BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1. The United States dramatically increase available power supplied by subsidized and state funded 3-stage nuclear power facilities.
SECTION 2. Subsidized is defined as, “paying part of the cost of producing something to reduce prices for the buyer.” Dramatically is defined as, “full of action; sudden and extreme”
SECTION 3. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will oversee safety and implementation of this bill.
SECTION 4. When passed, the subsidies provided will be available to independent contractors by October 1, 2015. State funded Nuclear Power Plants, after being approved by local legislation, will be partially funded post-construction after audit by the NRC.
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Introduced for Congressional Debate by Overland High School.

WHEREAS, The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 imposed an embargo on Cuba due to its historical human rights violations and government correctness; and
WHEREAS, This has exponentially limited open trade and travel with Cuba, therefore limiting economic opportunities from both the United States and Cuba; and
WHEREAS, This embargo on Cuba is hurting the US economy and has failed to liberate the
Cuban people; and
WHEREAS, The Cuban government is still violating human rights and making its people suffer; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled make the following recommendation for solution (a call for action); and, be it that the Free Trade With Cuba Act will
Amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with
Cuba.
Introduced for Congressional Debate by Overland High School

WHEREAS, Certain school districts in the U.S. are beginning to replace textbooks with tablets; and
WHEREAS, Textbooks are easily outdated and tablets can be kept up to date through the use of modern technologies; and
WHEREAS, Tablets are cheaper for the school at around a one-time $100 purchase as opposed to the currently spent $500 dollar annual cost for textbooks per student ; and
RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled make the following recommendation: that
American public schools should begin phasing out the use of textbooks in favor of tablets.
Proposed for Congressional Debate by Overland High school

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1. The United States will regulate E-Cigarettes in the same manner as
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SECTION 3. The FDA will oversee the enforcement of this bill, as well as law enforcement
SECTION 4. Implementation will begin by January 1st, 2016.
SECTION traditional cigarettes including but not limited to location based bans on the usage of E-Cigarettes, banning the advertising of health benefit through the usage of E-Cigarettes without proper scientific research, as well as institute mandatory health warnings for the usage of E-Cigarettes.
2. Health Concerns is defined as: any immediate or future damage to a person's health. by the FBI when necessary.
5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Introduced for Congressional Debate by Overland High School.

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WHEREAS, Argentina is taking a threatening stance towards the United Kingdom’s possession of the Falkland Islands.
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WHEREAS, Argentina has recently purchased fighter jets from Russia, is pursuing a closer relationship with Russia, and is assuming a hostile stance towards the United Kingdom.
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WHEREAS, Another conflict over the islands could destabilize South America, damage American interests in the region, and give Russia greater access to South America.
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RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled make the following recommendation for solution; and, be it that the United States should use diplomatic pressure and military posturing to warn Argentina away from pursuing another conflict over the Falkland Island

WHEREAS, The United States increase saltwater conversion into freshwater for consumption by humans and for use in agriculture; and
WHEREAS, Of 1.4 billion cubic kilometers of water on Earth, only 200,000 cubic kilometers are fit for human consumption, and more than one in every six people in the world is water stressed; and
WHEREAS, More than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water; and
WHEREAS, Saltwater conversion can increase the supply of fresh water for consumption in agriculture and consumption for humans in coastal areas; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled make the following recommendation for increased research and development into cheaper methods of saltwater conversion; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That an investment be made in infrastructure that fulfills these methods.
Introduced for Congressional Debate by Overland High School.
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SECTION 1. No payday loan shall be offered in the United States with an annual interest rate in excess of 36%.
SECTION 2. Payday Loans include:Loans up to $2,000, with a term of 120 days or less that are closed-end (single advance of credit over fixed term), and based on a check held for future deposit or electronic access to an account for future payment;
-closed-ended credit loans with a term of 365 days or less secured by title to a registered motor vehicle owned by a covered borrower (except to buy the car); and,
- Closed-end credit loans where the tax refund goes to the creditor to repay loan.
SECTION 3. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency shall be responsible for the enforcement of this law.
SECTION 4. This bill shall go into effect on June 1, 2015.
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
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1. Whereas, Kelo v. City of New London, a Supreme Court case in June 2005,
2. allowed for the seizure of private property and the transference of that private
3. property to another private owner through the use of eminent domain in cases of
4. public economic good, and
5. Whereas, there is a long established history of private property ownership
6. without government interference in our country, and
7. Whereas, the ruling of Kelo v. City of New London provides ambiguous ruling
8. on the exact circumstances upon which the government can seize the property of a
9. private individual and transfer said property to another private individual or holding, and
10. Whereas, the ruling is on shaky constitutional ground as we are afforded
11. private property rights and the non-interference of the government thereof except in
12. cases of public good, and
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13. Whereas, economic development by private individuals cannot be
13. guaranteed to work in the public good, and
14. Whereas, the seizure of private goods by the government and the transfer of
15. those goods to another private owner is tantamount to theft and the first steps down
16. the slippery slope to fascism, therefore
17. BE IT RESOLVED by this Student Congress that an amendment to the
18. Constitution be proposed disallowing the seizure of any/all private lands, goods,
19. and/or property for the purposes of transferring those lands, goods, or property to
20. another private individual or holding.
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WHEREAS,
The federal debt is approximately $18 trillion and rising at a rate of
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Current cost-cutting techniques are not doing enough to curb debt; and
WHEREAS, Pork spending cost taxpayers an estimated $3.3 billion in fiscal year
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5. 2014; and
WHEREAS, A line-item veto would allow the President to reduce pork by sending sections of the bill back for further Congressional review; and
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WHEREAS, Forty-three states have already instituted a line-item veto; now, therefore, be it
10. RESOLVED, By the Student Congress here assembled that: the U.S. Constitution shall
11. be amended to grant the President the power of a budgetary line-item veto.
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1. WHEREAS, The Army’s standards have lowered over the past years, allowing
2. for newer, younger recruits to participate in combat when they are
3. not ready, and
4. WHEREAS, It is the Army’s duty to make sure its recruits are mature enough to
5. deal with the hardships of war before experiencing them, and
6. WHEREAS, The brain continues to develop until a person is in his/her 20s, and
7. WHEREAS, Allowing low testing, non-educated recruits to participate in active
8. service at a younger age can set them up for potential failure, and
9. WHEREAS, A year of training for young recruits will be satisfactory in training 10. young Army recruits, as it gives them a chance to grow and gain
11. experience before entering a combat situation, and
12. WHEREAS, A more experienced Army will produce better results and improve 13. the efficiency of the Army; now, therefore, be it
14.RESOLVED, By the Student Congress here assembled that the Army should
15. mandate a compulsory one year of training and education for
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WHEREAS, The current presidential election primary system gives some states, such as Iowa and New Hampshire, disproportional representation; and
WHEREAS, The election process is needlessly long and drawn-out; and
WHEREAS, The length of the election process costs the candidates, donors, and taxpayers millions of extra dollars; and
WHEREAS, Candidates are taken away from their jobs, which include positions as governors, members of congress, and even incumbent presidents, for over a year before the election as they campaign; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Student Congress here assembled that: presidential primaries in all states take place on the second Tuesday of May during a presidential election year.
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1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED, THAT
2. Section 1. Between January 1, 2008 and March 31, 2008, any person covered by this act may
3. apply at the Federal District Courts for an amnesty and modified legal resident
4. status.
5. Section 2. An applicant is eligible for the amnesty and modified legal resident status if he/she
6. (a) is covered by this act, and
7. (b) has not violated any law of the United States, any State, or any municipality
8. except for violation of the immigration laws by being present in the United States
9. or violations arising from that fact. Traffic violations not carrying any jail time
10. are exempted from this provision.
11. Section 3. Persons receiving the amnesty and modified legal resident status shall be granted
12. legal resident status, and may become eligible for United States Citizenship, but
11. their application shall be placed behind all legal residents living in the United
12. States as of March 31, 2015.
13. Section 4. All persons whose presence in the United States is illegal under current law are
14. covered by this act.
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15. Section 5. Any covered person who is in the United States on the effective date of this act
16. may apply for its benefits.
17. Section 6. All persons covered by this act who do not apply for the amnesty and modified
18. legal resident status by the deadline shall be subject to immediate deportation.
19. Section 7. Effective July 1, 2015, the Immigration services shall be empowered to carry out
20. the immediate deportation.
21. Section 8. $5,500,000 is hereby appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this law.
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1 Be it enacted by the Student Congress here assembled that:
2 Section 1. A terminally ill patient will be given the option of taking lethal medication to
3 be administered by that patient’s primary care physician.
4 Section 2: Definitions:
5 A) Terminal illness n. An incurable, active disease which is expected to lead to
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B) Physician-assisted suicide n. A practice in which a licensed physician provides a patient with a lethal dose of medication upon request, which a patient
9 intends to use to end his/her own life.
10 Section 3: Additional Provisions. Lethal medication will not be administered until after
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14 Section 4: Jurisdiction and Penalty. The distribution of lethal drugs to the physicians
15 shall fall under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration. Physicians
16 who do not administer tests necessary to determine psychological fitness prior to
17 distributing lethal medication will lose their licenses to practice medicine.
18 Section 5: Enactment. This bill will take effect on June 1 st , 2015.
19 Section 6: Appropriations. Costs for medication will be determined upon a case by case
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21 that agrees to cover the cost.
22 Section 7: All laws in conflict with this new policy shall hereby be declared null
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BE IT ENACTED THAT BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
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SECTION 1. That the United States release a federal mandate requiring all
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locations that regulate the selling of ammunition/firearms to be
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certain of the stable mental state of all of their customers by way
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of a government issued psychoanalysis exam testing one’s
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stability.
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SECTION 2. Psychoanalysis: a system of psychological theory and therapy
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that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction
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of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing
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repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind.
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SECTION 3. The Federal Judicial Committee shall oversee the enforcement of
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this bill. Those who want to purchase ammunition/firearms must
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pass the government issued psychoanalysis exam, which is verified
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by the persons in charge of selling said ammunition/firearms.
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SECTION 4. The bill will be enacted on January 1 st , 2016.
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SECTION 5. All other laws that are in conflict with this new policy shall
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1. Be it enacted by the Student Congress assembled that
2. Section 1. Every three years, students of public schools will vote on whether the
3. teachers they have should be retained. Teachers who receive less than 30% percent
4. approval will be terminated.
5. Section 2. Definitions-
6. A) Retained: Kept in their position.
7. B) Students of public school: Any student enrolled in a government run school in 8. grades
6-12.
9. C) Teacher: Any person in the employ of the school designated as the instructor 10. for a particular class.
11. Section 3. There are no exceptions to this bill.
12. Section 4. The United States Department of Education will oversee the
13. enforcement of this bill. Students will be given a survey with the names of their
14. teachers. They will then indicate whether or not each teacher should be retained. The
15. votes will be submitted confidentially to school administration. Failing teachers will
16. be eliminated.
17. Section 5. All bills in conflict with this bill are hereby declared null and void.
18. Section 6. This bill will apply to each district as soon as their next school year
19. begins. The first survey will be administered after three years.
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BE IT ENACTED HERE BY STUDENT CONGRESS ASSEMBLED THAT
This new law will ban all trade with countries who deny human rights to citizens because of
Gender, Religious Belief, Race, or Sexual Orientation.
Human Rights- a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person (Gender Expression,
Race, Religious Belief, and Sexual Orientation.
Sexual Orientation- a person's sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are attracted.
Religious Belief- Religious belief is the belief in the reality of the mythological, supernatural, or spiritual aspects of a religion.
This law will be enforced by The International Trade Association. The ITA will check media in other countries before agreeing to trade with other countries. Each year the United States will check trade with their current agreements, and decide whether to ban or continue trading.
This bill will take place January 1st 2015 (01/01/2015)
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All laws in conflict are declared null and void
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1. WHEREAS, Energy demand in the United States has been steadily escalating 10% in the
2. last ten years; and
3. WHEREAS, the amount of available customers in the United States increased from
4. approximately 133 million to 145 million from 2002-2012; and
5. WHEREAS, the average retail price of energy has been inflated 37.7% in the last ten
6. years which has ultimately hindered the economic recovery of the United
7. states; and
8. WHEREAS, wind energy is predicted to be the most promising source of renewable
9. energy, increasing in production 37.3% since 2012, keeping pace in growth
10. with natural gas production; and
11. WHEREAS, wind energy research is required to continue this promising growth and will
12. create more opportunities for the American people in the form of research
13. positions and maintenance jobs on wind farms; now, therefore, be it
14. RESOLVED, By this Congress that: wind energy research be supported by the United
15. States Government in the form of subsidized tax deductions for companies
16. that donate to any United States operated research sites pertaining to wind
17. energy, or to companies that actively pursue renewable energy wind
18. technology research.
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