Congress Legislation

A Bill to Shift Cuban Policy to Promote Peace 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 

Section 1.   The United States will take a multi-step approach to shift its 

Cuban Policy. 

                           A.   The United States embargo on Cuba, as well as any                                 

sanctions         sanctions on Cuba, shall hereby be repealed. 

                     B. The United States will attempt to engage in diplomatic talks with 

pianos               Cuban officials affiliated with the Díaz-Canel Administration. 

Section 2.   Embargo shall be defined as an official ban on trade or 

commercial activity with a particular country. Sanctions shall be defined as 

political or economic penalties imposed by a foreign nation. Diplomatic 

talks shall be defined as meetings between foreign officials in a neutral 

location to discuss the current political state. 

Section 3.  This legislation shall be implemented by the Department of 

State, Department of Commerce, and Director of Treasury. 

SECTION 4.  This legislation will go into effect immediately upon passage.  

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

Respectfully submitted by Timpanogos High School. 

A Resolution to Re-Enter Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) 

WHEREAS, the Trump Administration pulled the United States out of the 

Iran Nuclear Dear in 2018; and 

WHEREAS,  the Iranian regime has publicly threatened to “Wipe Israel off 

the map;” and 

WHEREAS, Under the Iran Nuclear Deal, Iran agreed to a number of 

restrictions including agreeing to keep its enrichment of uranium below 

3.67% purity; and 

WHEREAS,  Iran has begun to enrich uranium above measures 

previously enforced in the Iran Nuclear Deal, which can be used to 

develop nuclear bombs; now, therefore, be it 

RESOLVED, The United States shall rejoin the Iran Nuclear Deal; and be 

it 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Iran Nuclear Deal shall now implement 

Iran’s self-imposed missile range limit of 2,000 kilometers (about 1,200 

miles), which will also be subject to inspection from the International 

Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 

Respectfully submitted by Timpanogos High School. 

A Bill to Guarantee Jobs For American Citizens to Decrease Job 

Loss 

Be it enacted by the Congress here assembled that 

Section 1. The United States has hit a surge of job losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In order 

to better help the United States citizens, the United States shall reenact certain New Deal 

agencies that are beneficial to the citizens of the US. The eligibility requirements of the agencies 

shall be those who are unemployed and have filed for unemployment benefits from the US 

government. 

Section 2. New Deal agencies shall be defined as agencies established by Franklin Delano 

Roosevelt during the Great Depression to help alleviate poverty and job loss rates. Examples of 

this are the Works Progress Administration, Public Works Administration, etc. 

Section 3. The Department of Labor shall be in charge of this bill. The United States congress 

shall work in conjunction with the Department of Labor to decide what agencies should be re

enacted. 

1. The Department of Labor shall be in charge of deciding wages of those hired by the 

government, job allocation, and other requirements and needs that may arise with this 

bill. 

2. The Congress shall be in charge of reenacting the agencies and allocation of funds. 

Section 4. This bill shall take into effect at the beginning of the fiscal year of 2021 

Section 5. All laws in conflict with this bill shall hereby be declared null and void. 

Respectfully submitted by Keaton Thomas of Juab High School. 

A Bill to Establish a Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:  

SECTION 1. A joint task force shall be established to enhance border security operations to detect, interdict, disrupt, and prevent narcotics such as fentanyl and other synthetic opioids from entering the US. 

SECTION 2. A joint task force shall be defined as a military entity that can engage with and receive assistance from outside the government department it was established in. 

SECTION 3. The Department of Homeland Security shall oversee the enforcement of this bill. 

A.  Every two years, the Department of Homeland Security shall report to Congress on issues such as additional resources needed to detect and prevent narcotics from entering the US.  

SECTION 4. This bill shall go into effect at the end of fiscal year 2021. 

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

Respectfully submitted by Adam Kent Thomas of Bonneville High School. 

The National Empirical Emergencies System [NEES] Act of 2020 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:  

SECTION 1.  Preparedness is a value that Americans cherish, and it is the responsibility of the government to be prepared for the future. Therefore, a government entity, to be called the National Empirical Emergencies System (NEES), shall be created to ensure the country is prepared for empirical emergencies. 

SECTION 2.  An empirical emergency is defined as any environmental event, natural or caused by humans, that would result detrimentally to the United States. Some examples of empirical emergencies include an asteroid strike, a pandemic, and bio-warfare. 

SECTION 3. The goal of NEES will be to understand the nature of possible empirical emergencies, educate on this nature, prepare for the nearest, most probable, and most detrimental emergencies, and be ready to mitigate damages caused by such emergencies.  

SECTION 4. The NEES will be formed under the Department of Defense, and will work alongside DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) to protect the American People. It will consist of scientists from a variety of fields.  

A. The first NEES committee will consist of six (6) NASA engineers,  two (2) biologists, two (2) astronomers, four (4) physicists, one (1) chemist, two (2) psychologists, and four (4) meteorologists, as well as a treasurer. These persons will be selected by the Deputy Administrator of NASA, who will serve 

as chair of NEES. 

B. NEES action on an emergency can only be approved by the Secretary of State, and can be declined by presidential veto, or a majority of Congress. 

C. Funding for NEES will come from the Defense budget, and ⅓ of all excess defense budget at the end of each fiscal year will be pooled for emergency use by NEES. 

D. NEES action will only be used for the purposes of the United States. Any empirical emergencies that do not directly impact the US will be acknowledged, but not considered for aid by NEES.  

SECTION 5.  Members of NEES shall be selected by 2022, and NEES shall be fully established, funded, and operational by 2025.  

SECTION 6.  All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. 

Respectfully submitted by Adam Kent Thomas of Bonneville High School. 

A Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Limit the Presidential Power of Pardoning 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: RESOLVED, By two-thirds of the Congress here assembled, that the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission by the Congress:     ARTICLE -- SECTION 1: The President shall not have the power to pardon or reprieve any individual convicted through impeachment from a government office or crimes committed during their service. This includes former presidents, senators, representatives, and justices, and individuals with equal powers in the governments of the states. The President also shall not have the power to pardon or reprieve any person prior to sentencing through a court of law.  SECTION 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. 

Respectfully submitted by Adam Kent Thomas of Bonneville High School.

A Resolution to Recognize the Rights and Existence 

of Palestine 

WHEREAS,   there is no current Palestinian state; and 

WHEREAS,   Palestinians remain fragmented between the West Bank and 

Gaza Strip; and 

WHEREAS,   Israel has made known its plans to annex Palestinian land in 

the West Bank, directly contrary to international law; and 

WHEREAS,   Many unlawful settlements have been established on 

Palestinian ground; and 

WHEREAS,   Numerous human rights abuses have been committed 

against the Palestinian people; now, therefore, be it 

RESOLVED, By the Congress here assembled that the United States 

grant recognition to the rights and existence of Palestine as a sovereign 

and rightful nation belonging to the Palestinian people; and be it 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that a United States shall establish an embassy 

in Palestine, recognizing its capital at East Jerusalem. 

Respectfully submitted by Timpanogos High School. 

A Bill to Relocate Historical National Monuments  for Preservation 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED: 

Section 1.             Movements within the United States have led to a surge of petitions to remove historical monuments erected and removal of historical monuments that currently do not fit with modern day political beliefs. These monuments shall be relocated from their current location to the Smithsonian National Museum of National History in order to preserve the historical representation of the monuments. Descriptions of the historical representation shall be provided to show that the current modern day beliefs do not conform with those that are shown. Funding for preservation and any necessary equipment to relocate monuments shall be provided. 

Section 2.             Historical monuments shall be defined as any monument, statue, or artistic representation from that era that doesn’t conform with modern day political beliefs and which are seen as offensive by the general populace of the United States ex. Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Park, Washington DC. Preservation shall be defined as restoration, protection, and maintenance of the monuments.  

Section 3.             The National Park Service and the Smithsonian Institution shall oversee the implementation of this legislation. A. The National Park Service shall relocate the monuments to the Smithsonian National Museum of National History and the restoration of land that may be damaged due to relocation B. The Smithsonian Institution shall restore any monuments that are damaged, shall protect the monuments to insure no further damage is caused, and will oversee constant maintenance of the monuments. The Smithsonian Institution shall also provide historical context of when these monuments were erected and how they conflict with modern day beliefs. Section 4.               This legislation shall take effect upon implementation. 

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

Respectfully submitted by Keaton Thomas of Juab High School. 

                        A Bill to Increase Aid the Kurdish People 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 

Section 1.  Currently, the Kurds are the largest stateless nation in the 

world, and have acted as military allies of the U.S many times since World 

War II, often instrumental in the War on Terror. Military aid shall thus be 

increased to curb violence in the Middle East, and eventually help the 

Kurdish people to establish their own nation of Kurdistan. 

Section 2.  Aid shall be administered from U.S military bases in the region 

that would make up Kurdistan, and be allocated to Kurdish leaders. The 

military aid shall come in the form of new weapons and equipment. 

Section 3.   This aid shall be officially budgeted each fiscal year. Military 

aid shall be administered by the Department of Defense, with 200 billion 

dollars being re-allocated from the Defense Budget for this bill’s 

provisions. 

SECTION 4.  This legislation will go into effect immediately upon passage. 

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

and void. 

Respectfully submitted by Timpanogos High School. 

The Higher Education Reform Act 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 

Section 1.   In past decades, college tuition, fees, and student debt have 

all greatly increased. To help ensure that all U.S Citizens have access to 

higher education, and the economic freedom it provides, all public 

colleges, universities, HBCU’s, and Minority Serving Institutions shall be 

made both tuition and debt free. In addition, all current student loan debt 

will be cancelled.  

Section 2.   HBCU’s shall be defined as colleges and universities 

primarily founded to serve African American students.  

Section 3.   This legislation shall be implemented by the Department of 

Education and IRS. 

A. Funding will come from a Wall Street speculation tax; 0.5% on 

stock trades, 0.1% on bond trades, and 0.005% on derivative 

trades. 

                    SECTION 4.    This legislation will go into effect immediately upon passage. 

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

null and void. 

Respectfully submitted by Timpanogos High School.        

A Resolution to Join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)  

WHEREAS,   the Trump administration withdrew the United States from 

the Trans-Pacific Partnership in 2017; and 

WHEREAS,  the TPP was set to be the largest trade agreement in the 

world, spanning 12 countries; and 

WHEREAS,  not joining the TPP has given China more geopolitical and 

economic leverage; and 

WHEREAS,  the TPP would have bolstered the U.S economy and 

exports, strengthening the economies of all countries involved; now, 

therefore, be it 

RESOLVED, By the Congress here assembled that the United States 

shall join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, as signed in 2016. 

Respectfully submitted by Timpanogos High School. 

A Bill to Implement a Wealth Tax on the Ultra-Rich 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 

Section 1.   According to a 2014 study by Saez & Zuchman, the richest 

0.01% of Americans own as much wealth as the bottom 90% of 

Americans. A wealth tax will be implemented to re-allocate much of this 

wealth for the common good of Americans. Should a taxpayer choose to 

renounce their U.S citizenship, a 40% exit tax shall be imposed on all 

individuals worth $50 million, increasing to 60% over 1 billion. 

Section 2.  2¢ shall now be charged on every dollar of wealth above $50 

million, increasing to 3¢ over $1 billion, paid annually. Wealth shall be 

defined as an individual’s net assets minus their debts. 

Section 3.   This legislation will be carried out by the Internal Revenue 

Service (IRS). 

SECTION 4.  This legislation will be implemented at the end of the fiscal 

year of 2020. 

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

and void. 

Respectfully submitted by Timpanogos High School. 

A Resolution to Nullify the 17th Amendment 

WHEREAS, The alteration of the senatorial election system severely damaged the power of the states to influence the federal government, be it RESOLVED, by the Congress here assembled (two-thirds concurring therein), that in lieu of the first paragraph of section three of Article I of the Constitution of the United States, and in lieu of so much of paragraph two of the same section as relates to the filling of vacancies, the following be reverted to its original state, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the States: “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.” FURTHER RESOLVED, This amendment shall not be so constructed as to affect the election or term of any senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the constitution. 

Respectfully submitted by Caleb Nelson of Cedar High School. 

A Resolution to End Partisan Gerrymandering 

WHEREAS,    there is no current federal law against partisan gerrymandering; and 

WHEREAS,    a majority of U.S states conduct redistricting by state legislature, leading to partisan influence over redistricting; and 

WHEREAS,    gerrymandered districts have become easier to draw with the help of computer power and wide ranging databases; and 

WHEREAS,    the Supreme Court has upheld that gerrymandering with respect to race is unconstitutional, yet states such as Texas and Virginia have still done so, intertwining racial and partisan gerrymandering; and now, therefore, be it 

RESOLVED,   By the Congress here assembled that redistricting in every state shall now be conducted by independent commissions of 12 people, 6 Democrats and 6 Republicans; and be it 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that 6 members of the independent commission shall be appointed by the majority leader of the state legislature and 6 by the minority leader; and be it 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that 8 votes will be needed in order to implement a new district map, as will happen every 10 years with the U.S Census, and that it shall be required by law for the commission to produce a new map. 

Respectfully submitted by Timpanogos High School. 

A Bill to Rehabilitate Convicts 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: SECTION 1. The United States will mandate clinical therapy for one year for all convicts when 

they are released from prison. 

SECTION 2. Definitions 

a. Clinical therapy is defined as meeting with a clinical therapist twice per week in 

an individual or group setting as the therapist deems needed. 

b. Clinical therapist is defined as a licensed therapist who works with patients to 

help identify, examine, and treat mental health and emotional issues or 

disorders. 

c. Convict is defined as a person found guilty of a criminal offense and serving a 

sentence of imprisonment. 

SECTION 3. The Federal Bureau of Prisons shall oversee the implementation of this 

legislation. 

SECTION 4. This legislation will take effect the fiscal year of 2021. SECTION 5.  All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. 

Respectfully submitted by Sam H.R. of Lava Heights Academy. 

A Bill to Implement a Carbon Tax 

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 

Section 1.  Currently, broad swaths of energy production in the U.S 

produce carbon emissions, at a great cost to the environment, farmers, 

individuals, etc. A tax on carbon shall thus be levied to mirror the reality of 

the cost brought by burning carbon, and incentivize companies to switch 

to renewable energy. 

Section 2.  Carbon Tax shall be defined as a tax of 49 dollars per metric 

ton of carbon dioxide. A 2017 study estimates such a tax could raise about 

2.2 trillion dollars in net revenues over 10 years from 2019 to 2028. 

Section 3.   This legislation will be carried out by the Internal Revenue 

Service (IRS) 

SECTION 4.  This legislation will be implemented at the end of the fiscal 

year of 2020. 

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

null and void. 

Respectfully submitted by Timpanogos High School. 

A Bill to Restrict the Federal Use of Eminent Domain 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 

SECTION 1. No Federal Agency or Entity shall be authorized to exercise the power of “eminent domain” or seize public or private property for any reason. 

SECTION 2. State governments shall still be authorized to exercise this power. 

SECTION 3. All properties previously acquired by the federal government through the use of this power shall remain property of the federal government. 

SECTION 4. The federal government shall still be authorized to petition state governments, local governments, and private citizens and entities for the purchase of property. 

SECTION 5. This legislation will take effect upon passage. 

SECTION 6.  All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. 

Respectfully submitted by Caleb Nelson of Cedar High School.