A Bill to Legalize All Drugs

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

Section 1.  Ever since states have begun to legalize marijuana, our congress has seen massive amounts of tax revenue that has helped our nation remain stable and established a new sense of freedom amongst the people. That is why, this congress will pass a bill to legalize all drugs.

Section 2.  The following drugs are legalized: 

Schedule 1 Drugs: Marijuana, Heroin, LSD, Mescaline, MDMA, GHB, Ecstasy, Psilocybin, Synthetic Marijuana, Methaqualone, Khat, and Bath Salts.

Schedule 2 Drugs: Meperidine, Cocaine, Vicodin, Methadone, Hydromorphone, Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Adderall, Dexedrine, and Ritalin

Schedule 3 Drugs: Testosterone, Anabolic steroids, and Ketamine

Schedule 4 Drugs: Xanax, Soma, Darvon, Darvocet, Valium, Ativan, Talwin, Ambien, Tramadol

Schedule 5 Drugs: Lomotil, Motofen, Lyrica, Parepectolin

Section 3.  The US Department of Justice and the Federal Drugs Administration will oversee the implementation and enforcement of this piece of legislation.

A.   These substances will be completely left unregulated and it will be left up to the states to regulate.

B.  Substances within this legislation that have been already legalized and/or open to the public will have every regulation repealed at the federal level. 

Section 4.  This legislation shall be implemented immediately upon passage.

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

Introduced by American Preparatory Academy

A Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Ensure Gender Reproductive Equality

1            WHEREAS,        as of currently, fathers have little to no legitimate say in future of their

2                                         unborn children, giving mothers near absolute reproductive control; be it,

3            RESOLVED,      By two-thirds of the Congress here assembled, that the following article 

4                                         is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States,

5                                         which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution

6                                         when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states

7                                         within seven years from the date of its submission by the Congress:

8                                                                                                   ARTICLE --      

9            SECTION 1.       The termination of a pregnancy shall require only the written consent of

10                                       both biological parents, if and only if the following conditions are met:

11                                       (A) The pregnancy is not the result of incest, any form of nonconsensual

12                                       sexual intercourse, or one of the parents is not of legal age to consent.

13                                       (B) The pregnancy is not the result of a donation of sperm.

14                                       (C) The life and health of the mother is not endangered by the pregnancy.

15                                       (D) The abortion takes place before fetal viability.

16          SECTION 2.       In the case that one of the biological parents vetoes the termination, the

17                                       parent who favored to terminate the pregnancy, hereby referred to as

18                                       “The Terminator '', must waive legal custody of the child or children.

19          SECTION 3.       Given that The Terminator is the biological mother of the unborn child or

20                                       children, the biological father shall pay all of The Terminators’ medical

21                                       expenses directly relating to the pregnancy.

22          SECTION 4.       Given that The Terminator is the biological father of the unborn child or

23                                       children, he shall be exempt from paying any of the mothers’ medical

24                                       expenses that directly relate to the pregnancy.

25          SECTION 5.       Fathers not informed of the birth of their biological children shall be

26                                       exempt from any legal obligations to support the child or children.

27          SECTION 6.       No legal restrictions that have the purpose or effect of placing an undue

28                                       burden in the path of a woman seeking to terminate a nonviable fetus

29                                       shall be established other than Section 1 of this Amendment.

30          SECTION 8.       The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate

31                                       legislation.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Elko High School

A Bill to Improve the Treatment of Uighur Muslims in China

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1.         The United States Federal Government shall impose trade restrictions upon Chinese companies that have been found to be complicit in the operation of Chinese Uighur Muslim re-education camps.

a.    All domestic and foreign branches of United States depository institutions shall be directed to deny financial services to Chinese companies that have been found to be complicit to the aforementioned involvement.

SECTION 2.         Trade restrictions are to be defined as tariffs or quota restrictions upon goods, technology, or services designated for export to a given country, or imported from that given country.

a.                   A complicit company is to be considered as one that has provided economic, logistical, or material support to the construction, maintenance, or function of Chinese Uighur Muslim re-education camps.

b.                  Financial services will be defined as the provision of access to or service of the financial accounts of a given entity, including but not limited to the conduction of investments, loans, deposits, withdrawals, and general financial transactions.

SECTION 3.         The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control shall administer and enforce this legislation.

a.                   The extent and magnitude to which restrictions on goods and services will be applied shall be determined by the United States Department of the Treasury.

SECTION 4.         This legislation shall be implemented immediately upon passage.

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

Introduced by Advanced Technologies Academy   

A Resolution to Create a Global Climate Agreement

WHEREAS,       The United States pulling out of the Paris Agreement was met with international backlash; and

WHEREAS,       The United States needs to emerge as a global leader in the fight against climate change; and

WHEREAS,       Climate change is one of, if not the most, pressing issue going into 2020; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED,       By the Congress here assembled that an official recommendation to create a Global Climate Agreement is submitted to the President that shall include:

a.                  A plan to revitalize the US renewable industry sector 

b.                  US commitment to aid developing countries in creating sustainable infrastructure 

c.                   A yearly Global Climate Conference of all signers, at which progress of every country shall be reportedly; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, more specific standards of said agreement are decided upon by the coalition of joining countries.
Introduced by Northwest CTA

A Resolution to Support Morocco during the West Saharan Dispute

WHEREAS,   Morocco lodged a formal complaint with the UN Security Council regarding the Algeria-backed Polisario Front

WHEREAS,   the group was accused of moving military units into the northeastern and southwestern portions of a UN-monitored buffer zone separating Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara from Algeria and Mauritania

WHEREAS,   the possibility of armed conflict has escalated given the past clashes and decades of tension between the capital cities of Rabat, Algiers, and the Polisario

WHEREAS,   The United States has ample reason to prevent the Arab world from spiraling into war and supporting Morocco; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Student Congress here assembled make the following recommendation for supporting Morocco during the West Saharan Dispute. Introduced by Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas

A Resolution to Increase Research Funding into Genetically Modified Organisms

WHEREAS, Genetically modified organisms are organisms whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques; and

WHEREAS, There has been a great wealth of research into genetically modified organisms, but there are widely varying conclusions regarding their safety status; and

WHEREAS, Genetically modified organisms are being included in a great wealth of food products in the United States and the world; and

WHEREAS, If genetically modified organisms are found to be harmful, their consumers are being put at health risk; and

WHEREAS, Increased federal funding towards research into genetically modified organisms will help reach a true conclusion regarding their safety; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, By the Congress here assembled that the amount of funding going toward research into genetically modified organisms shall hereby be increased substantially; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the amount and allocation of this funding shall be determined by the Department of Agriculture.

Semifinal Round Legislation

A Bill to Make Public Higher Education Tuition Free

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1: The US Federal Government will cover the tuition to Public Universities and Community Colleges for all high school graduates and current college students with a 3.0 GPA and with a median household income of $100,000 or less for up to 6 years.

SECTION 2: A public University or Community College is defined as an accredited institution

                        that is funded by federal and state taxes.

SECTION 3.  The US Department of Education will oversee the implementation of this bill.

A.    State agencies responsible for funding State Universities and colleges will work in a combined effort with the US Department of Education

SECTION 4.  This bill will go in effect starting August 1, 2020

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

Introduced by Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas

Limit Excess Xenophobia In Schools (LEXI’S) Act

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1.  Student Resource Officers (SROS) will be limited to 3 per school district. Each SRO will be required to complete an anti bias program yearly. 

SECTION 2.              The following terms shall be defined as 

                        SRO: sworn law enforcement officers responsible for safety and crime prevention in schools without the ability to make arrests.

Anti Bias Program: a program that incorporates strategies to create a safe

inclusive learning community.

SECTION 3.  The Department of Education will be in charge of overseeing implementation. 

A.             Any school district that fails to have an SRO complete an anti- bias program will undergo review by the Department of Education, who can then repeal half of the funding said district receives from the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). 

B.             Any incident with an SRO shall also be reviewed by the Department of Education, if deemed profiling, all funding from ESSA shall be revoked.

SECTION 4.  This bill shall be put into effect for the 2020-2021 school year.

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

Introduced by Northwest CTA