Congress Bills – SCU Spring 2020

Round 1

1. A Bill to Break Up Amazon.com

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. Amazon.com shall be broken up in compliance to the Department of

Justice Competition and Monopoly: Single-Firm Conduct Under Section 2 of the

Sherman Act; Chapter 1 rule.

SECTION 2. Due to Amazon.com evolvement into the media and technology industry,

the electronic commerce company Amazon.com shall be broken up to be

in compliance to the Department of Justice Competition and Monopoly:

Single-Firm Conduct under Section 2 of the Sherman Act; Chapter 1 rule.

SECTION 3. The Department of Justice, Antitrust division, shall be allowed complete

independent oversight over the investigation and potential break up of

Amazon.com following a two-year investigatory period.

SECTION 4. This bill shall take affect upon the completion and recommendation of the Department of Justice Antitrust division no later than January of 2024

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Alhambra High School

2. A BILL TO TAX THE GROSS PROFITS OF NATIVE 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1: Through the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, which protects tax-exempt Indian gaming establishments that generates revenue for Native American tribes, Congress shall impose a 5% federal tax on all gross earnings of Native American casinos. Proceeds from this federal tax will go directly to Native American tribes to increase funding of reservation-based substance abuse treatment programs.  

SECTION 2. “Indian Gaming” is defined for the purposes of this bill as Class III gaming according to the National Indian Gaming Commission (N.I.G.C. at Dept. on the Interior) which includes any and all forms of gaming as defined under Class III gaming, including games occurring at and being played at casinos including baccarat, blackjack, craps, poker, roulette, slot machines as well as any and all electronic facsimiles and wagering games of any game of chance. Not to be taxed are N.I.G.C.-defined Class I gaming (traditional Indian gaming that may be part of tribal ceremonies/celebrations as well as community-based social gaming for minimal prizes) and Class II gaming (bingo, bingo-like contests, instant bingo, pull tabs, punch board and tip jars). Only Class III gaming revenue will fall under the intent and actions of this bill.

SECTION 3. The tax will be levied and collected by the N.I.G.C. with the proceeds from said taxation administered by the Indian Health Services (I.H.S. at Dept. of Health and Human 18. Services) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (B.I.A. at Dept. of the Interior). Agent of enforcement will be the N.I.G.C.A. In 2016, the N.I.G.C. estimated that, nationwide, Native American-owned and -operated gaming establishments generated $29.9 billion in 2015, a 5% increase over the $28.5 billion generated in 2014.

SECTION 4. Taxation of gross Indian gaming revenue will begin in the 2020-2021 fiscal year.

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

Respectfully submitted, Beverly Hills High School

3. A Bill to Reinstate the Fairness Doctrine

ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The Fairness Doctrine will be re-implemented by the FCC as a governing policy.
SECTION 2. The Fairness Doctrine shall be defined as the policy abolished by the FCC In 1987 that was primarily concerned with the news media providing a variety of viewpoints on any given topic.

SECTION 3. The FCC will oversee implementation of this legislation.
A. Any necessary funding will be drawn from the budget of the FCC.
SECTION 4. This legislation will go into effect three months after passage.
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Submitted by La Costa Canyon High School

4. A Resolution to establish a Digital Tax

Whereas, big technology companies use strategies to avoid paying their fair share of business taxes, and

Whereas, large tech companies are gobbling up bigger and bigger shares of the retail economy, 

Be it enacted that the USFG should establish a Digital Tax assessed against total income from social media and/or digital searches regardless of country of origin.

5. Bill to Regulate Social Media Usage at the Risk of Data Mining

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. Rising social media platforms, are at risk of data mining as unregulated or checked corporations own these platforms and do not expel clear terms and conditions.

SECTION 2. Data Mining is defined as the practice of examining large databases in order to generate information on user profiles that can be used for the corporation’s benefit. Data mining puts national security and individual privacy at risk as it has been used to interfere in previous presidential elections.

SECTION 3. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

This bill will be enforced by the National Security Agency.

This bill will be implemented in May 2021 as to not interfere with the 2020 election cycle.

Submitted by Mission Vista High School  

6. A Bill to Regulate the Environmental Protection Agency

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. Congress shall have the authority to regulate the Environmental

Protection Agency thorough use of oversight committees and

congressionally implied power of governmental and policy oversight

SECTION 2. Congress Committees shall be defined as the creation of a new standing

or joint committee to assess and evaluate any new policies created by

the Environmental Protection Agency.

SECTION 3. The Environmental Protection Joint Committee as created in section two

shall have full oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency and the

ability to remove any implied bureaucratic, Quasi-Legislative power

previously enjoyed by the Environmental Protection Agency

SECTION 4. This Bill shall take effect upon passage of the bill.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Alhambra High School

Final Round

7. A Bill to Ban Quantum Computing Research to Avoid the Creation of Dangerous Artificial Intelligence

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT

Section 1. All Quantum Computing Research must cease by December 31st of 2022 and all research archived, with a copy provided to the government,

Section 2. Quantum Computing Research shall be defined as any research pertaining to creating a computer that makes use of the quantum states of subatomic particles to store information.

Section 3. A new Bureau named the Bureau of Technology will be created to assess threats such as quantum computing. to make recommendations to Congress for such things, as well as to regulate bans on dangerous technology. This Agency shall be fully staffed and functioning by December 31st of 2020. This Department shall be established by merging the technology sections of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Section 4. This ban shall be fully implemented by December 31st of 2025. Any company or business found conducting quantum computing research thereafter will be investigated and heavily fined.

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

Contributed by La Costa HS

8. A resolution to ban birthright citizenship

Whereas, foreign tourists are purposely coming to the US to give birth so their children can claim US citizenship,

And whereas, children of parents not legally in the US can also claim full citizenship for their children born here,

Be it enacted that the USFG amend the US Constitution to make citizenship solely dependent on either one parent being a US citizen prior to birth or through naturalization or special acts of Congress.