122nd CONGRESS
1st Session

H. J. RES.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the repeal of the seventeenth article of amendment to the Constitution and the accountability of Senators to their States

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

Mr. MyHouseIsOnFire (for himself) introduced the following joint resolution

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the repeal of the seventeenth article of amendment to the Constitution and the accountability of Senators to their States

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission by the Congress:

“Article  —

“SECTION 1. The seventeenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.

“SECTION 2. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote. When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the Legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

“SECTION 3. Whenever the Senate shall convene to vote on a bill, each Senator must follow the instructions on how to vote on the bill provided to him by the Legislature of his State by a resolution passed by the same or, if the Legislature is not in session at the time, provided to him by the executive authority thereof.

“SECTION 4. This amendment, with the exception of section 3, shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.”.

122nd CONGRESS
1st Session

H. J. RES.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the repeal of the seventeenth article of amendment to the Constitution and the accountability of Senators to their States

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

Mr. MyHouseIsOnFire (for himself) introduced the following joint resolution

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the repeal of the seventeenth article of amendment to the Constitution and the accountability of Senators to their States

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission by the Congress:

“Article  —

“SECTION 1. The seventeenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.

“SECTION 2. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote. When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the Legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

“SECTION 3. Whenever the Senate shall convene to vote on a bill, each Senator must follow the instructions on how to vote on the bill provided to him by the Legislature of his State by a resolution passed by the same or, if the Legislature is not in session at the time, provided to him by the executive authority thereof.

“SECTION 4. This amendment, with the exception of section 3, shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.”.

The Democracy Day Act

*Whereas, it is the constitutional right of every citizen to vote,

Whereas the inability to vote due to work or other commitments robs many citizens of time to vote on election day,

Whereas every US citizen should have time available for themselves to participate in our democracy

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

SECTION 1. Short Title (A). This act may be cited as the “Democracy Day Act”

SECTION 2. Federal Election Day as a Public Holiday

IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the matter relating to Columbus Day, the following undesignated paragraph: “Federal Election Day, the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year.’’ (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 241(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20981(b)) is amended— by striking paragraph (10); and by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (19) as paragraphs (10) through (18), respectively.

SECTION 3. Enactment

(A). This bill shall take effect immediately upon being signed into law

Written and sponsored by Representative /u/PhlebotinumEddie (D - AC-3) based on a real life [bill] (https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/democracyday?inline=file) by Senator Bernie Sanders

H.R. 105 The Democracy Day Act - Amendment Introduction

**The Democracy Day Act**

*Whereas, it is the constitutional right of every citizen to vote,

Whereas the inability to vote due to work or other commitments robs many citizens of time to vote on election day,

Whereas every US citizen should have time available for themselves to participate in our democracy

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

**SECTION 1. Short Title**

(A). This act may be cited as the “Democracy Day Act”

**SECTION 2. Federal Election Day as a Public Holiday**

1. IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the matter relating to Columbus Day, the following undesignated paragraph: “Federal Election Day, the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year.’’
2. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 241(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20981(b)) is amended—
3. by striking paragraph (10); and
4. by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (19) as paragraphs (10) through (18), respectively.

**SECTION 3. Enactment**

(A). This bill shall take effect immediately upon being signed into law

*Written and sponsored by Representative /u/PhlebotinumEddie (D - AC-3) based on a real life [bill] (https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/democracyday?inline=file) by Senator Bernie Sanders*

Convicted Citizens Mental Health Act act passes and moves to the House Floor.

Committee Vote:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModelUSHouseJudicial/comments/ugec9d/convicted_citizens_mental_health_act_committee/

Convicted Citizens Mental Health Act

Whereas, convicted citizens are thrown in jail without any concern for their rehabilitation or mental status.

Whereas, the nation has a duty to reform it's citizens while in jail to assist in their assumed return to society.

Whereas, convicted citizens have no one to speak with about their mental health.

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

Section I: Title, Severability Enactment

1. This piece of legislation shall be referred to as "Convicted Citizens Mental Health Act".
2. This act may be referred as the "CCMH Act"
3. If any one or more section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, provision or application of this piece of legislation [further referred to as a partition] shall for any person or circumstance be held to be illegal, invalid, unenforceable, and or unconstitutional [further referred to as discontinuous], such decision shall not affect the validity of any other partition of this piece of legislation.
4. A The remaining partitions are operable without the offending partition and shall remain effective notwithstanding such discontinuous partition’s.
5. B Every partition of this piece of legislation is declared severable. The legislature hereby declares that it would have passed each part, and each partition thereof, irrespective of the fact that any partition’s that are declared discontinuous.
6. Any part of any law that conflicts with this Act shall be considered null and void.
7. This legislation shall take effect immediately after passage. The Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons shall have 240 days to be in compliance with this law.
8. A On the 241st day, and every year in January thereafter, they will submit a report to Congress on the status of this legislation.

Section 2: Definitions

1. Mental Health shall refer to "A person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being."
2. Mental Health Councilor shall refer to "An individual who is a psychologist and trained in treating mental health.
3. The job of a Mental Health Councilor shall refer to "Providing ongoing psychological care to patients who are dealing with mental and psychological issues such as depression, mental illness and substance abuse."

Section 3: Mental Health Counciling

1. All prisons in the United States of America recieving federal funding shall have a minimum of two mental health councilors per cell block.
2. Inmates are allowed to request a weekly check in with Mental Health Councilors.

Section 4: Funding

Funding for this legislation shall come from the budget of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Section 5: Enforcement

If at any time a federally funded prison isn't acting in accords with this act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons has the authority to trim funding done to what they determine to be "Essential funding."

This piece of legislation was presented and introduced by /u/Scribba25 (D-DX-1)

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModelUSHouseJudicial/comments/uexr1o/convicted_citizens_mental_health_act_committee/

Convicted Citizens Mental Health Act

Whereas, convicted citizens are thrown in jail without any concern for their rehabilitation or mental status.

Whereas, the nation has a duty to reform it's citizens while in jail to assist in their assumed return to society.

Whereas, convicted citizens have no one to speak with about their mental health.

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

Section I: Title, Severability Enactment

1. This piece of legislation shall be referred to as "Convicted Citizens Mental Health Act".
2. This act may be referred as the "CCMH Act"
3. If any one or more section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, provision or application of this piece of legislation [further referred to as a partition] shall for any person or circumstance be held to be illegal, invalid, unenforceable, and or unconstitutional [further referred to as discontinuous], such decision shall not affect the validity of any other partition of this piece of legislation.
4. A The remaining partitions are operable without the offending partition and shall remain effective notwithstanding such discontinuous partition’s.
5. B Every partition of this piece of legislation is declared severable. The legislature hereby declares that it would have passed each part, and each partition thereof, irrespective of the fact that any partition’s that are declared discontinuous.
6. Any part of any law that conflicts with this Act shall be considered null and void.
7. This legislation shall take effect immediately after passage. The Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons shall have 240 days to be in compliance with this law.
8. A On the 241st day, and every year in January thereafter, they will submit a report to Congress on the status of this legislation.

Section 2: Definitions

1. Mental Health shall refer to "A person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being."
2. Mental Health Councilor shall refer to "An individual who is a psychologist and trained in treating mental health.
3. The job of a Mental Health Councilor shall refer to "Providing ongoing psychological care to patients who are dealing with mental and psychological issues such as depression, mental illness and substance abuse."

Section 3: Mental Health Counciling

1. All prisons in the United States of America recieving federal funding shall have a minimum of two mental health councilors per cell block.
2. Inmates are allowed to request a weekly check in with Mental Health Councilors.

Section 4: Funding

Funding for this legislation shall come from the budget of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Section 5: Enforcement

If at any time a federally funded prison isn't acting in accords with this act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons has the authority to trim funding done to what they determine to be "Essential funding."

This piece of legislation was presented and introduced by /u/Scribba25 (D-DX-1)

Order, order.

The following Business has had their votes concluded, and the results of the division(s) are as follows:

S. 33 - END PRIVATE PRISONS ACT - COMMITTEE VOTE

• Yeas: 1
• Nays: 0
• Abstain: 0
• Not Voted: 3

The Ayes have it, the Ayes have it. The Bill passes and shall move to the Whole House.

S. 40 - GUN VIOLENCE AND FIREARM SAFETY ACT OF 2021 - COMMITTEE VOTE

• Yeas: 1
• Nays: 0
• Abstain: 0
• Not Voted: 3

The Ayes have it, the Ayes have it. The Bill passes and shall move to the Whole House.

Ping Thread - 23 November 2021

Vote Results

Notification of Results of Votes Conducted

Amendment Introduction

None.

Amendment Vote

None.

Committee Vote

None.

Hearings

None.

Ping Thread - 21 November 2021

Vote Results

Notification of Results of Votes Conducted

Amendment Introduction

None.

Amendment Vote

None.

Committee Vote

S. 33 - End Private Prisons Act

S. 40 - Gun Violence and Firearm Safety Act of 2021

Hearings

None.

Order, order.

The following Business has had their votes concluded, and the results of the division(s) are as follows:

S. 9 - DEFENDING EVERY CITIZEN RIGHT TO LIBERTY ACT - COMMITTEE VOTE

• Yeas: 1
• Nays: 0
• Abstain: 0
• Not Voted: 4

The Ayes have it, the Ayes have it. The Bill passes and shall move to the Whole House.

H. R. 58 - MISCELLANEOUS FEDERAL JUDICIAL AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2021 - COMMITTEE VOTE

• Yeas: 0
• Nays: 1
• Abstain: 0
• Not Voted: 4

The Noes have it, the Noes have it, the Bill shall now be discarded.

#End Private Prisons Act

AN ACT to end all Federal contracting and contract renewals with private prisons in the United States.

Whereas, private prisons are inherently unethical entities which have helped create an increase to mass incarceration and inhumane prison conditions in the United States.

The People of the United States of America, Represented in Congress Assembled, Do Enact As Follows

Section I: Title
(a) This bill may be cited as the, “End Private Prisons Act”.

Section II: Definitions
(a) “Private Prison” may be defined as any private entity housing inmates under a contract with the Federal Government.

Section III: End To Private Prison Contracting
(a) With the enactment of this bill, the United States Department of Justice shall be prohibited from renewing any contracts currently in place with private prisons in the United States.

i. The Department of Justice shall be prohibited from establishing any contracts creating new private prisons in the United States.

ii. $2,000,000,000 shall be allocated to the Department of Justice over the next 10 years following this bill’s enactment for the specific purpose of housing and transporting inmates as they are moved out of defunct private prisons or as former private prisons are integrated into the Federal prison system.

Section IV: Private Prison Task Force
(a) Under the United States Department of Justice shall officially be established the “Private Prison Task Force”, given the authority to aggressively investigate and report on poor conditions and injustices occurring in private prisons within the United States.

i. This Task Force shall report directly to the United States Attorney General, and shall present an annual report to the Attorney General on the conditions found in private prisons in the United States, and on the relevant actions which may be taken.

ii. Upon the end of all contracts between the Department of Justice and private prisons in the United States, the Task Force shall officially suspend all operations and dissolve.

iii. This Task Force shall be allocated $100,000,000 over the next 10 years following this bill’s enactment to ensure its full and proper operation.

Section V: Enactment
(a) This bill, including all sections and subsections found in it, shall go into effect at the beginning of the 2022 Fiscal Year.

Written By Nazbol909

The bill can be viewed here.

Ping Thread - 18 November 2021

Vote Results

Notification of Results of Votes Conducted

Amendment Introduction

S. 33 - End Private Prisons Act

S. 40 - Gun Violence and Firearm Safety Act of 2021

Amendment Vote

None.

Committee Vote

S. 9 - Defending Every Citizen Right to Liberty Act

H. R. 58 - Miscellaneous Federal Judicial Amendments Act of 2021

Hearings

None.

Order, order.

The following Business has had their votes concluded, and the results of the division(s) are as follows:

H. R. 65 - MILK LIBERALIZATION ACT - COMMITTEE VOTE

• Yeas: 1
• Nays: 1
• Abstain: 0
• Not Voted: 3

Since it is a tie, The Noes have it, the Noes have it, the Bill shall now be discarded.

H. J. RES. 10 - PARDON REFORM AMENDMENT - COMMITTEE VOTE

• Yeas: 2
• Nays: 1
• Abstain: 0
• Not Voted: 3

The Ayes have it, the Ayes have it. The Bill passes and shall move to the Whole House.

H. R. 63 - MEDIA ONLINE RADICALIZATION AND OUR NATION ACT - COMMITTEE VOTE

• Yeas: 1
• Nays: 2
• Abstain: 0
• Not Voted: 3

The Noes have it, the Noes have it, the Bill shall now be discarded.

The bill can be viewed here.

#Miscellaneous Federal Judicial Amendments Act of 2021, __________

##An Act to modify various statutes relating to the Judiciary of the United States, and for other purposes.

####Jacob I. Austin, for themselves, proposed the following legislation—

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

####Section 1. General Provisions.

(a) Short Title. This Act may be referred to as the "Miscellaneous Federal Judicial Amendments Act of 2021”.

(b) Effective Date. This Act shall enter into force a month after this Act becomes law.

(c) Severability.

(1) General Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, provision, or application of this Act shall for any person or circumstance be held to be illegal, invalid, unenforceable, and/or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, provision or application of any law which is operable without the offending section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, provision or application shall remain effective notwithstanding such illegal, invalid, unenforceable, and/or unconstitutional section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, provision or application, and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, provision or application of this Act are declared severable. The Congress hereby declares that it would have passed each part, and each provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of such a law, irrespective of the fact that any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, provision or application be declared illegal, invalid, unenforceable, and/or unconstitutional.

(2) When a Law Can Be Severed. An section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, provision, or application which is held as either unconstitutional or unlawful in any way is severable if it may be struck without significantly distorting or transforming the law as a whole or creating a legal absurdity.

(d) Conflicting Legislation. Any part of any law that conflicts with this Act shall be considered null and void.

(e) Repeals. Sections 2401 and 2107 of Title 28 of the United States Code are hereby repealed, and shall be considered replaced by Section 2101 of the same title as amended herein.

####Section 2. Amending Section 1257.

Section 1257 of Title 28 of the United States Code is hereby amended to reflect as follows—

“Final judgments or decrees rendered by the highest court of a State or Territory, in which a decision could be had, may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari where the validity of a treaty or statute of the United States is drawn in question or where the validity of a statute of any State or Territory, is drawn in question on the ground of its being repugnant to the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United States, or where any title, right, privilege, or immunity is specially set up or claimed under the Constitution or the treaties or statutes of, or any commission held or authority exercised under, the United States.”

####Section 2. Creating Section 1261.

This Section shall be codified as Section 1261 of Title 28 of the United States Code, and shall be known as “Supreme Court as district court”, and shall have the following text—

“The Supreme Court may, upon a writ of certiorari, act as a district court of the United States, and shall have the same jurisdiction as is applicable to the district courts.”

###Section 3. Modifying Section 2101.

Section 2101 of Title 28 of the United States Code is hereby amended to reflect as follows—

“Any appeal or proceeding that may be commenced in any court of the United States shall be taken or initiated within seven days upon the judgment being appealed from is entered or cause of action accrues unless the applicable court shall extend the time to file for good cause, the interest of judicial economy, or the interests of the parties. An extension of time is always favored if the circumstances allow for such an extension.”

The bill can be seen HERE

#End Private Prisons Act

AN ACT to end all Federal contracting and contract renewals with private prisons in the United States.

Whereas, private prisons are inherently unethical entities which have helped create an increase to mass incarceration and inhumane prison conditions in the United States.

The People of the United States of America, Represented in Congress Assembled, Do Enact As Follows

Section I: Title
(a) This bill may be cited as the, “End Private Prisons Act”.

Section II: Definitions
(a) “Private Prison” may be defined as any private entity housing inmates under a contract with the Federal Government.

Section III: End To Private Prison Contracting
(a) With the enactment of this bill, the United States Department of Justice shall be prohibited from renewing any contracts currently in place with private prisons in the United States.

i. The Department of Justice shall be prohibited from establishing any contracts creating new private prisons in the United States.

ii. $2,000,000,000 shall be allocated to the Department of Justice over the next 10 years following this bill’s enactment for the specific purpose of housing and transporting inmates as they are moved out of defunct private prisons or as former private prisons are integrated into the Federal prison system.

Section IV: Private Prison Task Force
(a) Under the United States Department of Justice shall officially be established the “Private Prison Task Force”, given the authority to aggressively investigate and report on poor conditions and injustices occurring in private prisons within the United States.

i. This Task Force shall report directly to the United States Attorney General, and shall present an annual report to the Attorney General on the conditions found in private prisons in the United States, and on the relevant actions which may be taken.

ii. Upon the end of all contracts between the Department of Justice and private prisons in the United States, the Task Force shall officially suspend all operations and dissolve.

iii. This Task Force shall be allocated $100,000,000 over the next 10 years following this bill’s enactment to ensure its full and proper operation.

Section V: Enactment
(a) This bill, including all sections and subsections found in it, shall go into effect at the beginning of the 2022 Fiscal Year.

Written By Nazbol909

##Amendment Introduction

S.9. Will be getting a markup session before the next cycle, it will run off cycle until it can sync up again to ensure 48 hours are had ##Committee Vote

[H.R. 65] (https://www.reddit.com/r/ModelUSHouseJudicial/comments/qddd8z/hr_65_milk_liberalization_act_committee_vote/)

##Results

H.J. Res. 10 has passed the committee however dispute over membership of a voter will effect final numbers which will be updated on

H.R. 63. has failed the committee however dispute over membership of a voter will effect final numbers which will be updated on

##Milk liberalisation Act

###AN ACT to liberalise the milk market

Authored by: greylat

Sponsored by: ddyt

WHEREAS, the federal government should not obstruct interstate commerce

WHEREAS, The deregulation of the milk market will result in lower costs for American consumers

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

Sec. I: Title

(a) This act shall be known as the “Milk Liberalisation Act”

§ II: Definitions

(a) Milk shall have the same meaning as it does in [ 21 CFR § 133.3 ] (https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/21/133.3)

(b) A milk-derived product shall for the purpose of thsi Actmean any product derived wholly or in part from milk

(c) A subsidy shall have the same meaning as in 19 U.S. Code § 1677

(d) A duty shall have the same meaning as in 19 U.S. Code § 2481

(e) Other import restrictions shall have the same meaning as in 19 U.S. Code § 2481

(f) Federal entity shall mean any and all agencies, courts and other organisations operating under the purview of the United States government

§ III: Milk liberalisation

(a) No federal entity shall take any action or introduce any rule or regulation that would prohibit, limit, regulate, or otherwise impair the interstate traffic of milk or a milk-derived product, that is intended, prepared and packaged for human consumption if the product is being transported across state lines in compliance with any relevant state laws and doing so would not result in a violation of the laws of the states.

(b) No federal entity shall subsidise, impose and enforce any form of price control or otherwise take any measures aimed at increasing, decreasing or otherwise manipulating the price of milk and milk-derived products within the United States.

**(c)**No federal entity shall impose or enforce any regulation or other rule aimed at milk or milk-derived products, unless for the explicit purpose of ensuring public health or preventing the spread of communicable diseases.

(d) No duties nor other import restrictions shall be imposed upon milk or any milk-derived products.

(e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing any State from imposing any restrictions upon milk or milk-derived products nor imposing any additional obligations upon any state.

(f) The provisions of this Act shall not affect the authority granted under [42 USC 264: ] (http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:42%20section:264%20edition:prelim)) to prevenent spread of communicable diseases

§ IV: Plain English

(a) This Act would make it possible to transport milk across state lines, remove existing price controls and liberalise the milk market while retaining the necessary requirements in order to curtail the spread of any communicable diseases

§ V: Servability

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

§ VI: Enactment

(a) This bill comes into force upon being signed into law.

*This legislation was authored by xxx and is inspired in part by IRL H.R.4835

##Amendment Introduction

H.R. 65

S. 9

##Amendment Voting

[H.R. 58] (https://www.reddit.com/r/ModelUSHouseJudicial/comments/q9qcpt/hr_58_miscellaneous_federal_judicial_amendments/)

##Committee Vote

[H.J. Res. 10] (https://www.reddit.com/r/ModelUSHouseJudicial/comments/qb2yx2/h_j_res_10_pardon_reform_amendment_committee_vote/)

[H.R. 63] (https://www.reddit.com/r/ModelUSHouseJudicial/comments/qb30nm/hr_63_media_online_radicalization_and_our_nation/)

##Milk liberalisation Act

###AN ACT to liberalise the milk market

Authored by: greylat

Sponsored by: ddyt

WHEREAS, the federal government should not obstruct interstate commerce

WHEREAS, The deregulation of the milk market will result in lower costs for American consumers

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

Sec. I: Title

(a) This act shall be known as the “Milk Liberalisation Act”

§ II: Definitions

(a) Milk shall have the same meaning as it does in [ 21 CFR § 133.3 ] (https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/21/133.3)

(b) A milk-derived product shall for the purpose of thsi Actmean any product derived wholly or in part from milk

(c) A subsidy shall have the same meaning as in 19 U.S. Code § 1677

(d) A duty shall have the same meaning as in 19 U.S. Code § 2481

(e) Other import restrictions shall have the same meaning as in 19 U.S. Code § 2481

(f) Federal entity shall mean any and all agencies, courts and other organisations operating under the purview of the United States government

§ III: Milk liberalisation

(a) No federal entity shall take any action or introduce any rule or regulation that would prohibit, limit, regulate, or otherwise impair the interstate traffic of milk or a milk-derived product, that is intended, prepared and packaged for human consumption if the product is being transported across state lines in compliance with any relevant state laws and doing so would not result in a violation of the laws of the states.

(b) No federal entity shall subsidise, impose and enforce any form of price control or otherwise take any measures aimed at increasing, decreasing or otherwise manipulating the price of milk and milk-derived products within the United States.

**(c)**No federal entity shall impose or enforce any regulation or other rule aimed at milk or milk-derived products, unless for the explicit purpose of ensuring public health or preventing the spread of communicable diseases.

(d) No duties nor other import restrictions shall be imposed upon milk or any milk-derived products.

(e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing any State from imposing any restrictions upon milk or milk-derived products nor imposing any additional obligations upon any state.

(f) The provisions of this Act shall not affect the authority granted under [42 USC 264: ] (http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:42%20section:264%20edition:prelim)) to prevenent spread of communicable diseases

§ IV: Plain English

(a) This Act would make it possible to transport milk across state lines, remove existing price controls and liberalise the milk market while retaining the necessary requirements in order to curtail the spread of any communicable diseases

§ V: Servability

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

§ VI: Enactment

(a) This bill comes into force upon being signed into law.

*This legislation was authored by xxx and is inspired in part by IRL H.R.4835

The bill can be seen HERE

Due to the length and format of this legislation, it may be found here.

Pardon Reform Amendment

Joint Resolution

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:,

Article

Section 1

In Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution the phrase “and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” shall be amended to read “and they shall have the power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States except for themselves, in Cases of impeachment or where the individual has served, in any capacity, in any Presidential administration up to and including the office of the President.”

Section 2

The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Section 3

This amendment shall take effect immediately after the date of ratification.

This amendment was authored and sponsored by Representative u/CDocwra (D-GA-3) and co-sponsored by Senator u/CitizenBarnes (D-SP), Representative u/ConfidentIT (D-US), Representative u/CryDefiance (D-DX-1) and Senator u/ItsZippy23 (D-AC)

##Amendment Introduction

H.J.Res 10

H.R. 58

H.R. 63