the case of a Senate committee amending a bill before the House committee debates the bill,the opposite will occur.

After debating the bill, the committee will vote on the bill. If both the House and Senate committees pass the bill, it goeson to the Full House and Senate.

One or both houses may decide to amend a bill as it is debated in full session. If this occurs, the same process is used asin committee.

If both full legislative bodies pass identical versions of the bill, the bill will be considered law.

How a Bill Becomes a Law United States Congress Version

Below is an abridged description of the legislative process that is used in the real U.S. Congress.

Any member of Congress can introduce legislation. In the House, legislation is place in the hopper. In the Senate, theintroducing member must gain approval of the presiding officer. Bills are assigned an identification number and labeledwith the sponsors name.

The presiding officers of the respective legislative bodies refer the bill to the appropriate Senate or House committees. Inthe committee, government agencies can comment, hearings can be held, and subcommittees can pass findings to thefull committee. If the bill passes through a committee vote, it is reported to the full chamber and placed on the docket.

Debate is limited by the rules created by the Rules Committees.

If the bill passes in both bodies, it is passed on to a Conference Committee, which reconciles differences between thelegislation. Both the full House and Senate must approve the reconciliations.

The bill becomes law if signed by the President, or if the President goes 10 days without taking action while Congress is insession. If the President vetoes the legislation, he must return the legislation with rationale for the veto. The chambersthen attempt to override the President by 2/3 majority vote. If both chambers successfully override the veto, it thenbecomes law.


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COMMITTEE AND FULL SESSION PROCEDURES

Committee Hearings

All student delegates will be assigned to one of the two Congresses prior to the convention. In addition, within theircongress students will also be assigned to either the House or the Senate. Each block students will be able to choosefrom the four committees for their legislative body. The committees will:

Determine the wording of the bills, by passing them as submitted or amending them.

Send legislation to the floor of the House and Senate.

Choose one committee member to be the main opponent of the bill on the floor of the House and Senate full sessions.

Sponsors will present their legislation to the committee. If you are a sponsor, you should outline for the committee thereason your legislation is needed, and the rationale behind and restrictions or limitations in your legislation, and thedefinition of any terms that may be unclear. You will have 5 minutes for your formal presentation. The opening statementby the sponsor will be followed by 2 minute subsequent speeches, alternating con/pro, on both sides. A majority of voteswill be needed to pass a bill out of committee, unless the legislation is an amendment to the Constitution in which case itrequires a 2/3 majority vote to pass.

Full Sessions

The House and Senate full sessions, on Sunday, will be presided over by the Speaker of the House and the President of

the Senate, respectively. On Sunday morning, all delegates will receive a revised legislative docket containing all the billsto be debated at their respective full sessions. The revised legislative docket will reflect all amendments made incommittee. Before the general sessions begin, the presiding officers will determine the order in which the bills will bedebated. The rules of debate will be the same used within the committees.

Amending Legislation

Any bill, amendment, or resolution may be amended between the time that the first CON speech ends and the motion tomove to previous questions passes. To make an amendment, obtain an amendment form from the committee clerk, fill outthe form, and then return it to him or her. You will then need to make a motion to amend. You may not interrupt a speakerto make a motion to amend; you must make the motion between speeches. After the chair reads the amendment, the billsponsor can deem it friendly or unfriendly. If it is deemed friendly, it is immediately incorporated into the bill. If theamendment is deemed unfriendly, debate on the amendment begins in traditional pro/con fashion, in 2 minute intervals.First, the amendment sponsor will be given 2 minutes to explain why the amendment should pass. Then, the bill sponsor

will be given 2 minutes. The committee chair will then seek alternating 2 minute speeches until a motion to move toprevious question is made. If the motion is seconded and passes, the committee will vote on the amendment. If theamendment passes, it is incorporated into the legislation and debate continues.

The Moderated Caucus

The moderated caucus is a way for delegates to discuss legislation outside of the standard alternating pro/con format andfrequently enables more fast-paced, band-and-forth discussion. A motion to establish a moderated caucus can be madeanytime when the floor is open to subsequent speeches. The motion must seta time limit for the caucus as well asspeaking time for individual delegates. During that time, the chair chooses delegates to speak for a period of time. Adecent length for a moderated caucus may be 3 or 4 minutes, and an adequate individual speaking time may be 30seconds per speech. No yields may be made, except for yielding to the chair.

Questions

Opening speakers and subsequent speakers may choose to answer questions. Questions DO NOT count against thespeakers time.


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Legislative Index

AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE

101: THE CUT OUT THE CRUELTY ACT

Sponsored by:Senator Victoria Essien of Richmond High SchoolRepresentative Imaobong Essien of Richmond High School

Whereas animals are being cruelly used for testing human products.Whereas the reactions of animals to the tests for products intended for humans, are not the same tothe reactions of humans,Whereas animal testing costs Americans $136 billion annually.

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America inCongress assembled, that:

Section 1. An animal rights organization, titled the National Animal Rights Program, shall beestablished under the Patronage of the United States Department of Agriculture, and all animalstested on for research or scientific cause shall be under the protection of the law and all currentlegislation for animal protection shall be enforced.

Section 2. All testing centers and appropriate private agencies, which receive federal funding, shallbe required to enforce the animal rights laws and abide by the newly established laws. All theagencies and states joining this system shall be linked via a central computer system which will beupdated with photos, dietary plans, and medical treatment for all animals being tested and observed.

Section 3. New laws require a less severe use of testing methods. Tests cannot harm severe bodilyinjury such as death, open flesh wounds, or mentally damaging effects to the animal. The cuesanimals give to announce they are in pain must be paid attention to.

Section 4. The current system used to house animals in testing centers shall be transferred to thecontrol of the federal services and the newly passed laws regulating these services will be instituted,abiding by these laws is critical.

Section 5. If any new laws or current laws are violated the facility will be temporarily shut down andfunding will be permanently cut.

Section 6. Enactment of the National Animal Rights Program shall be established promptly after thepassage of this bill and all imperative and practical costs shall be endorsed through the budget of theUnited States Department of Agriculture on or before the beginning of the year to come once the billis ratified.

102: A BILL TO PROTECT THE DWINDLING BEE POPULATION OF AMERICA

Sponsored by:Senator Michael Endick of NorthgateSenator Kevin Koh of Northgate


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and the notion that America can be automatically pulled into war through international agreementssuch as UN resolutions. This amendment would define acts of war and insure that a declaration ofwar be passed by congress before any acts of war are committed by the United States. It would forcecongress to put their money where its mouth is and restore the balance of power by checking theexecutive branch's authority to use force around the world.

Be it amended by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America inCongress assembled, and upon approval of 3/4 of the States, that:

Section 1. War is defined as any aggressive action towards any other nation. Including placing troopsin, patrolling the airspace of, using weapons of any kind against, and imposing blockades orsanctions on any nation.

Section 2. Congress alone must explicitly declare war before any act of war can be committedregardless of any other national or international body, except in the case of clear and present dangeras defined by the president.

105:A BILL TO PROVIDE SELECTIVE SERVICE PRIORITY FOR ALL CHILDREN IN FAMILIES

OF PRO-WAR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN TIMES OF CONFLICT

Sponsored by:Senator Kai Cahlil of Georgiana Bruce KirbyRepresentative Josh Anue of Georgiana Bruce Kirby

Whereas a vast majority of children from of pro-war government officials never see the very battlefieldtheir parents create,Whereas leaders do not think twice about their actions that affect citizens in the service more than itaffects them as they are placed in the front lines of an international and domestic conflict,Whereas some soldiers are more inclined to serve in times of conflict based upon their families

position of going to war as others are not,


Section 1: Priority be given to the children of government officials for military service during times ofwar or conflict.

Section 2: Said priority be non-discretional of gender, socio-economic position, sexual orientation,etc.

Section 3: Government officials shall not hold influence over the placement of their children intocombat situations.

106: A BILL TO ABOLISH PRIVATIZED MILITARY CONTRACTORS AS MERCENARIES DURINGWARTIME

Sponsored by:Senator Sarah Siskind of PiedmontRepresentative Brad Zuckerman of Piedmont


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Currently the United States employs private military companies, or PMCs, for certain operations andassistance. Approximately fifteen percent of the U.S. military is managed by private companies. TheU.S. deployed PMCs in the Balkans and Sierra Leone in its conflict with revolutionary forces. Theconcept of hired civilians accompanying military personnel into the battlefield raises questions ofaccountability and of ethics. The system has potential to undermine the chain of command and isinevitably conflicted with codes of war conduct. PMCs are an ethical and legal liability.

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in

Congress assembled, that:

Section 1: All private military contractors will be prohibited from serving the government with soldiersin times of war. All existing contracts will be invalidated.

Section 2: Private military contractors will be allowed to supply technology.

Section 3: Private military contractors will be allowed to assist in minor defense assignments notaffiliated with traditional warfare, such as private security for foreign ambassadors.

COMMERCE COMMITTEE

113: CHANGING THE TAX SYSTEM TO INCREASE ECONOMIC FAIRNESS AND TO BOLSTERTHE ECONOMY

Sponsored by:Senator Douglas de Jesus of Pacific Collegiate SchoolRepresentative Taras Dreszer of Pacific Collegiate School

WHEREAS the economic divide between the rich and the poor in the United States is vast and themiddle class is shrinking rapidly,WHEREAS people with incomes over $400,000 make up 1% of the population but control 40-50% ofthe countrys wealth,WHEREAS equal opportunity and social mobility, supposedly the characteristics that define America,are practically non-existent here, especially when compared to Europe or Japan,WHEREAS the distribution of wealth, as well as the economic structure in the US is corrupt andcompletely SNAFU,


Section 1: All individuals with yearly incomes over $400,000 shall be taxed by 90% on the portion ofincome exceeding $400,000.

Section 2: All individuals with total assets exceeding $5 million shall be taxed 10% per year on theportion of assets exceeding $5 million.

Section 3: All businesses with over 500 employees shall be taxed by 90% on profits over $10 million.


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Section 4: All businesses with over 500 employees have the option to be nationalized by thegovernment. The government would make only necessary changes, thus leaving the business itselfunchanged.

Section 5: Revenue generated by this bill would be redirected to social programs and smallbusinesses.

Section 6: This bill will be enacted in 90 days.

114: A BILL TO ENACT A SIN TAX ON ALL TOBACCO SALES AND MANUFACTURES

Sponsored by:Senator Austin Hagwood of Quincy High SchoolRepresentative George Thunecke of Quincy High School

Whereas in 2000, tobacco-related deaths in the United States numbered approximately 435,000 about 18% of annual American deaths.Whereas tobacco deaths have reached almost 5 million a year worldwide, and untold thousands

remain at risk for cancer and other health complications due to second-hand smoke exposure,Whereas chewing tobacco is a leading cause of throat cancer, and smoking has been proven tocause lung and other cancers,Whereas tobacco companies profit, American citizens die, citizens that could have been contributingmembers of society. While the citizens freedom to smoke should remain intact, tobacco companiesmust be held accountable for their evil business, and American citizens need to be weaned off theirunhealthy indulgence in tobacco. In addition, our federal government must begin to find alternativesources of revenue to rebuild infrastructure and social institutions.


Section 1. There be a 110% sin tax placed on the established resale prices of all tobacco products.

Section 2. There be a 15% tax on all tobacco corporation/company profits.

Section 3. Ninety percent of the revenue of the above taxes be given to the Federal government forthe purpose of educational spending and rebuilding of infrastructure, and that the remaining tenpercent be given to the State of California as an investment and stimulus for the economy of thatstate, in the expectation that the strength of the economy of said State will be to the benefit of theentire Union.

115: A BILL TO ADDRESS THE CONCEPT OF TOO BIG TO FAIL WITH RESPECT TOCERTAIN FINANCIAL ENTITIES

Sponsored by:Senator Zack Dackowich of Sierra High SchoolRepresentative Robert Rose of Sierra High School

Whereas the economy, as a capitalist system, depends entirely on the concept of competition,without competition, wealth is concentrated in the coffers of a very select and very minute number ofmassive corporations.


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Whereas financial corporations are subject to the same process when competition is eliminated, andbecause of their nature, are vital elements of the economy, when the financial corporations actirresponsibly and are too big to fail, it is only logical that they be broken up.


Section 1.

a. Immediately following the passage this bill, powers shall be granted to the United States Secretaryof the Treasury.b. Powers granted to the Secretary of the Treasury shall include: the responsibility of identifyinginstitutions that are too big to fail, the responsibility of breaking up those entities, and theresponsibility of ensuring that financial institutions do not achieve the too big to fail status throughthe notification of the institutions board chairman.c. Institutions are responsible for reorganizing their assets if they are deemed too big to fail, and aresubsequently broken apart. The responsibility does not reside in the Secretary of the Treasury.d. For the purpose of this bill, the term too big to fail shall be applied to any financial institution,consisting of commercial banks, investment banks, hedge funds, or insurance companies, that is solarge that its failure would have catastrophic consequences on the stability of the financial system,

United States economy, or global economy without substantial assistance by the Government of theUnited States in the form of capital.

Section 2. The stipulations of this bill shall take place immediately following its passage, beginningwith the Secretary of the Treasury creating a publically available list of institutions deemed too big tofail, and the subsequent breaking up of said institutions.

CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE

116: A BILL TO ELIMINATE REFERENCES TO GOD AND OTHER DEITIES FROM U.S.CURRENCY AND FROM THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Sponsored by:Senator David Mather of Alternative Family EducationRepresentative Evan Bennet of Alternative Family Education

In America, the right to practice whatever religion (or lack thereof) without repercussion orpersecution is extremely important. Another inherent principle is the separation of Church and State,and thus the separation of religion and government. While we hold these two ideas to be self-evident,

in our federal government there are many references to religion. In particular, the phrase "In God wetrust" on most U.S. legal currency and the line in the pledge of allegiance "Under God" areobjectionable to both religious tolerance and to a separation of Church and State. By removing thesereligious references, the U.S. can move closer to a complete religious equality in America.


Section 1. In the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States, the words "Under God" will be removed.Effective immediately, all public uses of the Pledge of Allegiance for governmental purposes will nolonger include this phrase.


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Section 2. The Federal Reserve will begin to phase out, over a span of 5 years, all currency bearingthe phrase "In God we trust". During this 5-year period, the Federal Reserve will also make thenecessary alterations to begin printing currency without this phrase.

Section 3. This bill shall go into effect 90 days after passage.

117: A BILL TO CAP THE AMOUNT OF MONEY A JURY CAN AWARD FOR PUNITIVEDAMAGES

Sponsored by:Senator Carla Ramirez of RichmondRepresentative Daisy Richardson of Richmond

Whereas the civil justice system is used in the United States to punish companies,Whereas punitive punishment only charges companies high amounts of money for wrong-doing,Whereas punitive punishment should only be used for covering the medical costs and other expensesincurred by claimants due to the injury,

Whereas the criminal justice system would be more suitable for lawsuits against companies.

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, assembled, that:

Section 1: The amount of money the jury can award for punitive damages shall be limited to theamount required to cover medical costs and actual expenses incurred by claimants due to the injurysustained effective immediately.

118: AN AMENDMENT TO ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

Sponsored by:Senator Liam Burke of TamalpaisRepresentative Mark Hill of Tamalpais

Whereas the Electoral College was founded as a means to keep the decision-making process ofelecting a President out of the hands of the common people,Whereas with the advent of modern technology, every vote can be tracked and tallied with ease,Whereas the Electoral College has twice given the Presidency to the candidate who received fewervotes, as in the case of the 1888 and 2000 elections,Whereas disproportional weight is given to a few "swing states" whose votes often determine theoutcome of the election,

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, assembled andupon approval of 3/4 of the States, that:

Section 1. Article Two, Sections Two, Three, and Four be abolished from the Constitution

Section 2. The Twelfth Amendment likewise be abolished


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CRIMINAL JUSTICE

119: A BILL TO GIVE PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW THE OPTION TO BE EXECUTED BEFORETHEIR LEGAL APPEALS ARE COMPLETED

Sponsored by:Senator Yesmeem Wammes of IrvingtonSenator Johnathon Poole of Irvington

Whereas convicts on death row are forced to live in inhumane conditions that are morally cruel anddemeaning,Whereas convicted prisoners must go through the painful and tormenting process of being on deathrow while waiting for the legal process to be completed. Through the current process, prisoners arenot given the opportunity to ask for final requests,Whereas the government spends much more money securing and feeding the prisoners on deathrow.


Section 1. Inmates on death row be given the option to be executed before their legal appeals arecompleted effective immediately.

120: A BILL TO INSTITUTE COMPULSORY COMMUNITY SERVICE AS A PART OF THE U.S.PENAL SYSTEM

Sponsored by:Senator Brandon Liu of Lynbrook High SchoolRepresentative David Li of Lynbrook High School

Representative Jack Li of Lynbrook High SchoolRepresentative Adithya Balasubramanian of Lynbrook High School

Whereas the recent recession has forced many states to make deep cuts in both nonessential andcrucial services and programs, ranging from road repairs to state park maintenance to firefightingteams.Whereas the U.S. has more than 7.2 million inmates locked up in prisons, wasting away in cells whiledraining money out of taxpayers pockets for living and medical expenses simultaneously.


Section 1. A community service credit system shall be set up for all U.S. inmates. Along with all jailsentences, convicts shall also receive a certain community service credit requirement that they mustfulfill through the course of their sentence. Different kinds of community service shall be assigneddiffering credit values, usually with more difficult, intensive, or dangerous activities rewarding agreater amount of credits.

Section 2. Inmates may opt out of certain community service activities due to certain disabilities, asvalidated by a medical professional. Convicts shall not be mandated to perform community servicethat is categorized as high-risk, however, volunteering for such tasks will allow convicts to fulfill theircredit requirements much faster.


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Section 3. Certain high-risk individuals, such as murderers or rapists, may be assigned to alternatetasks as determined by each penal facility.

Section 4. Each state legislature shall have the power to establish a bureau or otherwise determinethe most appropriate method of overseeing the community service system, finding community serviceopportunities for inmates, determining the credit worth of each community service opportunity, anddoing whatever is necessary and proper to maintain the effectiveness of this bill. These activities shall

be overseen by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Section 5. This bill, when passed, shall be effective January 1, 2011. All prison sentences given afterthat point will include of a community service credit value. Sentences given prior to that date will notbe affected.

121: A BILL TO ABOLISH THE CHARGING OF MINORS AS ADULTS

Sponsored by:Senator Ellen Stark of Maria Carillo

Representative Taylor Anderson of Maria Carillo

Whereas currently in the United States the rate at which minors being charged as adults is increasingrapidly. Over 200,000 minors are charged in adult courts each year, and in 2005 over 7,000 minorswere being held in adult jails.Whereas minors cannot be held accountable for their actions concerning the way they act, scientificfact has proven that the human brain is not fully developed until the age of 25, with the prefrontalcortex and the limbic system developing last; these are the decision making parts of the brain.Whereas the Supreme Court has ruled that in the case of execution, minors cannot be heldaccountable to the same extent as adults.Whereas by definition, minors are under the care of their parents or legal guardians; they are not old

enough to make their own choices under the law.Whereas only 12 other countries in the world sentence minors to life sentences, and in the UnitedStates, 2200 convicts were minors convicted as adults and given life sentences.


Section 1: No court in any state belonging to the government of the United States of America will beallowed to rule that a minor should be charged as an adult.

Section 2: The ruling shall be based on the age of the defendant at the age that the defendant was at

the time that the crime was committed, not on the age of the defendant at the time of the trial.

Section 3: All court cases regarding the charging of a minor will take place in Family Court.

Section 4: All minors convicted and sent to any rehabilitation center will be in a juvenile detainmentcenter with other minors and specially trained physiologists to assist in the rehabilitation of youngconvicts.

Section 5: If the Family Court judge finds the juveniles crime heinous enough, and the minor isconvicted, the minor can be charged with the full time until his/her 18 th birthday. On which occasion


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the convict will be evaluated by the parole board and sentenced to probation or a maximum of 3 moreyears (their 21st birthday).

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

122: A BILL TO PUT A LEGAL LIMIT ON THE HOURS OF HOMEWORK PER STUDENT PERNIGHT

Sponsored by:Senator Connor Reed of Alameda HighRepresentative Adam Berman of Tamalpais High

Suicide rates are at an all-time high amongst high school age students. A main cause of this can beattributed to the high amount of stress put on college bound students, and studies show that whenhigh school age students get less than nine hours of sleep per night (the current average number ofhours that a high school age student sleeps is roughly 6.5), they experience a significant lack in

creativity, their problem solving skills become weakened, and their stress is raised. A main reasonthat teenagers report such low hours of sleep can be attributed to the competitive college admissionsprocess causing them to take an overwhelming number of advanced classes and participate in manyextracurricular activities. By establishing a legal limit on how much homework could be assigned to astudent in one night, students would be given more time for their extracurricular activities, and, mostimportantly, a chance for them to get the recommended nine hours per night of sleep. Also, limitinghomework time will force teachers to be more productive with their class time.

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America inCongress assembled, that:

Section 1. Public high school teachers will be required to assign a predicted amount of time toeach homework assignment.

Section 2. Public high school teachers be limited to assigning no more than six hours of homeworkper week, and no more than one and a half hours of homework per day, and no more than two hoursper weekend.

Section 3. Teachers whose predictions for the amount of time for their classs homework areconsistently shorter than the actual time necessary for successful completion of the assignedhomework will be reprimanded.

Section 4. The implementation of this bill would be executed in two parts. The first year, teacherswill not be punished if their homework estimates are off, but they will still be expected to makereasonable estimates. Teachers will be required to poll the students to find out the mean number ofhours taken to complete each assignment, and use this average for their next years hour estimates.Punishment will begin in the second year.

123: A BILL TO TEACH INTELLIGENT DESIGN ALONGSIDE EVOLUTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLSAS PART OF THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM

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Senator Stephanie Thomas of Leigh High SchoolRepresentative Kate Ambrose of Leigh High School

Whereas the theory of evolution is taught in public schools, it would ensure a non-discriminatoryforum for the theory of intelligent design to be taught as well. Many critics are quick to assume thatintelligent design is a gateway to teaching religion in school, when in fact intelligent design does nothave to involve religion.Whereas by definition, the theory of intelligent design states that certain aspects of nature or the

universe are best explained by an intelligent cause. Religious people do describe this intelligentcause to be an act of a god, whether it is the Christian and Jewish God, Allah, one of the Hindu godsetc, while non-religious people who acknowledge intelligent design attribute it to something else. Thequestion of who the intelligent designer is left up for the individual to decide.Whereas having intelligent design taught alongside evolution in public schools it will give studentsfreedom to look at both sides and choose for themselves which theory they want to agree with, ornone at all without it being biased and only presenting one side of the issue.


Section 1: Public Schools will be required across America to teach the theory of intelligent designalongside the teaching of the theory of evolution as part of the Science curriculum.

Section 2: Intelligent Design Curriculum shall be developed by each States Local School District thatalready develops the Science curriculum, specifically the Biology/Life Science unit or where evolutionis taught, and become an addition to the unit of evolution.

Section 3: This bill shall be enacted 90 days after passage or no later than one school calendar yearafter it is passed. Teachers will be required to begin teaching the intelligent design theory inconjunction with the evolution unit the school year following its passage allowing the States time todevelop the new curriculum and teacher preparation.

Section 4: Tenured teachers who do not incorporate the intelligent design theory by the school yearfollowing its passage will be subject to review and possible loss of their tenured status. Whileprobationary or temporary teachers who do not incorporate the intelligent design theory by the schoolyear following its passage will not be eligible for tenure until they implement it.

124: A BILL TO FORGIVE STUDENT LOANS BASED ON GRADE POINT AVERAGESponsored by:Senator Julia Landholt of Mercy High SchoolRepresentative Becca Grady of Mercy High School

Increasing numbers of American college students graduate with tens of thousands of dollars instudent loans. This prohibits their ability to invest in their future through the means of buying a house,settling down and starting a family, or starting a business, all because of the loans they owe. This, inturn, harms the economy, as buying homes and starting businesses contributes to the financialsystem. By making a high GPA the incentive to have student loans forgiven, it encourages people totake their higher education seriously, and it will reduce the drag on the economy and peoples lives.



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Section 1: If a student pursuing a degree of higher education (bachelors, masters, doctorate)receives an overall GPA of 3.2 upon graduation, 50% of their student loans will be absorbed by a1/100th percent increase in taxes on the largest ten percent of corporations.

Section 2: If a student pursuing a degree of higher education (bachelors, masters, doctorate)receives an overall GPA of 3.4 upon graduation, 75% of their student loans will be absorbed by a1/100th percent increase in taxes on the largest ten percent of corporations.

Section 3: If a student pursuing a degree of higher education (bachelors, masters, doctorate)receives an overall GPA of 3.6 upon graduation, 100% of their student loans will be absorbed a1/100th percent increase in taxes on the largest ten percent of corporations.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

137: A BILL TO SCHEDULE MANDATORY EXECUTIONS OF ALL CITIZENS OVER THE AGE OF75

Sponsored by:Senator Will Shearer of York High SchoolRepresentative Hussein Elbakri of York High School

Currently a third of the national budget is spent on our nations elderly. Reducing the spending ofsocial security by half alone would free up 310 billion dollars annually that could be put to useelsewhere. Without any elderly citizens at all the United States government would save up to 1 trilliondollars annually and within the next 12 years the national debt could be completely paid off. Theelimination of the elderly would fix also fix many of the problems associated with the lack of sufficientfunds in programs such as social security and and medicare. Lastly, Elderly people are responsible

for the majority of all high calorie, baked goods in the nation and their euthanization would help tostem the growing tide of childhood obesity in America.

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America inCongress assembled,

Section 1: All U.S. citizens over the age of 75 be deemed a threat to national security due to theirexcessive age and lack of general productivity.Section 2: Within 3 months all persons considered threats to national security be executed by firingsquad.Section 3: All funds will stem from the current medicare budget and no medicare funded funded firing

squad may consist of more than three persons and the weapons used may to fire a round larger indiameter than 9mm.Section 4: This bill shall come into effect 90 days after passage, following final ratification by theHouse of Representatives and Senate.

138:A BILL TO CREATE HARSHER PUNISHMENTS FOR PARENTS WHO EXPLOIT OR HARMTHEIR CHILDREN FOR THEIR OWN NEEDS

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Representative Jessica Kerner of University High

Whereas there are thousands of cases around the United States of children being somehow harmedor manipulated at the hands of their parents,Whereas there are bills that prevent the sexual exploitation of children, there is little to protectchildren from the permanent harm children can face from their parents that does not stem from sexualabuse.Whereas children need a bill that will protect them from parents that harm or exploit children for their

own needs,

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America inCongress assembled,

Section 1. This bill prohibits the exploitation of children for the benefit of the parent(s).Subsection 1a. Exploitation of children can include any form of manipulation to ones (parent)advantage.Section 2. This bill prohibits the harm of children for the benefit of the parent(s).Subsection 2a. Harm of the children can included physical or mental, but proof of how the parentsharm was the cause would be necessary.

Section 3. This bill would create punishments that fit the situation of the case (i.e the child(ren) andparent(s))Subsection 3a. The case will be thoroughly looked at to ensure evidence clearly points to theexploitation or harm of children.Subsection 3b. If the punishment of a fine should be seen fit, the amount is dependent on the caseitself. The fine should never surpass one million dollars unless the child has lost the equivalent due tothe crime of the parent.Section 4: This bill will be passed within 90 days after passage.

139: THE BILL THAT STANDS UP TO ALLERGIES

Sponsored by:Senator Henna Kaushal of University HighRepresentative Adriana Threlkeld of University High

Students who have allergies are not being properly taken care of by their schools. Most schools donot invest in taking the right precautions for children with allergies. The majority of children withserious food allergies are allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. Steps need to be taken to minimize risksand ensure their safety.

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in

Congress assembled,

Section 1. This act enforces that school cafeterias post up the ingredients used in a school madeproduct.

Section 2. A school cafeteria will have a "no nut" table, available for every student severely allergic topeanut and tree nuts.

Section 3. All members of the staff will be trained on how to identify an allergic reaction of any childwith a severe allergy.


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Section 4. If any child is sent to the hospital due to an allergic reaction from a school campus thatenforces this bill, the school will be forced to invest in taking further precautions.

Section 5. These further precautions will include sending information on certain major allergies ofstudents in that school to parents. Children in the same classes as any student with a severe allergywill not be able to bring prepared lunches containing any product their classmate is allergic to.

Section 6. This bill will be enacted 80 days after it has been passed.

POLICY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE

143: A BILL TO RAISE THE AGE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY ELIGIBILITY

Sponsored by:Senator Cameron Carty of Benicia High SchoolRepresentative Victoria Klug of Benicia High School

Whereas all estimates anticipate an increase in the number of citizens eligible for Social Security andan expected decrease in the number of taxable working citizens in the United States,Whereas the Social Security Program is expected to run out of money in the next thirty years,Whereas raising the age of eligibility for Social is the fiscally responsible thing to do,

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America inCongress assembled, that:

Section 1.The age of eligibility for a citizen to receive money through Social Security be raised from 62 years of

age to 67 years of age.Section 2.This bill shall be enacted 90 days after passage

144: A BILL TO LOWER THE VOTING AGE TO 15 FOR ALL GOVERNMENT PROPOSITIONSTHAT ARE NOT SELF-FUNDING WITHIN FIVE YEARS

Sponsored by:Senator Ethan Kopit of Georgiana Bruce KirbyRepresentative Katie Stokes of Georgiana Bruce Kirby

The United States has accumulated such a massive debt over the past decade that our generation,our children, and our childrens children must all work to pay for the follies of previous our current andpast leaders. By lowering the voting age to 15 for all governmental propositions that are not self-funding within five years, we offer our youth a chance to decide what they will spend their lives payingfor. This counters older generations from foisting financial responsibilities onto the American youthwho would otherwise have chosen for their tax dollars to be spent differently



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Section 1: The voting age cutoff for all government propositions not self-funding within five years belowered to 15 years of age.Section 2:All sub-18 year old voters must register for an under-age voters ballotSection 3: Parental consent shall not be required for a minor to receive an under-age voters ballotSection 4: This bill shall be enacted 90 days after passage

145: A BILL TO LEGALIZE COMPETING CURRENCIES

Sponsored by:Senator Nathan Kayhan of Bishop ODowdRepresentative Kevin Daley of Bishop ODowd

Currently Americans are forced to use fiat currency in the form Federal Reserve Notes. The FederalReserve has engaged in inflationary policies throughout its history as evidenced by the dollar losing95% of it's value since the Federal Reserve's inception in 1913. Americans who wish to deal in morestable currencies cannot do so because of capital gains and sale taxes on non-dollar currencieswhich outstrip their counter inflation benefits. Viable competing currencies would give Americans thechoice to deal with money that does not loose it's value, and therefore be more likely to save and

invest. Additionally it would put pressure on the Fed to scale back its inflation of the dollar.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America inCongress assembled, that:

Section 1. A currency be defined as any medium of exchange

Section 2. All currencies be exempt from sales and capital gains taxes

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

149: A BILL TO ENSURE FAIR AIR TRAVEL FOR ALL AMERICANS

Sponsored by:Senator Kirk Akimoto of Lynbrook High SchoolRepresentative Dong Yao of Lynbrook High SchoolRepresentative Stephanie Hahm of Lynbrook High SchoolRepresentative Diane Kim of Lynbrook High School

The average American is now about 25 lbs heavier than in 1960. However, in order to economize,

airlines have begun putting in more seats on each plane, resulting in airline seats two to three inchessmaller than those of previous decades. Unfortunately, these smaller seats pose a predicament forlarger passengers. In many cases airline employees will inform said passengers that they will beforced to purchase an additional seat at the passengers expense. Certain airline companies areimplementing policies to deal with such cases, but most airline companies use ill-suited policies or donot have one at all. The goal of this bill is to help airline companies effectively accommodatepassengers.



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Section 1. All airline companies shall purchase an adjacent seat for passengers physically unable tofit into a single seat.

Section 2. Government subsidies will be allocated to airline companies financially unable to providereimbursements. However, this fund will not exceed $1 billion, and all subsidies will cease after thefirst year to encourage airlines to install seats to accommodate larger passengers.

Section 3. By the year 2014, all airline companies must have at least two seats per aircraft that are

1.4 times larger than the current average economy-class seats. If the airlines do not comply with thispolicy, they must continue to supply refunds to passengers who are forced to buy additional seats attheir own expense.

150: A BILL TO OPEN SPACE EXPLORATION TO THE FREE MARKET

Sponsored bySenator Julie Sachez of Montgomery High SchoolRepresentative Kristen Orr of Montgomery High School

Between 1958 and 2008, NASA spent an approximate total of $416 billion. Furthermore, NASA'sproposed 2010 budget for 2010 amounts to $18.7 billion. And yet, while NASA research has vastlyexpanded our knowledge of the universe and has invariably produced technology that we now takefor grantedsuch as Velcro, portable calculators, and freeze-dried ice creamNASA is a currently astagnant, but costly agency. The solution is the privatization of space exploration.


Section 1: Private corporations shall not be restricted from space exploration in the forms ofresearch, construction, and deployment of probes, spacecraft, etc.

Section 2: This bill shall have no effect--legally--on NASA.

Section 3: This bill shall be enacted 90 days after passage

151: A BILL TO SPREAD THE USE OF NEW AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY

Sponsored by:Senator Yoojin Chung of Crystal Springs Uplands SchoolRepresentative Alex Tan of Crystal Springs Uplands School

Whereas current airport security systems are not working and cannot search the entire body forthreatening items, nor detect nonmetal objects,Whereas Millimeter-Wave Scanners are effective tools in ensuring airplane security and there areonly 40 Millimeter-Wave Scanners in 19 different airports in the United States,Whereas there are even fewer Backscatter X-Rays, which are also effective in ensuring security



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Section 1:At least 20% of the airports in each state in the U.S. be required to have and use at leasttwo of the Millimeter-Wave Scanners or Backscatter X-Rays or both.

Section 2: Any person on the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) list or the TerroristScreening Database (TSD) list be required to go to the airports, if at all, that have the new airporttechnology and go through the devices before coming onboard the plane.

Section 3: Any security guards in charge of looking at the pictures produced by the scanners be

placed in rooms away from the devices.

Section 4: The pictures sent to the security guards looking at them be anonymous.

Section 5: This bill shall go into the effect 120 days after passage.

CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITEE

207: A BILL TO LEGALIZE MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Sponsored by:Senator Ryan Globus of Soquel High SchoolRepresentative Jasen Sapia of Soquel High School

Whereas, the Supreme Court of the United States, in Loving v. Virginia, declared that the freedom tomarry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit ofhappiness by free men and women;Whereas, there are forty-five States that do not recognize same-sex marriages;Whereas, this overt discrimination is intolerable in a government founded on the ideal of equality;Whereas, same-sex couples have been unfairly denied access to these basic civil rights, but

Congress has the power and responsibility, under Sections 1 and 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment tothe United States Constitution, to guarantee equality to all couples.


Section 1. In this bill, the term State means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth ofPuerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. In this bill, the term law refersto statutes, administrative or court rules, policies, common law, or any other source of civil law.

Section 2. No State shall deny any two consenting adults the right to marry on the basis of race,

ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity. No State shall denyany two consenting adults the right to marry on the basis of physical or mental disability, unless suchdisability prevents either adult from the ability to give consent to marry.

Section 3. The Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 is hereby repealed. For the purposes of any Federallaw in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individualsmarriage is valid in the State where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriageentered into outside any State, if the marriage is valid in the place where entered into and themarriage could have been entered into in a State.

Section 4. Every State shall recognize all legal marriages from other States.


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Section 5. Gender-specific terms relating to the marital relationship or familial relationships, includingwithout limitation spouse, family, marriage, immediate family, dependent, next of kin, bride,groom, husband, wife, widow, and widower, shall be construed to be gender-neutral for allpurposes throughout federal and state law.

Section 6. Nothing in this bill shall be construed to change federal or state law in regard to marriagesbetween more than two persons, between persons who are related by blood, between an adult and a

minor, or between minors.

Section 7. Nothing in this bill shall be construed to require any private or religious official ororganization to perform, sanctify, or recognize any marriages or any types of marriages, exceptregarding persons and institutions that offer services, accommodations, or goods available forpurchase, rental, or use to members of the general public.

Section 8. If any part or parts of this bill are found to be in conflict with the United States Constitution,the section shall be implemented to the maximum extent that the United States Constitution permits.

Any provision held to invalid shall be severable from the remaining portions of this bill.

Section 9. This bill shall take effect ninety days after passage.

208: A BILL TO ENSURE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN ADVERTISING

Sponsored by:Senator James Presley-Nelson of San Francisco School Of The ArtsRepresentative Olivia Froehlich of San Francisco School of the Arts

Whereas for too long the government has found it their responsibility to monitor what property ownerscan do with their own property;

Whereas property owners should be allowed freedom of speech to advertise whatever they wish ontheir own property;Whereas companies should be able to freely advertise whatever they wish wherever a seller maywish to sell it to them;Whereas all advertising operates within the margins of the market, therefore the U.S. needs toprovide the largest amount of freedom to property owners and advertisers while still limitingobscenity.


Section 1. All advertising constrictions currently under law shall be removed.

Section 2. The government still holds the responsibility of upholding advertising contracts currentlybeing executed and to treat them with the laws under which they were enacted. Future contracts arealso to be upheld but not restricted by government intrusion.

209: A BILL TO MAKE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BASED SOLELY ON MERIT

Sponsored by:Senator Chris Wyman of Leigh High School


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Representative Nicole Corbo of Leigh High School

Affirmative Action was created to level the playing field and to increase diversity. However a numberof colleges use ethnicity as a factor in admissions. Using ethnicity as a factor does increase diversity,but it also has created discrimination. Many qualified students have been turned away and had theirplace taken by a less qualified applicant just because they are not a minority. Using affirmative actionhas not eliminated the double standard, it has only reversed it.


Section 1. This act prohibits State run universities in the United States from considering anapplicants ethnicity in the application process.

Section 2. This act shall be enacted 90 days after passages. State run universities must remove allethnicity based questions from their applications before the spring semester of 2011. States that failto ensure that their public universities comply will lose their Federal funding for secondary educationuntil the changes are made.

COMMERCE COMMITTEE

210: A BILL TO LIMIT EXCESSIVE EXECTUTIVE COMPENSATION

Sponsored bySenator Maggie McHale of Mercy High SchoolRepresentative Sarah Edwards of Mercy High School

Whereas the recent financial meltdown was caused by greedy company executives who createdcomplex financial systems to benefit themselves. As a result of their selfish, behind-the-scenesmanipulation, the American economy was brought to its knees.Whereas companies like AIG paid their executives tens of millions of dollars in bonuses in a timewhen the average American was either jobless, struggling to hold onto their current job, or feeling theeffects of the recession in the rise of school tuition and prices of goods and services. This has lead toa country being run by fascismwhere the power lies with the big businesses and not with thecommon man.Whereas by limiting the total compensation package of company directors to what is within reason,equality will be returned to American businesses.Whereas the American economy will also benefit because the distribution of wealth would

reinvigorate the economy.


Section 1: The highest total compensation package (salary, bonus, and stock options at the time ofgrant) paid to an employee or director of a corporation shall not exceed 30 times the compensationpackage of the lowest-paid full-time employee.

211: A BILL TO MINIMIZE PORK-BARREL SPENDING


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Sponsored by:Senator Samson Fong of Archbishop RiordanRepresentative Alejandro Sanchez of Archbishop Riordan

Earmarks have been part of American politics for most of the 20 th and 21st centuries. They target locaimprovement projects in a bill thats not always relevant nationwide, yet are usually funded bytaxpayers. Most importantly, average voters do not realize the implications of their taxes, a

substantial proportion of which currently fund local projects elsewhere. Such equivocations have beenthe source of many complaints over the years. To resolve the growing dissensions from the public,earmarks need to be checked by limiting the amounts and the methods by which they are connectedto the bill.


Section 1: The total cost of local improvement projects may not exceed the cost of the original bill.

Section 2: The total cost of all earmarks per year may not exceed 12 billion dollars.

Section 3: Every bills pork-barrel appropriations must be approved by the public in an electionseparate from the bills proceedings in Congress.

Section 4: Every bill with earmarks must be detailed on an official government website to improvetransparency of the bill and its earmarks.

212: ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND INVESTMENT ACT

Sponsored by:

Senator Jaron Brandon of Sonora High SchoolSenator Brandon Rapoza of Sonora High School

In the United States of America, business has reached a point of social irresponsibility. Several majorissues loom. In the most recent financial crisis, the willingness of banks and other vital corporations toprioritize short-term profits over long-term prosperity has been appalling. Society has become thevictim of corporate greed; examples include the pollution of the Chesapeake Bay, child labor, poorworking conditions, and outsourcing of American jobs. Government must invest in the futures of smallbusiness; fund the imagination and entrepreneurship that fuels America; provide an incentive forcompanies to hire, to produce, and to headquarter in the US; and no longer allow the subversion ofethical standards inherent in our capitalistic system.


Section 1. The legislature of the United States shall create a special economic council of advisorsknown as the Independent Department of Economic Action (IDEA) with the responsibility of decidingwhich companies in the US are an economic liability and which present an opportunity for beneficialinvestment.


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Subsection A. The investments involving non-vital corporations shall be designed to make a profit forthe taxpayers while also stimulating growth, and are not applicable to 501(c)3 charity organizations.These investments shall not have excessive risk as determined by the IDEA.Subsection B. Industries and corporations considered vital to the United States and its economichealth shall be dictated by three things:

1. Having control of other industries assets and finances and/or controlling the flow ofcapital.2. Insuring the losses of, but not limited to, investments, debt securities, and exotic financial

creations.3. Vital industries will not be a de jure investment, unless it is shown separately to beprofitable. They shall have a governmental oversight panel regardless of investment.

Subsection C. Companies invested in by the government of the United States shall not be foreignowned, operated, or based. The privilege of investment from the United States government isreserved to domestic companies, thus increasing incentives to keep jobs, headquarters, andproduction in the US.

1. No more than 50% of the company may be foreign owned, operated, or based for acompany to be considered a domestic company.

Subsection D. The research and findings of this group will be presented to the CongressionalAppropriations Committees for approval to ensure the preservation of checks and balances. A simple

majority will be required to pass inspection in both houses. Dissent should be of disagreement overcompanies picked, amounts chosen, or similar matters.

Section 2. The United States Government shall invest in chosen companies.Subsection A. The investment will be the purchase of Prior Preferred Stock in each company.Prior Preferred Stock is highest in seniority and is paid first.

1. The preferred shares of stock shall not constitute any voting rights or control in thecompany. Instead, these shares are used as an investment in the future of the company.2. The shares cannot be changed into another form of investment.Subsection B. The investment cannot be more than 15% of the corporation's total net worthSubsection C. The proposed reinvestment of capital from one company to another, or

liquidation, involves a minimum of 3 month notice and a report on why this was chosen.Investments must be made for a minimum of 3 years, except in cases of unforeseen financialproblems, or risk of a major loss to investment accounting for more than 20% of the totalinvestment. Whether an economic situation constitutes a significant enough risk shall bedetermined by the Economic IDEA.Subsection D. The government, in return for its investment, will receive a dividendamounting to a proportional distribution of 10% of the net profits. For example, if thegovernment invests the max 15% of a companies worth, it would receive 10% x .15 = 1.5%.This money shall go into a newly created account for US Economic Reinvestment.

Section 3. The US Economic Reinvestment Fund (USERF) shall be created and distributed in order

to stimulate economic growth.Subsection A. The funds shall be divided and given out as the IDEA determines with approval byCongress.

1. The funds will go to economic investment for growing industries, scientific andtechnologic

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