Bill 1
Resolution to Tax Credit for Teachers
1. Whereas, new hires to the teaching profession are at an all-time low, and
2. Whereas, teacher shortages in America’s public school are a danger to students and
3. staff, and
4. Whereas, overcrowding of classes is one possible effect of teacher shortages, and
5. Whereas, studies show lower pupil-to-teacher-ratios (PTRs) increase student learning,
6. participation, and overall success and whereas surveys show low teacher pay is a chief
7. contributing factor to decreasing numbers of people entering the teaching profession,
8. and
9. Whereas, positions are even more difficult to fill with qualified educators in schools
10. classified as Title I,
11. Therefore, be it resolved by the Student Congress here assembled that the federal
12. government grant a $5000 tax credit to all teachers employed in federally classified Title
13. I Schools.
Bill 2
A Resolution Concerning Condom Distribution
1. Whereas, teen pregnancy is a tremendous threat to our country and,
2. Whereas, some teenagers are not prepared to have children, either emotionally, mentally,
3. or socially and,
4. Whereas, teens do not act responsibly with their bodies and,
5. Whereas, teens are engaging in intercourse, and
6. Whereas, Condoms are the least expensive form of birth control, and
7. Whereas, it is possible to get a discount if condoms are bought in bulk.
8. Therefore, be it resolved by the Student Congress assembled that condoms be distributed,
9. free of charge, from the school nurse’s office with no questions asked.
Bill 3
A Resolution Concerning Outsourcing
1. Whereas, jobs are leaving the United States and being filled in foreign countries where
2. incomes can be infinitesimal in comparison to wages in the US thus making the move
3. attractive to corporations at the expense of the American worker and American
4. productivity, and
5. Whereas, this employment ‘outsourcing’ as it is known, increases the possibility
6. of United States corporation exploiting labor forces in developing nations, perpetuating
7. already horrible conditions experienced by poor peoples and nations, and
8. Whereas, outsourcing serves as one of the major reasons for the decline in domestic
9. job opportunities, and
10. Whereas, current regulations do not effectively deter corporations from outsourcing jobs,
11. Therefore be it resolved by this student congress here assembled that companies who
12. wish to outsource jobs to foreign countries by taxed on profits made from that
13. outsourcing, and that money collected by used to compensate and ease the detrimental
14. economic effects outsourcing creates.
Bill 4
A Resolution Concerning Diplomatic Immunity
1. Whereas, Diplomatic Immunity is defined as the exemption under international law of a
2. foreign diplomat and his entourage from taxation, civil suit, criminal prosecution,
3. searches and seizures, and exemption from the obligation to appear in court as a witness
4. in the state to which he is accredited or the state in which he is traveling, and
5. Whereas, thousands of people enjoy Diplomatic Immunity currently in the United States,
6. and
7. Whereas, Diplomats currently commit serious crimes such as robbery, drug smuggling,
8. rape, and murder go unpunished, and
9. Whereas, current laws governing Diplomatic Immunity also grant immunity to the family
10. and staff of a diplomat, and
11. Whereas, in order to protect innocent citizens of any country from being victimized by
12. diplomats and their entourages,
13. Therefore, be it resolved by this student congress here assembled that the United nations
14. General Assembly will revoke Diplomatic Immunity for all felony cases.
Bill 5
A Resolution to Ensure an Equal Trial for Suspected Terrorists
1. Whereas, Representatives attempt to pass legislation that requires suspected terrorists to
2. have secret trials, and
3. Whereas, Terrorists living in America should have the rights that Americans have to an
4. equal trial, and
5. Whereas, holding trials will not be as fair since the person is not an American, and
6. Whereas, The government shall not be held responsible for the citizens in the jury if they
7. are harsh, unfair, and corrupted, and
8. Whereas, Secret trials that the military uses are similar to tactics used by the former
9. U.S.S.R.’s secret police, therefore
10. Be it resolved by this congress here assembled that all trials for those accused terrorists
11. shall be conducted in a court of law rather than by the military.
12. Let it further be resolved that All records, documents, and evidence used in the trials shall
13. be made available to the public.
Bill 6
A Bill to Make All Education Public
1. Section I: As of January 4th 2015 no private school shall receive any funding whatsoever
2. from the federal government.
3. Section II: Funding shall not be limited to congressional appropriations, but shall include
4. grants, gifts, stipends, or any other sort of increment offered by the U.S. Government.
5. Section III: Private schools shall be defined as those schools which restrict enrollment to
6. students on any basis, except criteria listed by federal directives. Religious, charter, and
7. home schools will certainly all fall under this definition of private schools.
8. Section IV: Schools receiving funds from the federal government will lose all monies as
9. of August 2016, but will be required to maintain all programs begun with these funds.
10. Section V: Enforcement of this legislation will fall to state authorities.
11. Section IV: Funding for this legislation will be achieved through normal means.
12. Section VII: All laws in conflict with this piece of legislation shall be declared null and
13. void.
Bill 7
A Resolution to Further the Limitations of Water Usage in Major US Cities.
1. Whereas, many US cities are situated above their only source of clean water, and
2. Whereas, irresponsible methods of water usage are rapidly depleting fresh sources, and
3. Whereas, Current water usage regulations are not being enforced with any impactful
4. results, therefore
5. Be it resolved by this student congress here assembled that all persons using water lines
6. in any municipality shall have those lines consistently monitored. If usage amounts
7. exceed preset limitations, the water to those places will be turned off.
Bill 8
A Resolution to Clone Endangered Species
1. Whereas, humans drive hundreds of species of animals into extinction and endangered
2. status every year, and
3. Whereas, human actions harm the global ecosystem and destroy smaller, fragile systems
4. by creating an imbalance in biodiversity, and
5. Whereas, substantial cloning technology exists and is practiced by private companies
6. Whereas, cloning endangered animals could rebalance upset ecosystems, and
7. Whereas, cloning would contribute to efforts that are already in place to restore
8. endangered species, and
9. Whereas, the current methods of species preservation are costly, inefficient, and often
10. unsuccessful, therefore
11. Be it resolved by the student congress here assembled that the federal government will
12. grant funds to private corporations for the cloning of endangered species.
Bill 9
A Bill to Prohibit Adolescent Phone Ownership
1. Be it enacted by the student congress here assembled that:
2. Section I: Adolescents twelve years of age and below are prohibited from cellphone
3. ownership.
4. Section II: The sale of cell phones to restricted adolescents shall result in a $10,000 fine.
5. Section III: On the occasion of the tenth offense the business shall have its cellphone
6. vending permit revoked.
7. Section IV: Funding for this bill shall come from the State department. All of the fines
8. gathered will go back to the State department to repay, any more that remains after the
9. repayment will go to the red cross.
10. Section V: Enforcement of this bill shall fall to the State Department with, if needed,
11. assistance from Homeland Security.
12. Section VI: This bill shall go into effect on January 1, 2015.
13. Section VII: All laws in confect are here by declared null and void
Bill 10
A Bill That Will Drastically Alter All of America
1. Be it enacted by the student congress here assembled that:
2. Section I: Henceforth all cities and towns with populations greater than 10,000
3. individuals will be required to establish recycling centers within town limits.
4. Section II: All recycling centers will be required to have the ability to recycle the
5. following materials:
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a. plastic: numbers 1 through 7
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b. All types and colors of glass
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c. Newspapers, cardboard, all white and colored paper, and phonebooks
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d. batteries: lithium, nickel, rechargeable
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e. Metals: aluminum, copper, steel, and electrical wire.
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f. old appliances and motor oil.
12. Section III: The recycling centers will not be limited to the listed above.
13. Section IV: every town will receive funding for the establishment of a recycling center
14. with yearly installments for maintenance. Any town deeming it unnecessary to create
15. recycling center all national and state funding will be revoked from the abhorrent town.
16. Section V: households will be limited to 5 forty gallon bag of non-recyclable trash
17. weekly. Dumping trash to circumvent the above will result in a 50,000 dollar fine and/or
18. up to 6 months in jail.
19. Section VI: enforcement will fall to a cooperation between local waste management and
20. the federal environmental protection agency.
21. Section VII: All laws in conflict are declared null and void.
Bill 11
A Resolution to Abolish Preemptive Warfare
1. Whereas, the United States must work with the worldwide community in order
2. to eliminate threats from rogue nations and/or terrorist groups, and
3. Whereas, the preemptive warfare strategy has not proven to be effective in terminating
4. these various factions, and
5. Whereas, the doctrine of preemptive warfare has not been successful in calming hostile
6. nations such as North Korea and Iran, and
7. Whereas, preemptive warfare without a long term war strategy only
8. exacerbates conditions within the given military exercise, therefore
9. BE IT RESOLVED by the Student Congress here assembled that the United States shall
10. abolish the practice of preemptive warfare.
Bill 12
A Resolution to Secure America’s Ports
1. Whereas, increased trade with China, India, and other nations has resulted in billions of
2. dollars-worth of merchandise being shipped to the United States, and
3. Whereas, disruption of shipping would cost businesses enormous sums of money, and
4. Whereas, there is currently no effective method of tracking imported goods, and
5. Whereas, more than 6 million shipping containers pass through American harbors each
6. year yet only 2% are searched for security purposes before reaching their destination, and
7. Whereas, there are over 350 international ports on the United States' coastlines, and
8. Whereas, hazardous waste facilities, chemical and petroleum storage tanks, power converters
9. and other dangerous buildings and materials are located at or near the ports making them
10. imminent targets for terror cells, and
11. Whereas, many residential areas and/or tourist attractions are located near the ports adding
12. potential damage of life and the economy, and
13. Whereas, less than $700 million has been spent within the last four years to improve
14. security at the ports, and
15. Whereas, technological advancements such as gamma and X-ray imaging systems could be
16. employed to monitor cargo containers, and
17. Whereas, Congress set aside $4.8 billion in 2016for the purpose of safeguarding U.S. ports
18. which has not effectively been used, therefore
19. BE IT RESOLVED by Student Congress assembled that all ports that average the handling
20. of five (5) million metric tons or more be immediately equipped with gamma and/or X-ray
21. imaging equipment. BE IT FUTHUR RESOLVED that an effective cargo monitoring system
22. be established in all ports by 2021.
Bill 13
A Bill Concerning Restraining Orders
1. Be It Enacted by the Student Congress here assembled that:
2. Section I: Restraining Orders will be classified under two separate and newly defined
3. Orders- Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders.
4. A.) Orders for Protection will be defined as, and issued for Orders intending to protect
5. and individual from fear of imminent bodily harm, serious threats or harassment, child
6. abuse, sexual abuse, and/or domestic violence.
7. B.) Harassment Restraining Orders will be defined as and issued for less serious Orders
8. such as non-life threatening verbal harassment, stalking, and/or divorces.
9. Section II: In cases of Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders the courts
10. will order any relief it deems necessary for the victim’s safety and the safety of their
11. household.
12. Section III: Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders are to be under national
13. jurisdiction enforced throughout the United States including Territories and Tribal lands.
14. Section IV: Enforcement will proceed as follows:
15. A.) Under a Harassment Restraining Order Police are to be notified of any violation. The
16. restrained person found in violation of a valid Order may be arrested, fined and charged with
17. Contempt of Court.
18. B.) Under an Order for Protection mandatory counseling will be required and the restrained
19. person will be placed under the surveillance of a probation officer. The amount of
20. surveillance will be determined by the violent nature of the restrained person.
21. Section V: This Bill shall be implemented January 1, 2016. Funding shall be determined
22. when the next Congressional Budgeting Session occurs.
Bill 14
A Bill to Fight Obesity in the US
1. Be it Enacted by the Student Congress here assembled that:
2. SECTION 1: All those diagnosed with obesity in the U.S shall be prescribed a personal
3. (Asian) calorie diet plan.
4. SECTION 2: The personal (Asian) calorie diet plan will not require the patient to eat only
5. Asian food, instead, use them as a guide to portion sizes and food rotation. The patient
6. will not be deprived of any chow.
7. SECTION 3: Any civilians who violate this legislation shall receive a warning for their
8. own health. The second offence will call for a fine of $100.
9. SECTION 4: Funds for this legislation will be taken care of by the Health Department.
10. SECTION 5: This law will take effect six months after passage to allow for
11. sufficient research and set up.
12. SECTION 6: All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Bill 15
A Resolution to add the National Math & Science Initiative Into US Schools
1. WHEREAS, Students who participated in this program saw an increase of 75% in their
2. overall Advanced Placement scores, and
3. WHEREAS, Students who did participate in the program, have a higher percentage of
4. graduating college, and
5. WHEREAS, the program not only helps the students but the teachers as well. Mentoring
6. is also offered on Saturdays, and
7. WHEREAS, the program only cost $500,000 for a full three years
8. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Student Congress here assembled that all
9. patients with obesity shall follow the diet in order to fight obesity in the U.S.
Bill 16
A Resolution to Increase the Use of Psychologists in the Army
1. WHEREAS, it has been proven that members of the military have an increase percentage
2. of developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and
3. WHEREAS, psychologist can only issue drugs, which later on lead to addictions, and
4. WHEREAS, if given the opportunity to have therapy, symptoms will improve, and
5. WHEREAS, therapy will become an alternative to drugs, and
6. WHEREAS, less inside-killings will occur, due to less problems within the facilities,
7. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Student Congress here assembled that all those
8. who are diagnosed with disorders shall take therapy
Bill 17
A Bill to Protect the Privacy of the Public
1. Section 1: To prevent violations of privacy, any section of the act will be declared null
2. and void, after a full investigation done by Homeland Security.
3. Section 2:With an investigation done by the Homeland Security, and further legislation,
4. any part of the patriot act allowing spying on U.S. citizens will be removed. To further
5. the protection of the privacy of the citizens, all records that were kept will be destroyed.
6. Section 3: Homeland Security will be responsible for the execution of this bill.
7. Section 4: An allocation of 20 million dollars will be set for cost of this legislation.
8. Section 5: This bill will go in to effect on December 24, 2017.
9. Section 6: All laws in conflict are declared null and void.
Bill 18
A Bill to Require all High School Students to Work in Menial Jobs prior to Graduation
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
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SECTION 1. All High School students shall be required to work in menial jobs prior to
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graduation.
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SECTION 2. Menial shall be defined as all jobs that require a person to get dirty, or
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might be featured on the show “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel.
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SECTION 3. The US Department of Education shall oversee this bill.
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SECTION 4. This requirement shall be included in the graduation requirements for the
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class of 2018.
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Bill 19
A Bill to Increase the total number of available Seats in the House of Representatives
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
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SECTION 1. THE US Federal Government increase the number of Representatives
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seated in the House of Representatives to one representative for every
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20,000 persons based on the 2010 census.
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SECTION 2. This would overturn Public Law 62-5 that caps the number of
representatives at 435.
SECTION 3. Each state will be responsible for electing new representatives in the next
regular election for their state.
SECTION 4. The redistricting and reassignment of representatives shall be completed
prior to the 2015 elections.
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Bill 20
A Resolution to Legalize Prostitution
1. Whereas: Prostitution is currently illegal in the vast majority of states, and
2. Whereas: Disallowing prostitution is in violation of individual liberty, and
3. Whereas: America’s foundation of puritan values is the major roadblock facing the
4. legalization of prostitution, and
5. Whereas: Any rights that are abridged solely on religious objections are unjust, and
6. Whereas: The federal government should balance federal and state rights, and
7. Whereas: The only effective way to control prostitution is to legalize it,
8. Therefore be it resolved by the student congress here assembled that:
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1) All federal and state laws prohibiting prostitution be declared null and void.
10. 2) All states will establish their own set of laws for the purpose of regulating
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prostitution in their state including but not limited to:
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A. Health regulations
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B. Taxes
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C. “Red Light” Districts where it will be legal
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D. Times of day when it will be legal
Bill 21
A resolution to place birth control in the nation’s water systems
1. Whereas: incidences of unwanted pregnancies occur in the United States at an
2. alarming rate, and
3. Whereas: current available methods of birth control are not always consistent,
4. affordable, or convenient, and
5. Whereas: The results of unwanted pregnancy are a huge financial, emotional, and
6. mental strain on American society, and
7. Whereas: The Federal Government should grant tax exemptions to companies
8. engaging in research on a safe form of birth control which is water soluble, reversible,
9. and has no adverse effects on any life, yet still prevents conception in humans or
10. animals, and
11. Whereas: Such a method of birth control would also have a safe antidote which would
12. be prescribed by doctors or veterinarians for those wishing for pregnancy to occur, and
13. Whereas: Those with religious or philosophical objections to artificial birth control
14. will easily be able to obtain either the antidote or other sources of drinking water, and
15. whereas: all municipalities receiving any federal funding of any sort should be
16. required to put the safe birth control in public waters:
17. Therefore: be it resolved by this student congress here assembled that all
18. municipalities place a safe, water soluble form of birth control in the water systems.
Bill 22
A Resolution to Grant Released Felons the Right to Vote
1. Whereas: Voting is the foundation of the United States system of government, and
2. Whereas: Released, convicted felons often have low incomes and,
3. Whereas: Various states force already released felons to pay court fees in order to
4. regain their right to vote,
5. Therefore: Be it resolved by this student congress here assembled that states which
6. continue to disenfranchise convicted felons after their release shall be punished by
7. having one-third of federal grants toward their prison system ceased.
Bill 23
A Resolution to Legalize Cannabis (Marijuana)
1. Whereas: Much of America’s tax money has gone to the very unsuccessful “war on
2. drugs” and,
3. Whereas: A tax on cannabis should be created so as to regulate the consumption by
4. individuals while at the same time increasing government revenue for programs that
5. deal with harmful, dangerous drugs, and
6. Whereas: Around 50,000 people die each year from alcohol poisoning, more than
7. 400,000 deaths each year are attributed to tobacco smoking, yet no direct deaths due
8. to cannabis have been reported, and
9. Whereas, more than 30 industrialized nations commercially grown hemp, a
10. distinct species of Cannabis, including England and Canada, thus proving the
11. Viability of the substance not drug related, therefore
12. Be it resolved by the student congress here assembled that the United States set the
13. legal age for possession and/or use of cannabis at 21and that the same rules apply to the
14. usage of cannabis as do the rules on alcohol usage.
Bill 24
A Bill to change the Legal Drinking Age
1. Section 1: The drinking age in America shall be sixteen.
2. Section 2: Liquor sellers will be required to record all sales to minors and pay a one hundred
3. percent safety tax to the federal government on those sales. It will be lawful for the
4. businesses to pass this cost on to their customers under the age of twenty-one.
5. Section 3: Makers of alcoholic beverages will be required to fund national education
6. programs aimed at all school-aged children encouraging safe consumption habits.
7. Section 4: Revenues from taxes collected in this program will go to supporting local
8. programs for free rides home for those who consume alcohol.
9. Section 5: Teens in violation of any local, state or federal drunk driving laws will be
10. punished as adults, in addition to being denied the right to a federal drivers license (if such
11. ever emerges.)
12. Section 6: This law will become effective upon passage.
Bill 25
A Resolution Reducing Drug Patent Time Limits
1. Whereas: Pharmaceutical companies have been misusing the patent time limits to
2. keep their monopoly on a specific drug; and:
3. Whereas: There is no strong incentive for drug companies to spend more on research
4. and development; and:
5. Whereas: The drug companies have manipulated legal loopholes to extend patent
6. exclusivity time limits; and:
7. Whereas: The effects of time limits are now affecting the entire world; and:
8. Whereas: Such a measure would follow the recent mandates of the United Nations.
9. Therefore: Be it resolved by this Student Congress here assembled that the
10. manipulative legal loopholes used by pharmaceutical companies to extend
11. drug patent exclusivity time limits be eliminated.
Bill 26
A Resolution to Incorporate Women in the Selective Service System
1. WHEREAS: All male U.S citizens, permanent residents, dual citizens, illegal
2. immigrants, and refugees between the ages of 18 and 26 are required to register with the
3. Selective Service System for potential military conscription and those who fail to do so
4. can face jail time or fines if convicted, women are not required to register for potential
5. conscription, although they are not secondary citizens.
6. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that women will also be required to register with the
7. Selective Service System.
Bill 27
A Resolution Concerning Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Testing
1. Whereas 9.5 million STD infections occur each year in Americans ages 15-24,
2. Whereas half of the sexually active Americans under the age of 25 have contracted an
3. STD.
4. Therefore, be it resolved that all students entering a public high school or college must be
5. tested for sexually transmitted diseases as part of the required routine physical.
6. Be it further resolved that all students must be retested every two years.
Bill 28
A Resolution to End the Banning of Books
1. WHEREAS, The banning of books in public institutions is in direct violation of right
2. guaranteed of the United States Constitution and,
3. WHEREAS, Books are often banned or challenged purely because they conflict with the
4. moral or religious views of the challenger(s) and,
5. WHEREAS, It is the right of the individual to have access to any works of literature that
6. they please according to their own discretion and,
7. WHEREAS, A list of the most commonly banned or challenged books in America
8. contains many works considered to be quintessential American novels,
9. THEREFORE, Let this congress here assembled decree that an immediate course of
10. action shall be taken towards forbidding the banning or restriction of any work of
11. literature in all public institutions including schools and libraries; excepting those where
12. the authors sole intent in writing is to educate the reader in how to kill, steal or cause any
13. type of harm to anyone or anything.
Bill 29
A Resolution Regarding Sex-Offender Registries
1. Whereas, sex offender registries are designed to warn parents of those who may harm
2. their children, and
3. Whereas, including nonviolent offenders such as those guilty of statutory rape,
4. prostitution, and indecent exposure in the sex offender registry make it harder for parents
5. to know which sex offenders on the list are truly dangerous, and
6. Whereas, the lack of differentiation between violent and nonviolent sex offenders and the
7. public nature of the registry leads nonviolent offenders to be unfairly victimized by
8. association with dangerous sex offenders
9. Be it resolved that: sex offender registries should only include those convicted of violent
10. crimes and should not be publicly disseminated, but still available by request.
Bill 30
A Resolution to Set National High School Graduation Requirements
1. WHEREAS, High School students need a specific set of skills in order to be successful
2. in life and
3. WHEREAS, Private schools sometimes do not meet the same standards that their public
4. counterparts are required to meet; and
5. WHEREAS, this is inherently unequal; and
6. WHEREAS, if separate but equal schools were ruled unconstitutional, logically
7. separate but unequal schools must be as well; now,
8. Therefore, be it resolved by the Student Congress here assembled that the Federal
9. Government set National High School Graduation Standards.