S.57

To amend the Controlled Substances Act and other statutes to provide for the decriminalization of drug possession and legalization of marijuana, provide more authority to Congress to include and removed controlled substances, and other purposes

IN THE SENATE

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Mr. JohnGRobertsJr (for himself), introduced the following bill; which was subsequently referred to the Senate:

AN ACT

To amend the Controlled Substances Act and other statutes to provide for the decriminalization of drug possession and legalization of marijuana, provide more authority to Congress to include and removed controlled substances, and other purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

(a) This Act may be cited as the “Controlled Substances Policies Reform Act of 2023”.

(b) This Act shall come into effect thirty days upon its passing into law.

(c) If any provision of this Act is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable, the rest of the Act shall pass into law.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that:

(1) The War on Drugs in the 1970s and 1980s was detrimental to the wellbeing of American society, imprisoning many innocents, especially minorities, for drug offense charges, targeting and tarnishing impoverished communities, and other acts by the Federal government and State and local governments that slighted people of color, especially African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans.

(2) Thousands are imprisoned even today for unrectified drug charges, mainly African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans.

(3) The real fight with drugs is not supposed to be with the consumer, but with the trafficker and distributor.

(4) The United States must alleviate the situation and prevent future issues from arising in a manner that prioritizes both reduction of drugs on American streets and reduction of persons being jailed for simple possession.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO REVOCATION OF LICENSES.

(a) Section 159(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, shall be struck.

(b) Section 159(a)(3)(ii) shall be struck. (c) Section 159(c)(2)(A) shall be amended to read:

“(A) the possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale, transfer, or the attempt or conspiracy to possess, distribute, manufacture, cultivate, sell, or transfer any substance the possession production or distribution of which is prohibited under the Controlled Substances Act; or”.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO DRUG OFFENSES

(a) Section 401(b) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 USC § 841(b)) shall be renumbered to subsection (c) and subsequent provisions shall be renumbered accordingly.

(b) Section 401(b) shall be inserted and shall read:

“(b) Possession without evidence of attempt or intention to distribute

“(1) If no proof is evident that the accused had possession of a controlled substance or a counterfeit drug in order to–

“(A) distribute;

“(B) attempt to distribute; or

“(C) intent to distribute;

“the accused is not guilty of a crime under subsection (a) and shall not be punished.

“(2) Controlled substances or counterfeit drugs solely are not regarded as evidence and shall not be admitted in a court of competent jurisdiction.”

(c) Section 401(c), as redesignated under 4(a) of this Act, shall be amended by:

(1) Striking clause (1)(A)(vii);

(2) Striking clause (1)(B)(vii);

(3) Striking subparagraph (D); and

(4) Striking paragraph (4).

(d) Section 401(d)(1), 401(d)(2), and 401(d)(3), as redesignated under section 4(a) of this Act, shall be redesignated to Section 401(d)(A), Section 401(d)(B), and Section 401(d)(C).

(e) Section 401(d) shall be renumbered to Section 401(d)(1).

(f) Section 401(d)(2) shall be inserted and shall read:

“(2) Possession without evidence of intent to manufacture a controlled substance or knowledge of the manufacturing of a controlled substance

“If there is no evidence that the accused possessed a listed chemical with the intent to–

“(A) manufacture a controlled substance; or

“(B) that the accused had knowledge that the listed chemical will be used to manufacture a controlled substance;

“the accused is not guilty of a crime under section 841(c)(1) and shall not be punished.”

(g) Section 404 (21 USC § 844) shall be struck.

(h) Section 6486 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690) shall be struck.

(i) Section 409 of the Act (21 USC § 849), as added by section 180201 of the Drug Free Truck Stop Act (Pub. L. 103-322), shall be amended by inserting subsection (d) to read:

“(d) Provisions of Evidence of Intent Applying

“The provisions of section 841(b) of this title apply to this section.”

(j) Section 413 of the Act (21 USC § 853), as added by section 303 of the Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-473), shall be struck.

(k) Section 5301 (21 USC § 862) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690) shall be amended by:

(1) Striking subsection (b); and

(2) Striking “and (b)” in subsection (c).

(l) Section 115(a) (21 USC § 862a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193) shall be amended by striking “possession, use, or”.

(m) Section 511 of the Act (21 USC § 881) shall be struck.

SEC. 5. REMOVAL OF MARIJUANA FROM THE SCHEDULED DRUGS UNDER THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

(a) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY TO INSERT OR REMOVE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FROM SCHEDULES.—Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 USC § 811) shall be amended to read:

“SEC. 201. AUTHORITY AND CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCES.

“(a) LEGISLATIVE MEANS ONLY.—Only Congress shall have the authority to include or remove controlled substances from the schedules in section 202 of this Act.

“(b) FACTORS DETERMINATIVE OF CONTROL OR REMOVAL FROM SCHEDULES.—In making any finding under subsection (a) of this section or under subsection (b) of section 812 of this title, the following factors shall be considered with respect to each drug or other substance proposed to be controlled or removed from the schedules:

“(1) Its actual or relative potential for abuse.

“(2) Scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect, if known.

“(3) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the drug or other substance.

“(4) Its history and current pattern of abuse.

“(5) The scope, duration, and significance of abuse.

“(6) What, if any, risk there is to the public health.

“(7) Its psychic or physiological dependence liability.

“(8) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled under this subchapter.”

(b) Subsection (c) of schedule I of subsection 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 USC § 812(c)) shall be amended by:

(1) Striking “(10) Marihuana.”; and

(2) Striking “(17) Tetrahydrocannabinols, except for tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp (as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946).”.

SEC. 6. REINSTATEMENT OF SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF NONVIOLENT DRUG OFFENSES.

Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, shall be amended by:

(1) Striking subsection (d)(3) and redesignating all subsequent provisions accordingly;

(2) Striking subsection (g)(3) and redesignating all subsequent provisions accordingly; and

(3) Striking subsection (s)(3)(B)(iii) and redesignating all subsequent provisions accordingly.

SEC. 7. REINSTATEMENT OF FEDERAL AND STATE BENEFITS TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF DRUG OFFENSES.

(a) Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 USC § 862) shall be amended by:

(1) Striking subsection (b);

(2) Striking “and (b)” from subsection (c); and

(3) Redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as subsections (b) through (g), respectively.

(b) Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (21 USC § 862a) shall be amended by striking “possession, use, or”.

SEC. 8. REPEAL OF THE CRACK-HOUSE STATUTE.

Section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 USC § 856, as added by section 1841(a) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-570), shall be struck.

S.57

To amend the Controlled Substances Act and other statutes to provide for the decriminalization of drug possession and legalization of marijuana, provide more authority to Congress to include and removed controlled substances, and other purposes

IN THE SENATE

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Mr. JohnGRobertsJr (for himself), introduced the following bill; which was subsequently referred to the Senate:

AN ACT

To amend the Controlled Substances Act and other statutes to provide for the decriminalization of drug possession and legalization of marijuana, provide more authority to Congress to include and removed controlled substances, and other purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

(a) This Act may be cited as the “Controlled Substances Policies Reform Act of 2023”.

(b) This Act shall come into effect thirty days upon its passing into law.

(c) If any provision of this Act is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable, the rest of the Act shall pass into law.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that:

(1) The War on Drugs in the 1970s and 1980s was detrimental to the wellbeing of American society, imprisoning many innocents, especially minorities, for drug offense charges, targeting and tarnishing impoverished communities, and other acts by the Federal government and State and local governments that slighted people of color, especially African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans.

(2) Thousands are imprisoned even today for unrectified drug charges, mainly African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans.

(3) The real fight with drugs is not supposed to be with the consumer, but with the trafficker and distributor.

(4) The United States must alleviate the situation and prevent future issues from arising in a manner that prioritizes both reduction of drugs on American streets and reduction of persons being jailed for simple possession.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO REVOCATION OF LICENSES.

(a) Section 159(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, shall be struck.

(b) Section 159(a)(3)(ii) shall be struck. (c) Section 159(c)(2)(A) shall be amended to read:

“(A) the possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale, transfer, or the attempt or conspiracy to possess, distribute, manufacture, cultivate, sell, or transfer any substance the possession production or distribution of which is prohibited under the Controlled Substances Act; or”.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO DRUG OFFENSES

(a) Section 401(b) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 USC § 841(b)) shall be renumbered to subsection (c) and subsequent provisions shall be renumbered accordingly.

(b) Section 401(b) shall be inserted and shall read:

“(b) Possession without evidence of attempt or intention to distribute

“(1) If no proof is evident that the accused had possession of a controlled substance or a counterfeit drug in order to–

“(A) distribute;

“(B) attempt to distribute; or

“(C) intent to distribute;

“the accused is not guilty of a crime under subsection (a) and shall not be punished.

“(2) Controlled substances or counterfeit drugs solely are not regarded as evidence and shall not be admitted in a court of competent jurisdiction.”

(c) Section 401(c), as redesignated under 4(a) of this Act, shall be amended by:

(1) Striking clause (1)(A)(vii);

(2) Striking clause (1)(B)(vii);

(3) Striking subparagraph (D); and

(4) Striking paragraph (4).

(d) Section 401(d)(1), 401(d)(2), and 401(d)(3), as redesignated under section 4(a) of this Act, shall be redesignated to Section 401(d)(A), Section 401(d)(B), and Section 401(d)(C).

(e) Section 401(d) shall be renumbered to Section 401(d)(1).

(f) Section 401(d)(2) shall be inserted and shall read:

“(2) Possession without evidence of intent to manufacture a controlled substance or knowledge of the manufacturing of a controlled substance

“If there is no evidence that the accused possessed a listed chemical with the intent to–

“(A) manufacture a controlled substance; or

“(B) that the accused had knowledge that the listed chemical will be used to manufacture a controlled substance;

“the accused is not guilty of a crime under section 841(c)(1) and shall not be punished.”

(g) Section 404 (21 USC § 844) shall be struck.

(h) Section 6486 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690) shall be struck.

(i) Section 409 of the Act (21 USC § 849), as added by section 180201 of the Drug Free Truck Stop Act (Pub. L. 103-322), shall be amended by inserting subsection (d) to read:

“(d) Provisions of Evidence of Intent Applying

“The provisions of section 841(b) of this title apply to this section.”

(j) Section 413 of the Act (21 USC § 853), as added by section 303 of the Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-473), shall be struck.

(k) Section 5301 (21 USC § 862) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690) shall be amended by:

(1) Striking subsection (b); and

(2) Striking “and (b)” in subsection (c).

(l) Section 115(a) (21 USC § 862a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193) shall be amended by striking “possession, use, or”.

(m) Section 511 of the Act (21 USC § 881) shall be struck.

SEC. 5. REMOVAL OF MARIJUANA FROM THE SCHEDULED DRUGS UNDER THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

(a) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY TO INSERT OR REMOVE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FROM SCHEDULES.—Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 USC § 811) shall be amended to read:

“SEC. 201. AUTHORITY AND CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCES.

“(a) LEGISLATIVE MEANS ONLY.—Only Congress shall have the authority to include or remove controlled substances from the schedules in section 202 of this Act.

“(b) FACTORS DETERMINATIVE OF CONTROL OR REMOVAL FROM SCHEDULES.—In making any finding under subsection (a) of this section or under subsection (b) of section 812 of this title, the following factors shall be considered with respect to each drug or other substance proposed to be controlled or removed from the schedules:

“(1) Its actual or relative potential for abuse.

“(2) Scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect, if known.

“(3) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the drug or other substance.

“(4) Its history and current pattern of abuse.

“(5) The scope, duration, and significance of abuse.

“(6) What, if any, risk there is to the public health.

“(7) Its psychic or physiological dependence liability.

“(8) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled under this subchapter.”

(b) Subsection (c) of schedule I of subsection 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 USC § 812(c)) shall be amended by:

(1) Striking “(10) Marihuana.”; and

(2) Striking “(17) Tetrahydrocannabinols, except for tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp (as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946).”.

SEC. 6. REINSTATEMENT OF SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF NONVIOLENT DRUG OFFENSES.

Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, shall be amended by:

(1) Striking subsection (d)(3) and redesignating all subsequent provisions accordingly;

(2) Striking subsection (g)(3) and redesignating all subsequent provisions accordingly; and

(3) Striking subsection (s)(3)(B)(iii) and redesignating all subsequent provisions accordingly.

SEC. 7. REINSTATEMENT OF FEDERAL AND STATE BENEFITS TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF DRUG OFFENSES.

(a) Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 USC § 862) shall be amended by:

(1) Striking subsection (b);

(2) Striking “and (b)” from subsection (c); and

(3) Redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as subsections (b) through (g), respectively.

(b) Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (21 USC § 862a) shall be amended by striking “possession, use, or”.

SEC. 8. REPEAL OF THE CRACK-HOUSE STATUTE.

Section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 USC § 856, as added by section 1841(a) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-570), shall be struck.

S.49

To enable the Federal Government to proscribe certain organizational activities that result in violence or terrorism and enforce through force such proscription

IN THE SENATE

APRIL 26, 2022

Mr. Roberts (for himself), introduced the following bill; which was subsequently referred to the Senate:

#AN ACT

To enable the Federal Government to proscribe certain organizational activities that result in violence or terrorism and enforce through force such proscription

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

(a) This Act may be cited as the “Violent Terror Organizations Act of 2022”.

(b) This Act shall come into effect thirty days upon its passing into law.

(c) If any provision of this Act is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable, the rest of this Act shall pass into law.

SEC. 2. MAINTENANCE OF A DOMESTIC TERRORISM ORGANIZATION WATCHLIST.

(a) The Attorney General shall maintain a comprehensive administrative record of all organizations involved in domestic terrorism, as defined under [paragraph (5) of section 2331 of title 18, United States Code,](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:18%20section:2331%20edition:prelim%20OR%20granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2331&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true) to be updated every month, and shall provide such list to other Federal law enforcement agencies as well as State and local law enforcement.

(b) The Attorney General may consider classified information in making a designation under this subsection. Classified information shall not be subject to disclosure for such time as it remains classified, except that such information may be disclosed to a court ex parte and in camera for purposes of judicial review.

(c) The Attorney General shall have the authority to insert or strike the names of organizations from such administrative record.

SEC. 3. PROSCRIPTION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY INDIVIDUALS ON THE DOMESTIC TERRORISM WATCHLIST.

(a) Individuals who are registered on the Domestic Terrorism Watchlist, as established under the authority and purview of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall be denied passports if such individuals apply to the Department of State.

(b) Individuals who are registered on the Domestic Terrorism Watchlist shall be prohibited from traveling outside of the State they reside in unless, after inquiry by the Department of Justice, they provide a sufficient reason for transit.

(c) For the purposes of subsection (b), “sufficient reason for transit” refers to:

(1) Healthcare concerns for the individual or family thereof;

(2) Legitimate business purposes that do not involve the violation of the laws of the United States or the laws of the several States; or

(3) Any other purpose that the Attorney General, by rule, permits.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF THE USE OF FORCE AGAINST DOMESTIC TERROR ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General believes that organizations involved in domestic terrorism engage in violence or other unlawful conduct that harms the equal protection of citizens of the United States in any State, part of a State, combination of States, or combinations of parts of States, he shall have the authority to employ such Federal law enforcement agencies and personnel with such force as necessary to suppress such violence and provide for such equal protection of citizens of the United States against such violence or unlawful conduct.

(b) Whenever the President believes that, upon decision by the Attorney General to employ Federal law enforcement pursuant to subsection (a), the equal protection of citizens of the United States shall still be affected by violence or other unlawful conduct, he may call into Federal service such of the militia of any State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to provide for the equal protection of citizens of the United States against such violence or unlawful conduct.

SEC. 5. FUNDING TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) No individual or organization within the United States shall be permitted to provide to terrorist organizations, as defined in subsection (a)(3)(B)(iii) of section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 USC § 1182), as inserted by (a)(1)(G) of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 107-56), any amount of funds or resources or support thereto.

(b) Any property involved in a violation of subsection (a), or any conspiracy to commit any such violation, and any property traceable to any such violation or conspiracy, may be seized and forfeited to the United States in accordance with the procedures governing civil forfeitures pursuant to [section 981 of title 18, United States Code](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:18%20section:981%20edition:prelim%20OR%20granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section981&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true).

S.49

To enable the Federal Government to proscribe certain organizational activities that result in violence or terrorism and enforce through force such proscription

IN THE SENATE

APRIL 26, 2022

Mr. Roberts (for himself), introduced the following bill; which was subsequently referred to the Senate:

#AN ACT

To enable the Federal Government to proscribe certain organizational activities that result in violence or terrorism and enforce through force such proscription

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

(a) This Act may be cited as the “Violent Terror Organizations Act of 2022”.

(b) This Act shall come into effect thirty days upon its passing into law.

(c) If any provision of this Act is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable, the rest of this Act shall pass into law.

SEC. 2. MAINTENANCE OF A DOMESTIC TERRORISM ORGANIZATION WATCHLIST.

(a) The Attorney General shall maintain a comprehensive administrative record of all organizations involved in domestic terrorism, as defined under [paragraph (5) of section 2331 of title 18, United States Code,](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:18%20section:2331%20edition:prelim%20OR%20granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2331&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true) to be updated every month, and shall provide such list to other Federal law enforcement agencies as well as State and local law enforcement.

(b) The Attorney General may consider classified information in making a designation under this subsection. Classified information shall not be subject to disclosure for such time as it remains classified, except that such information may be disclosed to a court ex parte and in camera for purposes of judicial review.

(c) The Attorney General shall have the authority to insert or strike the names of organizations from such administrative record.

SEC. 3. PROSCRIPTION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY INDIVIDUALS ON THE DOMESTIC TERRORISM WATCHLIST.

(a) Individuals who are registered on the Domestic Terrorism Watchlist, as established under the authority and purview of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall be denied passports if such individuals apply to the Department of State.

(b) Individuals who are registered on the Domestic Terrorism Watchlist shall be prohibited from traveling outside of the State they reside in unless, after inquiry by the Department of Justice, they provide a sufficient reason for transit.

(c) For the purposes of subsection (b), “sufficient reason for transit” refers to:

(1) Healthcare concerns for the individual or family thereof;

(2) Legitimate business purposes that do not involve the violation of the laws of the United States or the laws of the several States; or

(3) Any other purpose that the Attorney General, by rule, permits.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF THE USE OF FORCE AGAINST DOMESTIC TERROR ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General believes that organizations involved in domestic terrorism engage in violence or other unlawful conduct that harms the equal protection of citizens of the United States in any State, part of a State, combination of States, or combinations of parts of States, he shall have the authority to employ such Federal law enforcement agencies and personnel with such force as necessary to suppress such violence and provide for such equal protection of citizens of the United States against such violence or unlawful conduct.

(b) Whenever the President believes that, upon decision by the Attorney General to employ Federal law enforcement pursuant to subsection (a), the equal protection of citizens of the United States shall still be affected by violence or other unlawful conduct, he may call into Federal service such of the militia of any State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to provide for the equal protection of citizens of the United States against such violence or unlawful conduct.

SEC. 5. FUNDING TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) No individual or organization within the United States shall be permitted to provide to terrorist organizations, as defined in subsection (a)(3)(B)(iii) of section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 USC § 1182), as inserted by (a)(1)(G) of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 107-56), any amount of funds or resources or support thereto.

(b) Any property involved in a violation of subsection (a), or any conspiracy to commit any such violation, and any property traceable to any such violation or conspiracy, may be seized and forfeited to the United States in accordance with the procedures governing civil forfeitures pursuant to [section 981 of title 18, United States Code](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:18%20section:981%20edition:prelim%20OR%20granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section981&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true).

S.54

To establish penalties for producing and distributing obscene content online, define obscenity and obscene content in Federal law, and require Federal courts to apply the definition prescribed herein

IN THE SENATE

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Mr. DDYT (for himself), introduced the following bill; which was subsequently referred to the Senate:

AN ACT

To establish penalties for disseminating obscene content online, define obscenity and obscene content in Federal law, and require Federal courts to apply the definition prescribed herein

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

(a) This Act may be cited as the “Obscenity Act of 2022”.

(b) This Act shall come into effect immediately upon its passing into law.

(c) If any provision of this Act is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable, the rest of the Act shall pass into law.

SEC. 2. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF OBSCENE CONTENT THROUGH DIGITAL MEANS.

Section 1471 shall be inserted into chapter 71 of title 18, United States Code, to read:

“SEC. 1471. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF OBSCENE CONTENT THROUGH DIGITAL MEANS.

“Whoever knowingly produces obscene content and distributes such obscene content through the use of a computer, digital networks, or the Internet shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.”

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF OBSCENITY AND OBSCENE CONTENT.

Section 1472 shall be inserted into chapter 71 of title 18, United States Code, to read:

“SEC. 1472. DEFINITION OF OBSCENITY AND OBSCENE CONTENT.

“(a) Obscenity or obscene content is any published word, verbal utterance, image, video, or other content, physical or digital, through which ideas are conveyed that describes or depicts sexual or excretory content that, when applying the community standards of each community and State in the Nation, is patently offensive to an average person of sound body and mind or is illegal under the laws of the United States or the several States, such as prostitution, rape, sexual acts with a minor, incest, or other such acts.

“(1) In this subsection, “patently offensive” refers to representations or descriptions of sexual acts, normal or grossly perverted in such a manner that offends or horrifies an average person of sound body and mind, actual or simulated.

“(b) An exception to the definition prescribed in subsection (a) is that the obscenity or obscene content has literary, artistic, political, or scientific value: _Provided, however, _That no exception shall be made to the part of the definition under subsection (a) that prescribes obscenity as any content that describes or depicts sexual or excretory content that is illegal under the laws of the United States or the several States.

“(1) In this subsection,—

“(A) “literary value” refers to a representation or description of obscenity or obscene content in a book or magazine that is an integral part of the plot thereof and the exclusion of which would substantially impact such a plot in a negative manner.

“(B) “artistic value” refers to:

“(i) a representation or description of obscenity or obscene content in an artwork or sculpture of historical or cultural value and the exclusion of which would substantially impact historical or cultural knowledge in a negative manner; or

“(ii) a representation or description of obscenity or obscene content in a film, television show, or a video on an online platform developed to express artistic creativity whereby such obscenity or obscene content is an integral part of the plot of such film, television show, or video and the exclusion of which would substantially impact the plot thereof in a negative manner.

“(C) “political value” refers to a representation or description of obscenity or obscene content in a newspaper, book, magazine, cartoon image, film, television show, video on an online platform, or image on an online platform where public figures are represented or described in a sexual or excretory manner for the purposes of political expression or protest.

“(D) “scientific value” refers to a representation or description of obscenity or obscene content in a book, magazine, image, or video that is necessary for education or experimentation in the biological or medical sciences.”

SEC. 4. USE OF SPECIFIC OBSCENITY DEFINITION IN FEDERAL COURT.

Chapter 182 shall be inserted into part VI of title 28, United States Code, to read:

“CHAPTER 182—OBSCENITY CASES

“Sec. 4201. Use of specific definition for obscenity or obscene content.

“SEC. 4201. USE OF SPECIFIC DEFINITION FOR OBSCENITY AND OBSCENE CONTENT.

“Notwithstanding any provision of law, any proceeding in any court of the United States where obscenity or obscene content is in consideration, the court shall only implement the definition of obscenity and obscene content under section 1472 of title 18, United States Code.”

S.54

To establish penalties for producing and distributing obscene content online, define obscenity and obscene content in Federal law, and require Federal courts to apply the definition prescribed herein

IN THE SENATE

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Mr. DDYT (for himself), introduced the following bill; which was subsequently referred to the Senate:

AN ACT

To establish penalties for disseminating obscene content online, define obscenity and obscene content in Federal law, and require Federal courts to apply the definition prescribed herein

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

(a) This Act may be cited as the “Obscenity Act of 2022”.

(b) This Act shall come into effect immediately upon its passing into law.

(c) If any provision of this Act is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable, the rest of the Act shall pass into law.

SEC. 2. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF OBSCENE CONTENT THROUGH DIGITAL MEANS.

Section 1471 shall be inserted into chapter 71 of title 18, United States Code, to read:

“SEC. 1471. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF OBSCENE CONTENT THROUGH DIGITAL MEANS.

“Whoever knowingly produces obscene content and distributes such obscene content through the use of a computer, digital networks, or the Internet shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.”

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF OBSCENITY AND OBSCENE CONTENT.

Section 1472 shall be inserted into chapter 71 of title 18, United States Code, to read:

“SEC. 1472. DEFINITION OF OBSCENITY AND OBSCENE CONTENT.

“(a) Obscenity or obscene content is any published word, verbal utterance, image, video, or other content, physical or digital, through which ideas are conveyed that describes or depicts sexual or excretory content that, when applying the community standards of each community and State in the Nation, is patently offensive to an average person of sound body and mind or is illegal under the laws of the United States or the several States, such as prostitution, rape, sexual acts with a minor, incest, or other such acts.

“(1) In this subsection, “patently offensive” refers to representations or descriptions of sexual acts, normal or grossly perverted in such a manner that offends or horrifies an average person of sound body and mind, actual or simulated.

“(b) An exception to the definition prescribed in subsection (a) is that the obscenity or obscene content has literary, artistic, political, or scientific value: _Provided, however, _That no exception shall be made to the part of the definition under subsection (a) that prescribes obscenity as any content that describes or depicts sexual or excretory content that is illegal under the laws of the United States or the several States.

“(1) In this subsection,—

“(A) “literary value” refers to a representation or description of obscenity or obscene content in a book or magazine that is an integral part of the plot thereof and the exclusion of which would substantially impact such a plot in a negative manner.

“(B) “artistic value” refers to:

“(i) a representation or description of obscenity or obscene content in an artwork or sculpture of historical or cultural value and the exclusion of which would substantially impact historical or cultural knowledge in a negative manner; or

“(ii) a representation or description of obscenity or obscene content in a film, television show, or a video on an online platform developed to express artistic creativity whereby such obscenity or obscene content is an integral part of the plot of such film, television show, or video and the exclusion of which would substantially impact the plot thereof in a negative manner.

“(C) “political value” refers to a representation or description of obscenity or obscene content in a newspaper, book, magazine, cartoon image, film, television show, video on an online platform, or image on an online platform where public figures are represented or described in a sexual or excretory manner for the purposes of political expression or protest.

“(D) “scientific value” refers to a representation or description of obscenity or obscene content in a book, magazine, image, or video that is necessary for education or experimentation in the biological or medical sciences.”

SEC. 4. USE OF SPECIFIC OBSCENITY DEFINITION IN FEDERAL COURT.

Chapter 182 shall be inserted into part VI of title 28, United States Code, to read:

“CHAPTER 182—OBSCENITY CASES

“Sec. 4201. Use of specific definition for obscenity or obscene content.

“SEC. 4201. USE OF SPECIFIC DEFINITION FOR OBSCENITY AND OBSCENE CONTENT.

“Notwithstanding any provision of law, any proceeding in any court of the United States where obscenity or obscene content is in consideration, the court shall only implement the definition of obscenity and obscene content under section 1472 of title 18, United States Code.”

##Prevention of Late Term Convenience Abortions Act

###AN ACT to stop and criminalize late-term Convenience abortions in the United States of America, with exceptions for the mother's life.

Authored and Sponsored by: Senate Maj. Leader /u/Gunnz011(R-AC)

WHEREAS, late term convenience abortions are inhumane and serve no purpose besides the elimination of a sustainable fetus;

WHEREAS, The fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks;

WHEREAS, Congress needs to draw the line for when an abortion is too late to happen.

WHEREAS, A highly developed fetus will likely successfully develop into an American citizen and, as such, deserves protection from the United States government.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled

Sec. I: Title

(a) This act shall be known as the “Prevention of Later Term Convenience Abortions Act” or “PLTCA”

§ II: Definitions

(a) “Fetus” shall be defined as a living human being in the womb of a female.

(b) “Female” shall be defined as the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) which can be fertilized by male gametes.

(b) “Abortion” shall be defined as the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy.

(c) “Convenience Abortion” shall be defined as an abortion occurring for a reason not relating to the mother's or fetus’s life being at any risk of death during the pregnancy.

(d) “Late Term” shall be defined as after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

§ III: Prohibition of Late Term Convenience Abortions

(a) Late Term Convenience Abortions are made Illegal in the United States of America.

(a.1.) Any convenience abortion committed after 20 weeks of pregnancy is prohibited everywhere in the United States. The act of any citizen committing a late-term convenience abortion shall be charged federally for committing 1st-degree murder.

§ IV: Punishments for Doctors

(a) All doctors are prohibited from performing late term convenience abortions.

(a.1.) Following the passage of this bill, any doctor who performs a late term convenience abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy shall have his/her/they medical license revoked permanently and shall be fined a minimum of $100,000.

§ VI: Plain English

(a) This act will ban all late term convenience abortions done by any citizen in the United States of America. The act will place minimum fines of $100,000 for any doctor found guilty of providing a late term convenience abortion, and the doctor found guilty shall have his/her/they medical license revoked.

§ VII: Servability

1. If any provision, section, or subsection of this legislation is deemed unconstitutional, the rest shall still go into effect.

§ VIII: Enactment

(a) This bill comes into force upon being signed into law by the President of the United States.

*This legislation was authored by Senate Maj. Leader /u/Gunnz011(R-AC)

*This legislation is co-sponsored by; Speaker of the House /u/JaquesBoots (R-AC-1) and Senator /u/MrWhiteyIsAwesome (R-DX)

H.R. 101

To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain undocumented immigrants who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as youth and for other purposes.

IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Sponsor: KevieMason

To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain undocumented immigrants who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as youth and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Provisory Naturalization Act”

SECTION 2. TO GRANT NATURALIZATION TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS

1. Entered the United States of America before the age of eighteen (18).
2. Present in the United States for at least five (5) consecutive years before the enactment of this bill.
3. Must have graduated from a United States high school, obtained a GED, have been accepted into an institution of higher learning or accredited technical program or documentation of enlistment in the United States Armed forces.

4. Must be between the age of five (5) and twenty-five (25) at the time of application. 5. Must be of good moral character as defined by the Department of Homeland Security. Must not be convicted of violating federal or state law nor be convicted of a crime equivalent to an American felony in the individual’s country of origin or another foreign country that would cause the individual to be considered inadmissible. 6. Must attend an institution of higher learning, technical program or register with the Armed Forces within six (6) months after application is approved. A waiver for this requirement may be approved if the applicant proves indigent or at immigration official’s discretion.

If application is approved, the individual shall be subject to the same laws and privileges as naturalized citizens. Excluding the right to vote until naturalized.

SECTION 3. IMMIGRANT RIGHTS

1. Eligible for Federal Pell grants and Federal Student Loans.
2. If employed, individuals are subject to all Federal, State and Local taxation.

(C) Applicants shall be assigned a temporary Social Security Number that will be perminatized upon naturalization.

(D) If any of these conditions are violated, the individual is subject to removal.

(E) Individuals are subject to a hearing before revocation of their status.

(F) Hearings shall be presided over by a magistrate or judge.

(G) Individual retains the right to have an attorney present during all interrogations and legal proceedings.

(E) Individuals shall have all rights pursuant to the United States Constitution except for the Right to Vote, which may be exercised once naturalization has been achieved.

SECTION 4. STATE OF EMERGENCY

Applications will be processed on a continuous basis except for when the President of the United States has declared a State of Emergency and will also require a two-thirds (⅔) vote in favor from the United States House of Representatives and a simple favorable majority in the United States Senate.

1. The State of Emergency shall last no longer than one (1) year or twelve (12) months.
2. The State of Emergency may be lifted by the President of the United States with a majority vote in favor by the United States House of Representatives.
3. The United States House of Representatives may lift the State of Emergency with a majority vote in favor and with the President of the United States Signature.
4. If the President of the United States refuses to lift the State of Emergency, the United States House of Representatives may lift it with a two-thirds (⅔) vote in favor along with a simple favorable majority in the United States Senate.
5. If achieved, the processing of applications shall resume.
6. Applications shall be processed by the Department of Homeland Security.

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE

90 days after signed into law.

##Resolution in support of Preserving Democracy

###A RESOLUTION to promote safe and secure voting in the United States.

Authored and Sponsored by: Senator /u/MrWhiteyIsAwesome (R-DX)

WHEREAS, Democracy is vital for America to continue to thrive as the strongest power on Earth;

WHEREAS, since our founding, The United States has promoted safe and secure voting measures to ensure no one cheated in any election;

WHEREAS, there is a growing group of Americans who do not feel confident about our voting system, who feel their voice is not being represented in the United States Congress;

WHEREAS, It is the duty of Congress to declare to all Americans that we continue to support the economic system that has made the United States of America the greatest country on Earth.

Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled

Sec. I: Title

(a) This resolution shall be known as the “Resolution in support of Preserving Democracy.”

§ II: Definitions

(a) “Voter ID” is defined as showing a valid Government Identification Card to a poll worker at an election site, or sending a copy of a valid Government Idefention Card with your absentee or mail-in ballot.

§ III: Findings

(a) Since the founding of the United States of America, we have promoted Democracy in our nation and around the world. Our founding fathers inspired the French and America today fights around the globe for everyone's right to reasonable liberty. The premise that Democracy in America is failing is a direct result of Congress not doing enough to protect the American people’s elections. The American people deserve a Congress that defends their right to safe and secure elections.

(b) A majority of Americans support the implementation of Voter ID laws at voting centers around the country. Voter ID is proven to safeguard elections and ensure that everyone voting in is a legal citizen of the United States. No one enjoys foreign involvement in our elections. Voter ID laws protect against any foreign intervention in elections in the United States. Voter ID is one of the most effective ways of protecting all voters from voter fraud.

(c) Elections in foreign nations typically have a winner during the first night of election day. It is proven that our allies, such as France, have such a safe voting system that they can usually call the election within the first minutes of the election polls closing. There is no good reason for states to take many days after an election to figure out the winner, disregarding run-offs and re-counts. No state should take longer than 24 hours to count the ballots and produce a winner of their elections.

(d) Safe and Secure elections are the only way to regain the trust of American voters, with regard to our voting system. Congress is obligated to make all Americans feel safe and secure with their ballot. It is found that the majority of voters do not approve of Congress. If Congress were to listen to the people, it is likely that our approval numbers would increase. It is found that Safe and Secure elections are the only way to make Americans feel their Democracy is real.

§ IV: Provisions

(a) The Senate calls on all states to implement Voter ID laws in their states to safeguard their elections and increase their voter's security in their elections.

(b) The Senate calls on all major political parties to back Voter ID laws, along with mandatory timeframes for ballots to be counted, to preserve America’s Democracy and ensure that no one is stealing an election for another candidate.

(c) The Senate acknowledges the American people disapprove of our voting system and feel as though they are not confident in our election process.

(d) The Senate declares that the only way to preserve Democracy is for all states to pass mandatory Voter ID laws and to have their ballots counted in a more efficient manner.

§ V: Plain English

(a) This resolution supports the implementation of Voter ID and faster ballot counting times in all states around the country. The resolution also declares that the only way to secure elections in America is by implementing Voter ID laws.

§ VI: Servability

1. If any provision, section, or subsection of this resolution is deemed unconstitutional, the rest shall still go into the record.

§ VII: Enactment

(a) This resolution comes into force upon being passed by the United States Congress.

*This legislation was authored by Senator /u/MrWhiteyIsAwesome

*This legislation is co-sponsored by;

##Resolution in support of Preserving Democracy

###A RESOLUTION to promote safe and secure voting in the United States.

Authored and Sponsored by: Senator /u/MrWhiteyIsAwesome (R-DX)

WHEREAS, Democracy is vital for America to continue to thrive as the strongest power on Earth;

WHEREAS, since our founding, The United States has promoted safe and secure voting measures to ensure no one cheated in any election;

WHEREAS, there is a growing group of Americans who do not feel confident about our voting system, who feel their voice is not being represented in the United States Congress;

WHEREAS, It is the duty of Congress to declare to all Americans that we continue to support the economic system that has made the United States of America the greatest country on Earth.

Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled

Sec. I: Title

(a) This resolution shall be known as the “Resolution in support of Preserving Democracy.”

§ II: Definitions

(a) “Voter ID” is defined as showing a valid Government Identification Card to a poll worker at an election site, or sending a copy of a valid Government Idefention Card with your absentee or mail-in ballot.

§ III: Findings

(a) Since the founding of the United States of America, we have promoted Democracy in our nation and around the world. Our founding fathers inspired the French and America today fights around the globe for everyone's right to reasonable liberty. The premise that Democracy in America is failing is a direct result of Congress not doing enough to protect the American people’s elections. The American people deserve a Congress that defends their right to safe and secure elections.

(b) A majority of Americans support the implementation of Voter ID laws at voting centers around the country. Voter ID is proven to safeguard elections and ensure that everyone voting in is a legal citizen of the United States. No one enjoys foreign involvement in our elections. Voter ID laws protect against any foreign intervention in elections in the United States. Voter ID is one of the most effective ways of protecting all voters from voter fraud.

(c) Elections in foreign nations typically have a winner during the first night of election day. It is proven that our allies, such as France, have such a safe voting system that they can usually call the election within the first minutes of the election polls closing. There is no good reason for states to take many days after an election to figure out the winner, disregarding run-offs and re-counts. No state should take longer than 24 hours to count the ballots and produce a winner of their elections.

(d) Safe and Secure elections are the only way to regain the trust of American voters, with regard to our voting system. Congress is obligated to make all Americans feel safe and secure with their ballot. It is found that the majority of voters do not approve of Congress. If Congress were to listen to the people, it is likely that our approval numbers would increase. It is found that Safe and Secure elections are the only way to make Americans feel their Democracy is real.

§ IV: Provisions

(a) The Senate calls on all states to implement Voter ID laws in their states to safeguard their elections and increase their voter's security in their elections.

(b) The Senate calls on all major political parties to back Voter ID laws, along with mandatory timeframes for ballots to be counted, to preserve America’s Democracy and ensure that no one is stealing an election for another candidate.

(c) The Senate acknowledges the American people disapprove of our voting system and feel as though they are not confident in our election process.

(d) The Senate declares that the only way to preserve Democracy is for all states to pass mandatory Voter ID laws and to have their ballots counted in a more efficient manner.

§ V: Plain English

(a) This resolution supports the implementation of Voter ID and faster ballot counting times in all states around the country. The resolution also declares that the only way to secure elections in America is by implementing Voter ID laws.

§ VI: Servability

1. If any provision, section, or subsection of this resolution is deemed unconstitutional, the rest shall still go into the record.

§ VII: Enactment

(a) This resolution comes into force upon being passed by the United States Congress.

*This legislation was authored by Senator /u/MrWhiteyIsAwesome

*This legislation is co-sponsored by;

Order, order!

Per the Chair, this committee shall come to order to hear from Justices BSDDC and JJEagleHawk. Both Justices are invited to issue opening statements.

This hearing shall last 48 hours.

##Prevention of Late Term Convenience Abortions Act

###AN ACT to stop and criminalize late-term Convenience abortions in the United States of America, with exceptions for the mother's life.

Authored and Sponsored by: Senate Maj. Leader /u/Gunnz011(R-AC)

WHEREAS, late term convenience abortions are inhumane and serve no purpose besides the elimination of a sustainable fetus;

WHEREAS, The fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks;

WHEREAS, Congress needs to draw the line for when an abortion is too late to happen.

WHEREAS, A highly developed fetus will likely successfully develop into an American citizen and, as such, deserves protection from the United States government.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled

Sec. I: Title

(a) This act shall be known as the “Prevention of Later Term Convenience Abortions Act” or “PLTCA”

§ II: Definitions

(a) “Fetus” shall be defined as a living human being in the womb of a female.

(b) “Female” shall be defined as the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) which can be fertilized by male gametes.

(b a ) “Abortion” shall be defined as the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy.

(cb) “Convenience Abortion” shall be defined as an abortion occurring for a reason not relating to the mother's or fetus’s life being at any risk of death during the pregnancy.

(dc) “Late Term” shall be defined as after 2034 weeks of pregnancy.

§ III: Prohibition of Late Term Convenience Abortions

(a) Late Term Convenience Abortions are made Illegal in the United States of America.

(a.1.) Any convenience abortion committed after 2034 weeks of pregnancy is prohibited everywhere in the United States. The act of any citizen committing a late-term convenience abortion shall be charged federally for committing 1st-degree murder.

§ IV: Punishments for Doctors

(a) All doctors are prohibited from performing late term convenience abortions.

(a.1.) Following the passage of this bill, any doctor who performs a late term convenience abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy shall have his/her/they medical license revoked permanently and shall be fined a minimum of $100,000.

§ VI: Plain English

(a) This act will ban all late term convenience abortions done by any citizen in the United States of America. The act will place minimum fines of $100,000 for any doctor found guilty of providing a late term convenience abortion, and the doctor found guilty shall have his/her/they medical license revoked.

§ VII: Servability

1. If any provision, section, or subsection of this legislation is deemed unconstitutional, the rest shall still go into effect.

§ VIII: Enactment

(a) This bill comes into force upon being signed into law by the President of the United States.

*This legislation was authored by Senate Maj. Leader /u/Gunnz011(R-AC)

*This legislation is co-sponsored by; Speaker of the House /u/JaquesBoots (R-AC-1) and Senator /u/MrWhiteyIsAwesome (R-DX)

H.R. 101

To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain undocumented immigrants who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as youth and for other purposes.

IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Sponsor: KevieMason

To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain undocumented immigrants who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as youth and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Provisory Naturalization Act”

SECTION 2. TO GRANT NATURALIZATION TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS

1. Entered the United States of America before the age of eighteen (18).
2. Present in the United States for at least five (5) consecutive years before the enactment of this bill.
3. Must have graduated from a United States high school, obtained a GED, have been accepted into an institution of higher learning or accredited technical program or documentation of enlistment in the United States Armed forces.
4. Must be between the age of five (5) and twenty-five (25) at the time of application.
5. Must be of good moral character as defined by the Department of Homeland Security. Must not be convicted of violating federal or state law nor be convicted of a crime equivalent to an American felony in the individual’s country of origin or another foreign country that would cause the individual to be considered inadmissible.
6. Must attend an institution of higher learning, technical program or register with the Armed Forces within six (6) months after application is approved. A waiver for this requirement may be approved if the applicant proves indigent or at immigration official’s discretion.

If application is approved, the individual shall be subject to the same laws and privileges as naturalized citizens. Excluding the right to vote until naturalized.

SECTION 3. IMMIGRANT RIGHTS

1. Eligible for Federal Pell grants and Federal Student Loans.
2. If employed, individuals are subject to all Federal, State and Local taxation.

(C) Applicants shall be assigned a temporary Social Security Number that will be perminatized upon naturalization.

(D) If any of these conditions are violated, the individual is subject to removal.

(E) Individuals are subject to a hearing before revocation of their status.

(F) Hearings shall be presided over by a magistrate or judge.

(G) Individual retains the right to have an attorney present during all interrogations and legal proceedings.

(E) Individuals shall have all rights pursuant to the United States Constitution except for the Right to Vote, which may be exercised once naturalization has been achieved.

SECTION 4. STATE OF EMERGENCY

Applications will be processed on a continuous basis except for when the President of the United States has declared a State of Emergency and will also require a two-thirds (⅔) vote in favor from the United States House of Representatives and a simple favorable majority in the United States Senate.

1. The State of Emergency shall last no longer than one (1) year or twelve (12) months.
2. The State of Emergency may be lifted by the President of the United States with a majority vote in favor by the United States House of Representatives.
3. The United States House of Representatives may lift the State of Emergency with a majority vote in favor and with the President of the United States Signature.
4. If the President of the United States refuses to lift the State of Emergency, the United States House of Representatives may lift it with a two-thirds (⅔) vote in favor along with a simple favorable majority in the United States Senate.
5. If achieved, the processing of applications shall resume.
6. Applications shall be processed by the Department of Homeland Security.

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE

90 days after signed into law.

u/Jaquesboots was ordered to appear before the Committee on the Judiciary, Local Government, and Oversight, for a hearing noted here, and as adopted by the committee.

This hearing will last for 48 hours. If necessary the Chair may direct that this hearing be extended by informing the clerk on the appropriate duties thread.

u/Frostwalker_2017 was ordered to appear before the Committee on the Judiciary, Local Government, and Oversight, for a hearing noted here, and as adopted by the committee.

This hearing will last for 48 hours. If necessary the Chair may direct that this hearing be extended by informing the clerk on the appropriate duties thread.

u/Mep8836 was ordered to appear before the Committee on the Judiciary, Local Government, and Oversight, for a hearing noted here, and as adopted by the committee.

This hearing will last for 48 hours. If necessary the Chair may direct that this hearing be extended by informing the clerk on the appropriate duties thread.

Under the precedents of the Senate, a sufficient second having risen, the Committee will vote to adopt the following subpoena of u/Jaquesboots

Under the precedents of the Senate, a sufficient second having risen, the Committee will vote to adopt the following subpoena of u/frostwalker_2017

Under the precedents of the Senate, a sufficient second having risen, the Committee will vote to adopt the following subpoena of u/melp8836

##Prevention of Late Term Convenience Abortions Act

###AN ACT to stop and criminalize late-term Convenience abortions in the United States of America, with exceptions for the mother's life.

Authored and Sponsored by: Senate Maj. Leader /u/Gunnz011(R-AC)

WHEREAS, late term convenience abortions are inhumane and serve no purpose besides the elimination of a sustainable fetus;

WHEREAS, The fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks;

WHEREAS, Congress needs to draw the line for when an abortion is too late to happen.

WHEREAS, A highly developed fetus will likely successfully develop into an American citizen and, as such, deserves protection from the United States government.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled

Sec. I: Title

(a) This act shall be known as the “Prevention of Later Term Convenience Abortions Act” or “PLTCA”

§ II: Definitions

(a) “Fetus” shall be defined as a living human being in the womb of a female.

(b) “Female” shall be defined as the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) which can be fertilized by male gametes.

(b) “Abortion” shall be defined as the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy.

(c) “Convenience Abortion” shall be defined as an abortion occurring for a reason not relating to the mother's or fetus’s life being at any risk of death during the pregnancy.

(d) “Late Term” shall be defined as after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

§ III: Prohibition of Late Term Convenience Abortions

(a) Late Term Convenience Abortions are made Illegal in the United States of America.

(a.1.) Any convenience abortion committed after 20 weeks of pregnancy is prohibited everywhere in the United States. The act of any citizen committing a late-term convenience abortion shall be charged federally for committing 1st-degree murder.

§ IV: Punishments for Doctors

(a) All doctors are prohibited from performing late term convenience abortions.

(a.1.) Following the passage of this bill, any doctor who performs a late term convenience abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy shall have his/her/they medical license revoked permanently and shall be fined a minimum of $100,000.

§ VI: Plain English

(a) This act will ban all late term convenience abortions done by any citizen in the United States of America. The act will place minimum fines of $100,000 for any doctor found guilty of providing a late term convenience abortion, and the doctor found guilty shall have his/her/they medical license revoked.

§ VII: Servability

1. If any provision, section, or subsection of this legislation is deemed unconstitutional, the rest shall still go into effect.

§ VIII: Enactment

(a) This bill comes into force upon being signed into law by the President of the United States.

*This legislation was authored by Senate Maj. Leader /u/Gunnz011(R-AC)

*This legislation is co-sponsored by; Speaker of the House /u/JaquesBoots (R-AC-1) and Senator /u/MrWhiteyIsAwesome (R-DX)

###A RESOLUTION

######to hold new elections to determine floor leadership in the United States Senate

WHEREAS, the position of Senate Majority Leader should represent the majority of the United States Senate, and

WHEREAS, the current Senate Majority was elected by only half the sitting Senators, and

WHEREAS, one individual who deemed to elect the current Majority Leader has lost confidence in his leadership,

NOW, therefore,

Be it resolved by the United States Senate.

SECTION I. Short Title

A. This Resolution may be cited as the Senate Recaucus Resolution.

SEC. II. Declaration of Vacancy

A. The Senate declares the positions of Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader, as well as the office of Senate President pro tempore, vacant.

B. Under Senate Rules II(5) and II(6), a new election will be held to fill all such vacancies.

*Authored and Sponsored by Senator /u/Zurikurta (D–FR)

Co-Sponsored by Senate Minority Leader /u/CDocwra (D–GA) and Senators /u/Nazbol909 (D–SP), /u/Jaccobei (D–GA), /u/Abrimax (D–FR), and /u/NAM_69_REENACTOR (I–AC).

##**Common Good Act**

***

*Whereas the US has experienced an increase in narco terrorism*

*Whereas interrogations by the CIA have been less effective since the 2009*

*Whereas Executive Order 13491 is still enforced by the US government*

***

*Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,*

**Section I: Short Title**

(a) This piece of legislation shall be referred to as the “Common Good Act”.

**Section II: Definitions**

(a)“enhanced interrogation” shall refer to the tactics used CIA officers to get information .

(b) “Water boarding” shall refer to the use of water and a cloth to make detainees experience something near drowning without actually causing long term harm.

(c) “Detainee” shall refer to subjects currently imprisoned by the US government for the purpose of interrogation.

(d) “Black Site” shall refer to facilities owned by the US government or government proxies used to detain and interrogate detainees.

(e) “Executive Order 13491” a 2009 executive order which severely crippled the leeway given within enhanced interrogation

**Section III: Findings**

(a) The Central Intelligence Agency finds that yields from enhanced interrogation have been decreased since Executive Order 13491

(a) Congress lacks the authority to direct the executive to loosen torture restrictions, as any such operations are under the purview of the President as Commander-in-Chief.

(b) Congress does retain the authority to tighten restrictions on torture, as the legislature may outlaw its usage under federal law.

(c) The direct blocking of Executive Order by law is silly at best, as Orders are the implementation of the power wielded by the President through their duty to faithfully execute the laws and any constitutional powers vested in the executive directly. To pass a law stating an Order would be blocked would, at best, be to state that this initial interpretation of the existing statute is not the will of Congress, which is legislatively unhelpful as it provides no further guidance on the matter of its implementation, and at worst purports to overpower the executive in their own domain.

**Section IV:Loosening restrictions ** Section IV: Humanity in Interrogation

(a) No federal officer will utilize any method deemed inhumane in an effort to attain information from any detained individual, and doing so will be punishable by time in prison not exceeding fifteen years.

(a)CIA officers will now be permitted to use waterboarding during most enhanced interrogations.

>(i) this will only be allowed at CIA black sites, and must be documented each time a detainee is waterboarded.

~~>(ii)This can only be used on detainees who aren’t American citizens so as to not violate the bill of rights. ~~ (b) The CIA will create an internal oversight committee that will review all uses of waterboarding, and will report any excessive uses to the DOJ.

~~( c) This bill will block Executive Order 13491 ~~ **Section V: Implementation**

(a) This act will go into effect immediately upon passage

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*Written and Sponsored by Congressman /u/NAM_69_Reenactor.*

##**Common Good Act**

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*Whereas the US has experienced an increase in narco terrorism*

*Whereas interrogations by the CIA have been less effective since the 2009*

*Whereas Executive Order 13491 is still enforced by the US government*

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*Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,*

**Section I: Short Title**

(a) This piece of legislation shall be referred to as the “Common Good Act”.

**Section II: Definitions**

(a)“enhanced interrogation” shall refer to the tactics used CIA officers to get information .

(b) “Water boarding” shall refer to the use of water and a cloth to make detainees experience something near drowning without actually causing long term harm.

(c) “Detainee” shall refer to subjects currently imprisoned by the US government for the purpose of interrogation.

(d) “Black Site” shall refer to facilities owned by the US government or government proxies used to detain and interrogate detainees.

(e) “Executive Order 13491” a 2009 executive order which severely crippled the leeway given within enhanced interrogation

**Section III: Findings**

(a) The Central Intelligence Agency finds that yields from enhanced interrogation have been decreased since Executive Order 13491

**Section IV:Loosening restrictions **

(a)CIA officers will now be permitted to use waterboarding during most enhanced interrogations.

>(i) this will only be allowed at CIA black sites, and must be documented each time a detainee is waterboarded.

>(ii)This can only be used on detainees who aren’t American citizens so as to not violate the bill of rights.

(b) The CIA will create an internal oversight committee that will review all uses of waterboarding, and will report any excessive uses to the DOJ.

( c) This bill will block Executive Order 13491

**Section V: Implementation**

(a) This act will go into effect immediately upon passage

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*Written and Sponsored by Congressman /u/NAM_69_Reenactor.*

Due to the formatting and length of the bill, it may be viewed here.

Due to the formatting and length of the bill, it may be viewed here.

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The bill can be viewed here.

The bill can be viewed here.

The bill can be seen here.

The bill can be seen here.