Congress Bills

#1 A Bill to Limit the Growth of Self Proclaimed “Sanctuary Cities”

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The United States Congress will end the awarding of federal grants to the current and future: localities, cities, counties, and states that identify themselves as a sanctuary for illegal and undocumented immigrants.

SECTION 2. Sanctuary cities are those localities, cities, counties, and states with policies that make themselves a safe-haven for an undocumented immigrant.

SECTION 3. The U.S. Department of Commerce will work in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enforce the termination of grants to the self proclaimed “sanctuary cities.” A. The U.S. Department of Commerce will oversee the end of grants to the localites. B. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will oversee the identification of sanctuary cities.

SECTION 4. This bill will go into effect at the end of the fiscal year on 1 October 2018.

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

#2 A Resolution to Reduce the Nuclear Arsenal of the United States

WHEREAS, the proliferation of nuclear weapons is stifling to international relations; and WHEREAS, this proliferation has led to an unnecessary number of nuclear weapons, securing the benefits of mutually assured destruction several times over, despite the virtual certainty that they will never be used again; and

WHEREAS, conflicts currently faced by the United States cannot be resolved with the use of nuclear weapons; and

WHEREAS, the financial resources required to maintain and/or replace nuclear weapons could be utilized in far better places in the federal budget;

Therefore, be it RESOLVED, By the Congress here assembled that steps should be taken to reduce our nuclear arsenal.

#3 A Resolution to Ban use of Non-Organic Pesticides

WHEREAS, non- organic pesticides can be toxic to humans and can build up in the human body contributing significantly to disease; and

WHEREAS, 547 average deaths a year have been related to pesticide poisoning; and WHEREAS, organophosphate-induced protein deformation, Alzheimer's and related diseases have been frequently related to causes from non-organic pesticides;

WHEREAS, mental instability has also been a side effect of pesticides running into drinking water;

Therefore be it RESOLVED, that all non-organic pesticides be replaced with organic or natural pesticides.

#4 A RESOLUTION TO BAN HOMEWORK

1. WHEREAS there is no clear link between homework and academic achievement, and

2. WHEREAS low-income students are at a distinct disadvantage; and

3. WHEREAS Scandinavian countries like Finland have policies that minimize or totally eliminate homework, while still maintaining the highest academic achievement scores in the world; and

3. WHEREAS homework causes problems for families, including contributing to marital stress; 4. now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Student Congress here assembled that K-12 schools in the state of California drastically limit or ban altogether mandatory out-of-classroom assignments.

#5  A Resolution to Ban Hyrdaulic Fracturing in the United States
1. WHEREAS, hyrdaulic fracturing (“Fracking”), also called enhanced oil and gas drilling, has potentially led to increased earthquake activity, and
2. WHEREAS, enhanced oil and gas drilling pollutes adjoining ground water, 
3. BE IT RESOLVED by this Student Congress here assembled that:
4. All enhanced oil and gas extraction in the United States be suspended for additional research on safety and efficacy.

#6 A Bill for Responsible Handgun Ownership

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1.   California residents legally entitled to carry firearms shall be allowed to do so.

SECTION 2.   No empowered government authority shall deny a concealed carry permit to any California resident who meets the following requirements: proof of residency within the state, minimum

age, fingerprints for a background check, no record of mental illness or adjudication of mental defect by a court, proof or certification from an acceptable handgun safety class (including live-fire range

qualification exercises to demonstrate safe and acceptable proficiency), and submitting the required application fee.

SECTION 3.   Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) oversee the enforcement of the bill.

SECTION 4.  This bill will immediately take effect upon passage.

SECTION 5.  No laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

#7 A Bill to Require Police Body Cameras

BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. All police officers will be required to wear body cameras to increase documentation of arrests and other police interactions.

SECTION 2. We define body cameras as cameras worn on the bodies of police officers during their time on duty.

SECTION 3. The United States Department of Justice will oversee the enforcement of the bill.

A. All police officers will be required to comply at the risk of severe penalties.

B. Video footage will be considered government documentation and its confidentiality will be strictly enforced.

C. Body cameras will be funded by the state governments.

SECTION 4. This bill will go into effect beginning in 2018.

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