La Costa Canyon Winter Classic
2022 — Carlsbad, CA/US
Congress Legislation
A Bill to Lower the National Voting Age to 16
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1. The Federal Government grants all citizens of at least 16 years the ability to vote in all local, state, and federal elections.
SECTION 2. Citizens shall be defined as any and all persons born or naturalized in the United States who are subject to its jurisdiction.
SECTION 3. This transition will be overseen by the Federal Election Commission.
SECTION 4. This legislation will take effect on January 1, 2025.
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Introduced for Congressional Debate by The Winter Classic Congress
A Bill to Reform the Public School Funding System
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1.
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In the status quo, public school funds and resources are sourced from the Federal Government, State grants, and from locally sourced revenue (primarily from property taxes).
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This bill will forbid public schools from accepting local funds and will implement a plan to allocate resources and funding to public schools as a function of the number of students enrolled. Specifically, public schools shall be allocated 16,000 USD per person enrolled.
SECTION 2. A public school shall be defined as any institution free and open to all on equal terms, organized and maintained as one of the institutions of the state, generally limited to grammar schools or high schools.
SECTION 3. The Department of Education will oversee this transition.
SECTION 4. This measure will be implemented by January 1, 2023.
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Introduced for Congressional Debate by The Winter Classic Congress
A Bill to Incentivize Public Elementary Schools To Teach Foreign Languages
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: SECTION 1. Public elementary schools will be granted a monetary incentive of $8,000 for each 5th grade student who is proficient in either Spanish, French, Chinese, or German on standardized testing in May of each school year. SECTION 2. Standardized testing shall be defined as two-day exam issued by the federal government. The standardized test shall be known as the Foreign Language Exam (FLE). Proficiency in a foreign language shall be defined as the test taker earning at least 80% on the given assessment. The FLE shall be administered to all 5th grade students in participating schools. Participation in the FLE program is optional, based upon each school district. SECTION 3. The implementation of this piece of legislation will be overseen by the United States Department of Education. The Dept. of Education shall reallocate $1 billion of funding for this bill. SECTION 4. This piece of legislation will be implemented on September 1, 2024. SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. |
Introduced for Congressional Debate by The Winter Classic Congress
A Bill to Phase Out the Federal Use of Private Prisons
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: SECTION 1. The United States federal government will phase out the use of private prisons and/or for-profit prisons. SECTION 2. A private prison or for-profit prison shall be defined as a place in which 5 individuals are physically confined or incarcerated by a third party that is contracted by a government agency. Phase out shall be defined as the act of discontinuing a process or project. SECTION 3. Immediately from passage, every year the United States will reduce the number of prisoners in private prisons by 20% from the number at the time of passage. Therefore in five years, the use of private prisons shall be completely phased out.
SECTION 4. This legislation will go into effect immediately. SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. |
Introduced for Congressional Debate by The Winter Classic Congress
A Bill to Give Better Rehabilitation to Our Prisoners
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: SECTION 1. The Department of Justice shall create rehabilitation programs that deal with the following:
SECTION 2. Mandatory minimums shall be amended to allow those convicted to be sentenced to either:
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SECTION 4. $600 million dollars shall be allocated towards funding. These funds shall be allocated from the US military budget. SECTION 5. The Department of Justice and the United States Sentencing Commission shall enforce this legislation by ensuring that:
SECTION 6. This legislation shall go into effect 1 year after passage. SECTION 7. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. |
Introduced for Congressional Debate by The Winter Classic Congress