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2017 Florida Blue Key Congressional Debate

Preliminary Round Legislation Packet

October 27-29, 2017 University of Florida

We are looking forward to hosting you this month at the J. Wayne Reitz Union at the University of Florida. In this packet, you will find the tournament schedule, preliminary round legislation,

and preliminary chamber assignments.

Congressional Debate Schedule

Friday, October 27, 2017

Registration 10:30am-2:00pm Rion Ballroom

Session 1 5:30pm-8:30pm Various

Assembly 8:45pm-9:00pm Senate Chamber

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Session 2 9:00am-12:00pm Various

Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm Various

Session 3 1:00pm-4:00pm Various

Breaks Announcement 5:00pm Senate Chamber

Semifinals 5:30pm-8:30pm Various

Breaks Announcement 9:00pm Senate Chamber

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Finals Part 1 9:00am-11:00am Senate Chamber

Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm Various

Finals Part 2 12:00pm-2:00pm Senate Chamber

Awards 4:00pm-5:30pm Rion Ballroom

Judge call will be in the Rion Ballroom 30 minutes prior to the start of each round.

Legislation Assignments

During the three preliminary sessions, competitors will debate the student-written legislation in

this packet. The competitors will begin with the legislation whose authors are in their chamber.

These bills or resolutions must be debated first before the chamber can proceed to its sister

chamber’s legislation. Each chamber’s sister chamber is the chamber that follows it. Chamber

N’s sister chamber is Chamber A. Both the chamber’s legislation and the sister chamber’s

legislation must be debated before any other legislation can be placed on the docket.

Technology

No Internet access is permitted at any point during a competition session. Any competitor

found to have accessed the Internet during a session or a recess will be disqualified. Students

are encouraged to have their laptops open with the wifi turned off, but cell phones should

remain in students’ bags and should not be taken out at any point during a session or a recess.

Speaking Order

Presiding officers should randomly select competitors to determine recency in each session, not

taking into account previous activity, geography, or fastest standing. Recency will reset after

each session. If by the end of a session, not all competitors who wish to speak twice have done

so, judges are asked to allow the round to run over by up to ten minutes to ensure that every

competitor has the chance to speak an equal number of times. Please note that this only

applies to competitors’ speeches that are on different pieces of legislation, and the round will

not be extended for a competitor who wishes to speak a second time on a bill he or she has

already spoken on.

All other procedures will follow standard National Speech and Debate Association guidelines. If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].

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Chamber A

Name School Authors

Abigail Merriman Cooper City

Akira Coradin Pembroke Pines Charter High School

Amanda Ng Wellington

Ambreen Imran Cypress Bay High School

Andrew Jung Jesuit High School X

Azir Nawaz C Leon King High School

Chase Freeman American Heritage at Plantation

D'Asia Permenter Nova High School

Francesco Furnari Cypress Bay High School

Helena Jiang Buchholz High School X

Jace Cookson West Orange

Jade Harris Charles Flanagan High School

John Wettach Lake Highland Prep

Matthew Kruse Boca Raton High School

Riley Bakos Nova High School

Sabrina Raouf Bronx High School for Science X

Sahiba Baveja Suncoast High School

Samantha Blanfort J.P. Taravella High School

The Venezuelan Recovery Act

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The United States shall aid in the recovery and relief of Venezuela by allocating $3

billion dollars to NGOs to assist in agricultural relief and economic relief.

SECTION 2. NGOs shall be defined as Non-governmental organizations.

SECTION 3. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall oversee the

implementation of this legislation.

A. The $3 billion dollars will be reallocated from the defense budget.

SECTION 4. This bill shall go into effect immediately upon passage.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Sabrina Raouf of The Bronx High School of Science

A Bill to Limit Sulfur Dioxide Emissions


SECTION 1. The United States government will limit the amount of sulfur dioxide that

industrial activities can release into the air.

SECTION 2. Industrial activities include, but are not limited to, the generation of electricity

from coal, oil, or gas that contains sulfur, processing mineral ores containing

sulfur, burning fossil fuels containing sulfur, and power plants.

SECTION 3. The Environmental Protection Agency along with SmartWay Transport

Partnership, High GWP Partnership Programs, EnergyStar, Clean Diesel

Campaign, Combined Heat and Power Partnership, and Community-Based

Childhood Asthma Programs will oversee the enforcement of the bill.

A. Sulfur dioxide emissions will be limited to a 1-hour standard at a level of 50

parts per billion (ppb).

SECTION 4. This bill will come into effect gradually throughout the year 2018.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Sen. Helena Jiang, Buchholz High School.

A Bill to Supplement the Organ Donor Deficit by Rewarding Prisoners

BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. In order to supplement the short supply of necessary medical donations,

Congress will allow federal prisoners, excluding sexual predators and violent

felons, to be rewarded for donating blood, bone marrow, or a kidney.

SECTION 2. Prisoners will be given a day off their sentence for donating blood, unless they

have the O negative blood type, in which case they will receive two days off their

sentence. Any donors of blood marrow will receive 16 weeks off their sentence.

Prisoner who donates one of their kidneys will receive five years off their

sentence, except in the case of a repeat felon, in which case they will only

receive two years off their sentence.

SECTION 3. The Bill will be a joint effort between the Department of Health and Human

Services’ Division of Transplantation and the Department of Corrections. Blood

donations will be done in the medical bay of the prison with American

Association of Blood Banks screening standards and practices. Any bone marrow

or kidney removal surgeries will be done in the nearest medical facility capable

of performing the surgery and holding the prisoner(s).

SECTION 4. This Bill will be implemented in all federal prisons by December 31, 2018.

SECTION 5. All laws, whether federal, states or local, in confliction with this law are hereby

null and void as of December 30, 2018.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Andrew Jung, Jesuit High School

Chamber B

Name School Authors

Anthony Shelley Charles Flanagan High School

Christian Rodriguez American Heritage at Plantation

Danna Burshtine Bronx High School for Science X

Dylan Robinson Miami Beach Senior High

Emilio Moreno Nova High School

Eric Dilts Western High School

Ethan Oliveri Timber Creek High School X

Jackson Wakefield Desert Vista

Kamau Louis West Orange High School X

Maggie Messer Gulf Breeze High School

Nicolas Lopera Cypress Bay High School

Rachel Kalmanovich Pine View School

Reiya Das The Harker School

Salonee Singh Pembroke Pines Charter High School

Sam Bernstein NSU University School

Samarpit Victor C Leon King High School

Samuel Crombie Martin County High School X

Vanessa Whittle Royal Palm Beach High School

A Bill To Sanction China for the Unjust Treatment of Prisoners of

Conscience


SECTION 1. To issue sanctions against individuals or entities that are involved in

mistreatment of prisoners of conscience in China. The sanctions shall be lifted

when the mistreatment of prisoners of conscience have stopped and can be

proven so.

SECTION 2. Prisoners of conscience shall be defined as a person who has been imprisoned

for holding a political or religious belief that is not tolerated by their

government.

SECTION 3. The State Department shall oversee the enforcement of this bill.

SECTION 4. This be shall be implemented on January 1st, 2018.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Senator Kamau Louis, West Orange High

A Bill to Create a Sliding Capital Gains Tax on Private

University Endowments to Provide Education


SECTION 1. A. Congress shall hereby tax capital gains on private university endowments on a

sliding scale based on endowment size.

B. Institutions may reduce the proportion they are taxed by allotting a certain

amount of their returns to financial aid for students.

SECTION 2. A. Capital gains shall be defined as the return on endowments that universities

receive annually.

B. Sliding scale shall be defined as a system in which defines the proportion of

tax in relation to the size of the endowment of private universities. When an

endowment is larger, the tax will increase. At its the maximum capital gains tax

will be equal to that of the private sector.

C. Reduction of tax shall be defined as a reduction of half the tax in cases where

the institution in the year prior allotted 25% of its annual return on its

endowment to providing financial aid. Institutions which allotted 50% or more to

financial aid shall be exempt from the new capital gains tax.

SECTION 3. The Internal Revenue Service will oversee the enforcement of this bill.

SECTION 4. This bill shall take effect upon the start of FY19.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Danna Burshtine, The Bronx High School of Science

A Bill to Ban “Black Bloc” Protesting Practices in Order To Retain

Justice


SECTION 1. “Black Bloc” protesting practices will be banned from utilization on public property.

SECTION 2. “Black Bloc” shall be defined as protesting practices utilizing clothing that

intentionally hides identity, building barricades, resisting police force,

demonstration without proper permits, and the assistance of criminals in escaping

authority. Identity shall be defined as the ability of law enforcement to identify

protestors based on facial, body, and other distinct features.

SECTION 3. The (DOJ) Department of Justice will be responsible for the implementation of this

legislation.

A. The utilization of Black Bloc policies shall be charged with a minimum

misdemeanor offense of a $500 fine with additional penalties dependent upon

state jurisdiction.

SECTION 4. This bill shall go into effect immediately upon passage.


Introduced by Sen. Samuel Crombie, Martin County High School

A Bill to Ban the Right to Own Any Semiautomatic or Automatic Rifles


Section 1. Ban the right to own any fully or semi-automatic rifles.

Section 2. Automatic: Firing repeatedly until the trigger is released.

Semiautomatic: Able to fire repeatedly through an automatic reloading process

but requiring release and another pressure of the trigger for each successive

shot.

Section 3. The government agency that will be carrying out this bill is the legislative branch,

in correlation with the court system.

A. The legislative branch will be in charge of making sure this bill gets

implemented. Though the court systems will ensure going forward any

case when someone uses an automatic or semiautomatic rifle.

Section 4. This bill will take effect on January 1st, 2018

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Ethan Oliveri, Timber Creek High School

Chamber C

Name School Authors

Angela Yan AW Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Bilal Andha Stoneman Douglas

Bruce Glasserman Cooper City High School X

Chris Patrick Pine View School

Christopher Henderson JP Taravella High School

Colton Justice South Plantation High School

Coral Scotland Pembroke Pines Charter School

Daphne Cholodofsky Miami Beach Senior High

Giancarlo Cabeza Western High School X

Guyberson Pierre Royal Palm Beach High School

Helena Macrigiane Bronx Science

Jack Baumann Suncoast High School

Jacob Forrest Nova High School

Mariana Machado Charles Flanagan High School

Michayla Rhames Gulf Breeze High School

Richard Vuong Nova High School X

Saja Hussein Martin County High School X

Sharat Nair C Leon King High School

A Bill to End the Water Crisis in Palestine


SECTION 1. The United States shall suspend 1.5 billion dollars in military aid to the state of

Israel until the Israeli armed forces have rescinded Military Orders 92 and 158.

SECTION 2. A. Military Order 92 shall be defined as the initiative putting Palestine’s

water resources under Israeli military jurisdiction.

B. Military Order 158 shall be defined as the mandate requiring Palestinians to

obtain permits from the military in order to build new water infrastructure.

SECTION 3. The Department of State and The United States Agency for International

Development shall oversee the implementation of this bill.

SECTION 4. This bill shall go into effect starting FY 2019.

SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this bill are hereby considered null and void.

Introduced by Sen. Saja Hussein, Martin County High School

A Bill to Create a Single-Payer Health Care Program to Provide

Comprehensive Coverage for All Americans


SECTION 1. A federally administered single-payer health care program shall be established

to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with

free health care.

SECTION 2. “Free health care” shall include, but shall not be limited to, all medically

necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, dietary and nutritional

therapies, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health

services, dental services, and vision care.

SECTION 3. The Department of Health and Human Services shall be charged with

implementation of this legislation in conjunction with the Internal Revenue

Service, the Indian Health Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the

newly-established National Board of Universal Quality and Access.

A. The program shall be funded: (1) from existing sources of government

revenues for health care, (2) by increasing personal income taxes on the top

5% of income earners, (3) by instituting a progressive excise tax on payroll

and self-employment income, (4) by instituting a tax on unearned income,

and (5) by instituting a tax on stock and bond transactions. Tax-financing

provisions shall be annually set at the minimums necessary to meet the

specifications of this legislation. Amounts that would have been

appropriated for federal public health care programs, including Medicare,

Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), shall be

transferred and appropriated to carry out this legislation.

B. A National Board of Universal Quality and Access, consisting of 15 qualified

members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of

the Senate, shall be established to provide advice on quality, access, and

affordability.

SECTION 4. The program shall begin operation one fiscal year after passage of this

legislation.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Bruce Glasserman, Cooper City High School

A Bill to Promote Net Neutrality


SECTION 1. Internet service providers must provide users a notice of privacy policies, with

respect to the services. Such internet providers are to obtain opt-in/out approval

from users to permit access, use, or disclosure of sensitive user information.

SECTION 2. (A) Internet service providers are to provide a notice of privacy policies, and are to

be made available to all prospective users of the service. Notice of policies are to be

disclosed to the consumer prior to or during the point of which sale, subscription,

or establishment of an account is made. A provider shall also provide users in

advance a notice of any change of the provider's privacy policies.

(B) An internet provider shall obtain opt-in approval from users to use, access, or

disclose any sensitive user information. “Sensitive User Information” included any

of the following - financial information, health information, information pertaining

to children under the age of 13, social security number, precise geolocation

information, and web browsing history.

SECTION 3. The Federal Communications Commission shall oversee the implementation of this

legislation.

SECTION 4. This bill will go into effect in January 2018.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Richard Vuong of Nova High School.

The Immigration Reform Act of 2017


SECTION 1. The United States will take extensive measures towards creating a more

comprehensive immigration policy by defunding sanctuary cities. All federal funding

given to sanctuary cities and counties shall cease immediately.

SECTION 2. Sanctuary cities and counties shall be defined as cities and counties whose law

enforcement agencies fail to comply with established federal immigration law.

SECTION 3. The Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, and National Border

Patrol will jointly be responsible for the enforcement of this bill.

A. The number of H-2B visas shall be increased by 50,000, with at least

30,000 of these new visas to be given to immigrants residing in newly

defunded sanctuary locations.

SECTION 4. This bill will go into effect in January 2018.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Giancarlo Cabeza of Western High School.

Chamber D

Name School Authors

Alex Licht Cooper City

Ben Nicholson Pine View School

Bryce Rubens Nova High School

Cyrus Newquist Lake Highland Preparatory X

Darren Roberts Charles Flanagan High School

Eric Irani Jesuit High School

Erin Kaeppel Stoneman Douglas

Jacob Bloom-Pugliese Western High School

Jose Zuniga Cypress Bay High School

Juliana Lucas Gulf Breeze High School X

Katie Klym Martin County High School

Kenzo Kimura American Heritage at Plantation

Kierstin Smith Suncoast High School

Lindsay Spruce AW Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Nicolas Fonseca American Heritage at Plantation

Vincent Richards Nova High School

Wilson Saintil South Plantation High School X

A Resolution in Support of the Iranian Nuclear Agreement

WHEREAS, The president frequently threatens to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive

Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the Iranian Nuclear Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the JCPOA is working as intended and is the only peaceful way to prevent Iran

from obtaining a nuclear weapon; and

WHEREAS, an Iranian nuclear weapon would further destabilize the Middle East; and

WHEREAS, the withdrawal by the U.S. from yet another major international agreement

would drive a wedge between us and our allies and further embolden our

adversaries; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled fully supports the Joint Comprehensive Plan

of Action as written.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Cyrus Newquist, Lake Highland Preparatory.

A Bill to Institute a National Right to Work Law


SECTION 1. To ensure that an individual’s free will and choice are protected, we shall repeal

federal laws that empower union officials to force workers to pay union dues

and provisions that gives authorization to employers or labor organizations,

pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that is a union security

agreement, to require employees to join a union as a condition of employment

SECTION 2. A labor organization shall be defined as an organization, agency, committee,

group, or plan in which employees take part that deals with employers about

such matters as wages and grievances

SECTION 3. The US Department of Labor will be responsible for overseeing the abolishment

of forced joining and payment to said unions.

SECTION 4. This bill will go into effect one year after passage.


Respectfully submitted for Congressional Debate by Juliana Lucas of Gulf Breeze High School.

A Bill to Criminalize Gangs


SECTION 1. A. Citizens of the United States will no longer be allowed to associate in any way

with a gang and can no longer create a gang.

B. If caught being affiliated with a gang they will be sentenced to a minimum

sentence of 15 years.

C. 10 billion additional dollars shall be allocated to the Transnational Anti-Gang

Task Force from the Department of Homeland Security.

SECTION 2. A “gang” is defined as any kind of mafia or group of organized criminals that has

an intent to harm.

SECTION 3. A. the Transnational Anti-Gang Task Force shall be responsible for enforcing the

criminalization of gangs.

SECTION 4. This bill shall be implemented immediately after ratification.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Wilson Saintil, South Plantation High School

Chamber E

Name School Authors

Alex Gordon AW Dreyfoos School of the Arts X

Andre Ruiz Miami Beach Senior High

Brandon McKay JP Taravella High School X

Chris Dorwarth Lake Highland Prep

Chris Hamilton Apopka High School X

Dominic Abreu Belen Jesuit High School

Hadia Khanani West Orange

Iuri Lapa Western High School X

Jacob Bigelman Stoneman Douglas

Jameison Burmeister Boca Raton High School

Josh Myerson Suncoast High School

Lourdes Hernandez Royal Palm Beach High School

Mohammad Ali Abid Western High School

Ryan Mitchell Martin County High School

Sebastian Avella Nova High School

Serena Carpenter Gulf Breeze High School

Talia Cohen Cypress Bay High School

Yasser Khawaga Pembroke Pines Charter High School

The Philippines Engagement, Assistance, and Cooperation Enactment of 2018 (PEACE 2018)


SECTION 1. The United States Federal Government shall undertake initiatives to engage,

assist, and cooperate with the Republic of the Philippines.

SECTION 2. A. A bipartisan congressional delegation shall visit the Philippines to engage in

policy discussions with government officials, non-governmental stakeholders,

and education and business leaders.

B. A free trade agreement with the Philippines shall be pursued if the bipartisan

congressional delegation determines that such agreement would be

economically advantageous to the Philippines and the United States.

C. $2 billion dollars shall be allocated to humanitarian aid and development

operations in the Philippines, through the Filipino government, Filipino

non-governmental organizations, and Operation Pacific Angel.

D. The Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines shall be re-established to

develop counterterrorism cooperation with the Filipino government. The Task

Force shall also work with the Filipino military to eradicate threats on the island

of Mindanao. An additional $1 billion shall be allocated to the Maritime Security

Initiative specifically to develop Filipino maritime security.

SECTION 3. The Department of State, the Department of Defense, the USAID program, the

Office of the United States Trade Representative, and this United States

Congress shall be responsible for the implementation of this legislation.

SECTION 4. All components of PEACE 2018 shall go into effect no later than July 1, 2018.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Alex Gordon, AW Dreyfoos School of the Arts

A Bill to Find a Cure


SECTION 1. The United States shall dedicate a total $5,000,000,000 (Five billion dollars)

annually to cancer research.

SECTION 2. Cancer shall be defined as a malignant growth or tumor resulting from the

division of abnormal cells.

SECTION 3. The Department of Health and Human Services shall oversee the implementation

of this legislation.

A. The funding for this legislation shall be reallocated from the Department of

Defense annual budget.

B. The Department of Health and Human Services shall cooperate and work

with private institutions in the research for a cure.

C. This legislation shall be reviewed biennially until a cure if found.

D. In the event a cure is discovered, the Institution that discovered it may file

for a patent of said cure.

E. If this institution who discovered a cure is a governmental institution, the

United States shall file for the patent on the cure.

SECTION 4. This legislation shall go into effect on October 1st 2018.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Christopher Hamilton, Apopka High School

A Bill to Increase US Revenue by Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT

SECTION 1. The United States federal government shall hereby legalize the recreational use of

marijuana, along with a federal excise tax of 20% on all marijuana products

SECTION 2. Marijuana shall be defined as products made up of or containing cannabinoids

from any species of the Cannabis genus of plant. Excise tax shall be defined as an

indirect tax on specific items not uniform throughout the United States.

SECTION 3. The United States Department of Agriculture and Drug Enforcement agency shall

work together in overseeing the enforcement of this bill throughout the individual

states, and the IRS will handle collection of excise taxes.

A. States that do not comply with this legislation will receive a 5% cut in federal

assistance programs and grants.

SECTION 4. This bill shall take effect January 1, 2018

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Senator Brandon McKay of J.P. Taravella High School

The American Protectionist Act of 2017


SECTION 1. The United States shall implement a series of protectionist policies to maintain

economic sustainability and freedom. More specifically, the United States shall

make efforts to withdraw from the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

and provide $30 million dollars in subsidies annually to small businesses in

metropolitan areas (chosen at random).

SECTION 2. Efforts to withdraw from NAFTA shall be defined as Congressional actions taken to

support the President’s wish to withdraw from NAFTA. Small businesses in

metropolitan areas shall be defined as businesses that employ less than 50 people

in cities with a population of at least 450,000 people.

SECTION 3. The United States Department of State and Department of the Treasury

shall oversee the implementation of this legislation.

A. These two departments will coordinate to determine which businesses

will randomly receive the subsidies, how many businesses will receive

them, and the amount each business will receive. Businesses must file a

request to receive the subsidies at the beginning of each fiscal year.

SECTION 4. Support will cease beginning in Fiscal Year 2018.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Iuri Lapa from Western High School.

Chamber F

Name School Authors

Berk Cerci Suncoast High School

Brandon Schloss Wellington High School X

Chloe Griffin Cypress Bay High School

Darren Peters C Leon King High School

Elena Martinez American Heritage Boca Delray

Evan Castillo Pace High School X

Haley Odom Gulf Breeze High School

Henry Le Western High School

Isabel Quililan Lake Highland Prep

Jacob Mark Cypress Bay High School

Jason Huang The Harker School

Jessica Uvino St. Thomas Aquinas High School

Jonathan Boulanger Charles Flanagan High School

Joseph Perbtani Nova High School X

Kassandrah Martinez J.P. Taravella High School

Mary Tyrrell Bronx Science

Nisanth Aremanda Carrollwood Day School X

Trevor Munilal Nova High School

A Bill to Reduce Paraguay Corruption


SECTION 1. The U.S. government shall reduce the political and governmental corruption in

Paraguay through an internet transparency system.

SECTION 2. A. An “internet transparency system” is defined as public electronic system for

purchasing and hiring, based on an Internet platform, specifically regarding the

purchasing and hiring of the Paraguayan state employees.

B. The internet system shall be implemented by a Non-Governmental

Organization.

SECTION 3. A. The Department of State shall be responsible for choosing the Non

Governmental Organization(s) that implement the system.

B. The Department of State shall have oversight of the system after it has been

established and shall conduct quarterly progress reports of the success of the

operation.

SECTION 4. This bill shall be implemented immediately after ratification.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Joseph Perbtani, Nova High School.

A Resolution to Amend the War Powers Act

Whereas, The War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.) has not worked as intended,

and has added to the division and ambiguity that exists regarding the war

powers of the President and Congress; and

Whereas, The President and Congress should be involved in the decision making

process when United States Armed Forces are committed to military conflict;

and

Whereas, The involvement of both branches is important to ensure the soundness of

the resulting decision, promote checks and balances intended by the

Constitution, and avoid executive overstepping; therefore, be it

Resolved, The United States should amend the War Powers Resolution, allowing both the

President and Congress to decide whether the United States should engage in

significant armed conflict.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Brandon Schloss, Wellington High School

A Bill to Mandate a Bounty on Invasive Species


SECTION 1. The Fish and Wildlife Service shall pay hunters a bounty for killing invasive

species on Federal land.

SECTION 2. A. Animals will have an increase in bounty based on age. This will vary based on

the ages in which mating begins among a given species. Along with a designated

cap for bounties among a given species per annum.

B. There will be no restrictions regarding the method of killing, but restrictions

will be in place preventing hunting done in residential areas unless permitted.

C. Invasive species will be defined as a non-native species, that causes harm to

the ecosystem it inhibits.

D. The Fish and Wildlife Service will have authority to establish what species are

invasive and subject to the bounty.

SECTION 3. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Department of the

Interior shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this bill. Killing

without permit in restricted areas, or of excess bounties will result in a $1500

fine.

SECTION 4. The provisions of this bill shall take effect January 1, 2018.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Nisanth Aremanda, Carrollwood Day School

A Resolution to Require High School Students to Wear Concussion Preventing Gear during Participation in Contact Sports

WHEREAS, 300,000 high school students suffer from concussions a year; and

WHEREAS, concussions can create further problems such as blood clots, brain swelling and

serious underlying injuries; and

WHEREAS, concussions can lead to irritability, depression, and emotional issues; and

WHEREAS, current medical studies show correlation between suicidal tendencies and

concussions; and

WHEREAS, if a person suffers from another concussion while dealing with a prior one, they may

have second impact syndrome, which is incredibly dangerous and often leads to

death; and

WHEREAS, contact sports have a high degree of concussions amongst their players; and

WHEREAS, concussion preventing gear, like a concussion band, blocks and redirects impact to

assist in minimizing damage to the brain; and

WHEREAS, concussion preventing gear is readily accessible and affordable; now, therefore, be

it

RESOLVED, by the student congress here assembled that any high school student participating

in any form of contact sport be made to wear concussion preventing headgear.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Evan Castillo, Pace High School

Chamber G

Name School Authors

Abdullah Ali Suncoast High School

Alda Matos Martin County High School

Beau Simon Cypress Bay High School

Charlie Khalil Stoneman Douglas

Connor Brezenski South Plantation High School X

Emily Elias AW Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Johan Hernandez Cypress Bay High School

Logan Heller NSU University School

Mazen Bleibel Western High School

Nathan Felmus Bronx Science

Noah Scantlebury Houston Lamar X

Riya Patel C Leon King High School

Sabrina Briceno Pembrokes Pines Charter School X

Samir Garcia Pembroke Pines Charter High School

Sebastien Limbourg Oxbridge Academy

Tiffany Zhao The Harker School

Trisha Deshommes JP Taravella High School

Zachary Perrotta Cooper City High School X

A Bill to End the Rohingya Genocide BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: Section 1. To end the Rohingya genocide, the U.S. shall encourage international

cooperation, send short term aid to the Rohingya, impose economic sanctions on

wrongdoers, take in additional refugees, and set up safe zones in the region.

Section 2. A. The U.S. shall establish safe zones within Myanmar, specifically the Rakhine

State, protected by U.S. troops, which shall only be accessible to assisting troops,

the Rohingya, and NGO’s. 10,000 U.S. troops shall be deployed for this purpose.

B. The U.S. shall impose targeted economic sanctions against Myanmar and

Bangladeshi leadership. Sanctions on Bangladesh shall be removed upon their

provision of a reasonable pathway to citizenship for Rohingya refugees.

Sanctions on Myanmar shall be removed after their genocide upon the Rohingya

peoples ceases. These sanctions are subject to re-implementation given the

violation of the described terms.

C. The U.S. shall accept 10,000 additional Rohingya refugees, all of which must

go through an enhanced background check.

D. The U.S. shall send 200 million USD in temporary aid to NGO’s working in

refugee camps in Bangladesh, and our established safe zones.

E. Any United Nations member nation which sends 0.5% of their military to

defend safe zones, imposes targeted economic sanctions upon Bangladesh and

Myanmar leadership until they meet our described conditions, sends 0.001077%

of their GDP in temporary aid, and takes in 0.00303% of their populus in

refugees will be designated by the U.S. with Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) trade

status.

Section 3. The Department of Defense, Department of State, U.S. Agency for International

Development, Department of the Treasury, Department of Commerce, and the

Government Accountability Office shall be responsible for the oversight and

enforcement of this bill.

Section 4. All provisions of this bill shall be implemented immediately, with the exception

of Section 2D, which shall be implemented at the beginning of the next Fiscal

Year.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Zachary Perrotta, Cooper City High School

A Bill to Regulate The Use Of Stingrays


Section 1. Federal and local agencies shall adhere to new policies governing the use of

Stingrays through the following means:

A. The use of a Stingray is permitted in cases when the target is known to a

certain degree of posing a threat to civilians nearby.

B. All cases that don’t meet the criterion for Section 1A is considered unfit

for use of a Stingray.

Section 2. Stingrays shall be defined as an electronic device that mimics cell phone towers and

send out signals to trick cell phones in the area into transmitting their locations in

real-time and identifying information. Similar names include but are not limited to

IMSI catcher and cellular-site simulator.

Section 3. The Federal Communications Commission shall oversee implementation of this

legislation.

Section 4. This legislation shall go into effect after 90 days of passage


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Connor Brezenski, South Plantation High School

A Bill to Increase Funding for Natural Disaster Prevention and Relief

BE IT ENACTED BY THIS CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The United States will allocate funding to the states to increase preventative

measures regarding natural disasters, and will increase access to resources for

natural disaster relief.

SECTION 2. Preventative measures will involve educational seminars regarding preparation,

infrastructural advancement and strengthening, and allocation of funds for

research technology for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

(NOAA).

SECTION 3. The United States Treasury will work in correspondence with the Federal

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to budget and distribute funds.

A. $1 billion will be allocated to the NOAA to improve storm monitoring and

prediction technology.

B. FEMA will receive $2 billion to distribute for relief and recovery efforts in

areas that were hit by natural disasters.

SECTION 4. Funds will be allocated starting in FY 2019.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Noah Scantlebury, Lamar (Houston).

A Bill to Call for the Security and Overall Stability of Venezuela (SOS

Venezuela)


SECTION 1. This bill calls for the security and overall stability of Venezuela.

SECTION 2. A. SOS Venezuela will send 300 Million annual aid for the next five years through

NGOs for the purpose of humanitarian aid and infrastructure assistance.

B. SOS Venezuela will have the United States impose economic sanctions on

Venezuela’s government owned oil company, PDVSA, until the Venezuelan

government disassembles the New Constituent Assembly and calls a re-election for

a new administration.

SECTION 3. A. The Department of State and USAID will oversee, implement, and administrate

the aid.

B. The Department of Treasury along with the Department of State will supervise

the Office of Foreign Assets Control when implementing economic sanctions on

Venezuelan government.

SECTION 4. This legislation shall be implemented in Fiscal Year 2019.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Sabrina Briceno, Pembroke Pines Charter High School

Chamber H

Name School Authors

Aditi Mishra C Leon King High School

Alex Dray Ransom Everglades XX

Dan Guinto Guinto Independent X

Daniel Contaldi Trinity Preparatory School

David Lee Cooper City

Jerome Dixon Coral Springs High School

Jonathan Allen Pine View School

Lauren Myerson Suncoast High School

Maxwell Cluet Stoneman Douglas

Michael Bole AW Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Naveen Farook Pembroke Pines Charter High School

Ricky Toplak Cypress Bay High School

Sara Casey Wellington

Satya Alagarsamy American Heritage at Plantation

Tanya Jain J.P. Taravella High School

Veejay Parsotan Ft Lauderdale

Wyatt Savage Buchholz High School

Zachary Sif Nova High School

A Resolution to End Child Slavery

WHEREAS, Millions of child slaves, some as young as five years of age, are forced to produce

up to 75% of the world’s cocoa beans, grown in West Africa; and

WHEREAS, An estimated 2.1 million children work in the fields harvesting cocoa with little or

no pay and most are victims of trafficking and slavery, and

WHEREAS, these children are forced to engage in hazardous work, which includes working

with sharp tools, agricultural chemicals, and carrying heavy loads; and

WHEREAS, Major chocolate producers, such as Hershey, Nestle and Mars, continue

unchecked; and

WHEREAS, the international chocolate industry predicts a thirty percent increase of

chocolate consumption by the year 2020; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled ban the import of any cocoa beans, powder,

or other cocoa products from African countries that continue to utilize child

labor in the production of cocoa; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the United States restrict the sale of all commercial chocolate

candies, cocoa drinks, and all products made with cocoa produced from child

labor.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Alex Dray, Ransom Everglades.

A Bill to Increase Funding for Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to

Decrease Mosquito-borne Illnesses


Section 1. $25 million shall be allocated towards research and development of genetically

modified mosquitoes to reduce the amount of mosquito-borne illnesses across

the globe.

Section 2. A. “Research and Development” shall be defined as compiling data of the mosquito

genome and developing technology that can alter the genome to reduce the

number of mosquitoes.

B. “Genetically modified mosquitoes” shall be defined as mosquitoes that are

altered with the intent to decrease the overall population of Aedes aegpti and

Aedes albopicus through the creation of non-viable offspring.

C. “Mosquito-borne illness” shall be defined as an illness that is transmitted by a

mosquito bite, such as dengue, malaria, and zika.

Section 3. A. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) shall be responsible for aiding in the

research, development, and testing of genetically modified mosquitoes. Any

research done by the NIH will be shared with countries interested in

contributing.

B. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) shall oversee the

allocation of funds towards the development of genetically modified

mosquitoes.

Section 4. This legislation shall take effect beginning on FY 2020.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Daniel Guinto, Independent

A Bill to Welcome Alien Minors in order to Provide a Pathway to Citizenship


SECTION 1. All alien minors who entered the United States without proper paperwork shall

not be deported, threatened deportation denied employment, nor denied equal

educational opportunities due to lack of American citizenship.

SECTION 2. Definitions

A. “alien minor” is a person who entered the United States prior to their

eighteenth (18th) birthday.

B. “deportation” is the act of expelling (a foreigner) from a country, typically on

the grounds of illegal status.

C. “threaten” is to cause (someone or something) to be vulnerable or at risk;

endanger.

D. “educational opportunities” are those opportunities that aim to enable

individuals to acquire knowledge and certain skills, and to cultivate certain

capacities.

SECTION 3. Enforcement

A. The Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency shall oversee the

actions of their officials to prevent violation.

B. The Department of Education shall oversee the enforcement of equal

educational opportunities.

SECTION 4. This legislation shall take effect six (6) months after passage.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Alex Dray, Ransom Everglades.

Chamber I Name School Authors

Amy Bronzwiag Stoneman Douglas

Bennett Aikey Wellington High School X

Bhargav Kansara C Leon King High School

Blake Barclay Gulf Breeze High School

Bradley Fine Western High School

Cameron Burns Pine View School

Chris Smith Cardinal Gibbons High School

Daniel Orozco Northeast High School X

Erin Grilliot St. Thomas Aquinas High School

Gavin Gwaltney Charlotte Latin School

Haris Nadeem Charles Flanagan High School

Maya Levkovitz AW Dreyfoos School of the Arts X

Nathaniel Bullock West Orange High School X

Saajan Patel Cary Academy

Tamia Edwards J.P. Taravella High School

Varun Aggarwal Lake Highland Prep

Zayna Latife Ft Lauderdale

A Bill to Fund Microloans in Latin America


SECTION 1. The United States shall give 500 million dollars to the Inter-American

Development Bank (IADB) for the purpose of supporting its microloan program

in Latin America.

SECTION 2. The IADB is a multilateral financing organization with a goal of improving the

economic status of individuals in Central and Latin America.

SECTION 3. USAID will work alongside the IADB to ensure transparency in the enforcement

of this legislation.

SECTION 4. This legislation will be implemented on October 1, 2018.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Maya Levkovitz, Dreyfoos School of the Arts

A Resolution to Stop Nuclear Proliferation

Whereas, Nuclear states have not been denuclearizing at the rate needed to establish

peace; and

Whereas, Globally, nuclear weapons have been used to threaten state actors and its

citizens; and

Whereas, The United States has a moral obligation to its citizens to guarantee their

safety through establishing national security; and

Whereas, International negotiations are the only viable way to significantly decrease

nuclear proliferation globally; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Congress here assembled establish international talks with all

nations possessing nuclear weapons to mutually phase out all nuclear

weapons and weapons-grade fissile material and, be it

Further Resolved, That the international community would further incentivize the

decrease of nuclear weapons through sanctions to countries not upholding

burdens set by the talks established, and economic assistance to those that

do so.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Bennett Aikey, Wellington High School

A Bill to Protect Human Jobs


Section 1. Retail and Restaurant chains in the United States will be required to have a

certain minimum human worker quota relative to their Annual Gross Revenue.

Section 2. Per 279,000 USD of Annual Gross Income, a retail business chain must employ

one human employee. Per 600,000 USD of Annual Gross Revenue, a restaurant

chain must employ one human employee. If a chain does not comply, they will

be required to pay a compensation fee 2x the amount of Annual Gross Revenue

one worker is worth in taxes. A “business chain” shall be defined as any

restaurant or retail store having more than 1,000 branded storefronts in the

United States.

Section 3. All intricacies of this bill will be handled by the United States Department of

Labor, with oversight from Congress.

Section 4. This piece of legislation will go into effect 6 months after being put into law.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Daniel Orozco, Northeast High School

A Bill To Allow Felons To Vote After The Completion of Their Sentence


SECTION 1. The government of the United States shall allow felons to vote in all states

following the completion of their sentence

SECTION 2. Felon shall be defined as a criminal convicted of a serious crime

Sentence shall be defined as the final explicit act of a judge-ruled process.

SECTION 3. The implication of this legislation will be overseen by the Department of Justice

SECTION 4. This legislation will be implemented on January 1, 2018


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Nathaniel Bullock, West Orange High School

Chamber J Chamber J School Authorships

Blake Stern NSU University School X

Dylan Krishnashamy Suncoast High School

Estefano Ruiz Nova High School

Ethan Xie Desert Vista

Jack Mahoney Jesuit High School

Jonathan Bogen American Heritage Boca Delray

Jonathan Segal Cary Academy X

Kanor Hutton Miami Norland Senior High School X

Matias Galguera Wellington

Maxx Parcespe Boca Raton High School

Parker Martin Lake Mary Preparatory School

Priyanka Venkat West Broward High

Rohan Ray William G. Enloe HS Independent

Sam Weirda Buchholz High School

Sofia Delacruz Cypress Bay High School

Spencer Gorelick JP Taravella High School X

Victor Navarro Pembroke Pines Charter High School

A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT A PERMANENT JAPANESE MILITARY

WHEREAS, Since World War II, Japan’s military capabilities have been limited to defensive

forces; and

WHEREAS, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces are currently supplemented and supported by

United States Military personnel; and

WHEREAS, the threat to Japan posed by North Korea has been increasing; and

WHEREAS, the recent North Korean missile test violated Japanese airspace; now, therefore,

be it

RESOLVED, by the Student Congress here assembled that the United States shall support

Japan’s efforts to build an offensive military force to protect itself and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Congress shall support a change to Japan’s constitution to allow

the establishment of a permanent Japanese military.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Kanor Hutton, Miami Norland Senior High

A Bill to Ban Mountaintop Removal Mining within the Appalachian Mountains to Reduce Pollution


SECTION 1. The practice of mountaintop removal mining is hereby prohibited within the

Appalachian Mountains. The corporate tax rate charged to any coal mining

companies continuing to operate within the Appalachian Mountains is hereby

raised to 50%. Revenue generated from this tax shall be split between the

WIRED program to expand into the Appalachian mountains and small business

loans for coal workers or former coal workers in the Appalachian Mountains.

SECTION 2. A. Mountaintop removal mining is defined as the process of using explosives to

remove the tops of mountains to mine underlying seams of coal.

SECTION 3. A. The United States Department of Energy in conjunction with the IRS shall

oversee implementation of the pieces of this legislation regarding coal.

B. The SBA shall oversee the small business loans.

SECTION 4. This bill shall go into effect six months after passage.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Jonathan Segal, Cary Academy

A Bill to Build a Facility to Hold High Level Nuclear Waste


SECTION 1: A. The purchase, sale, and production of any high-capacity magazines is hereby

banned.

B. The possession and use of high-capacity magazines shall be allowed until

January 1st, 2023, after which the possession and use of such magazines will be

banned.

SECTION 2: “High-capacity magazine” shall be defined as a firearm magazine capable of

holding 15 or more rounds of ammunition.

SECTION 3: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms shall oversee the implementation

of this legislation in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies and justice

systems.

A. Any citizen found buying, selling, producing, or possessing a high-capacity

magazine (after the specified date) shall have their firearms and ammunition

seized, a $5,000 fine imposed, receive up to 6 months in jail, or any

combination of the three punishments as determined at the discretion of a

federal judge.

B. Any business found buying, selling, and/or producing a high-capacity

magazine shall have their business operations halted, audited, and will have

criminal charges brought against them.

SECTION 4: This bill shall go into effect on January 1st, 2018.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Spencer Gorelick, J.P. Taravella High School

The M.I.A.M.I. Act


SECTION 1. The EB-5 merit-based immigration visa program is hereby repealed.

SECTION 2. “Repealed” shall be defined as the removal of green card status and discontinuation

of the EB-5 Visa program.

SECTION 3. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security shall oversee the implementation of this

legislation.

A. The United States Congress' Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT 90) will have

all individuals, in the country under EB-5 exclusively, remain on green card

status pending an immigration court date to determine any risks to national

security or fraud. If convicted, individuals will be deported.

a. All those found not guilty shall be granted permanent legal residence.

B. For individuals who paid private firms for estates and those firms were later

convicted of fraud, those foreign individuals will be granted compensation.

C. The Federal Bureau of Investigations will utilize their forensic accounts to

determine any foreign conflict of interests. Private contractors will be used if

deemed necessary.

SECTION 4. This bill will be implemented immediately upon passage.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Blake Stern, NSU University School.

Chamber K

Chamber K School Authorships

Ahkil Karandikar Trinity Preparatory School

Bhamini Vellanki Durham Academy

Brooke Hoyt Ft Lauderdale

David Feng The Harker School

Deondre Perkins Suncoast High School

Devon Shields Gulf Breeze High School X

Ethan Hollander Cypress Bay High School

Filomena Selvanik Nova High School

Ishan Chowdhury Pembroke Pines Charter High School

Jacob Goetz Wharton High School

Jovan Carlton Nova High School

Kareem Weiss Lake Highland Prep

Layla Christie-Washington Miami Norland High School X

Natalie Navarette Boca Raton Community High School X

Natalie Santana Royal Palm Beach High School

Sahas Chintikayala C Leon King High School

Sean Harkins Western High School

Vincent Scuteri Pine View School X

A Resolution to Create a Multi-Continent Coalition to Stop Drug

Trafficking Across the Americas

WHEREAS, Drug trafficking continues to run rampant across North and South America; and

WHEREAS, This illegal trade results in the needless and innocent loss of life for thousands

across North and South America; and

WHEREAS, A multi-continent coalition is needed to join these struggling nations together;

now

RESOLVED, That the Student Congress here assembled make the following recommendation

for the United States to align with MERCOSUR to create a project to put an end

to drug trafficking across both continents; and, be it;

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Student Congress will allocate 200 million dollars in funds and

300 DEA agents to aid in the starting the organization and training local officials.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Natalie Navarrete, Boca Raton Community High School

A Bill to Build a Facility to Hold High Level Nuclear Waste


SECTION 1. This bill will continue the construction of The Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste

Depository as a containment for holding dangerous high level nuclear waste.

SECTION 2. “Nuclear Waste” will be defined as radioactive waste material, for example from

the use or reprocessing of nuclear fuel. “High level” will be defined as highly

radioactive wastes.

SECTION 3. This bill will be supervised by United States Environmental Protection Agency

and financially supported by the Department of Energy

SECTION 4. This bill will be implemented on November 28, 2017

SECTION 5. All other laws that are in conflict with this new policy shall hereby be declared

null and void.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Devon Shields, Gulf Breeze High School

A BILL TO PROHIBIT THE TRANSFER OF MILITARY SURPLUS TO

CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT


SECTION 1. A. The transfer of surplus weapons and armored vehicles from the U.S. military

to state and local law enforcement agencies will be hereby prohibited.

B. Prohibited weapons and vehicles already transferred will be repossessed by

the Department of Defense.

SECTION 2. Prohibited equipment includes tracked armored vehicles and weaponized

vehicles of any kind, rifles and ammunition of .50-caliber or higher, and grenade

launchers.

SECTION 3. The Department of Defense will oversee the enforcement of the bill.

SECTION 4. This bill shall be implemented on January 1, 2018.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Layla Christie-Washington, Miami Norland

Senior High

The Reymundo Sanchez Prison Education Bill of 2016


SECTION 1. $400 million will be allocated to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and $100 million to the Department of Justice.

SECTION 2. A. The Federal Bureau of Prisons will see that $200 million is spent on JP5 mini tablets used primarily for educational purposes and that $200 million will be spent on the GED tests. B. A JP5 tablet shall be defined as a tablet used for correctional purposes that provides inmates with an opportunity to use educational tools, communicate with others, and entertain themselves. C. GED test shall be defined as General Education Development, a test which upon passage gives the taker the educational status of a high school graduate. D. The extent of which programs inmates can use shall be decided by the warden of the prison in which the inmate is located, provided that at least five educational program or website is available. E. The Department of Education shall create a list of at least 100 websites that are considered “educational”. The warden of his or her respective prison will pick from this list sites that individual prisoners may use. F. Inmates shall have the choice to take the GED test, and if they choose to do so, the test as well as tablets with educational tools shall be provided for no charge to the inmate. G. Upon passage of the GED test, the inmate who passed may receive probation, if he or she finds a job or pursues further education within 27 weeks of release. H. Probation must begin within 2 weeks of passing the GED test. I. Passage of the GED test and commencement of probation will expunge criminal record. J. A 1 year probation shall be monitored by the Department of Justice through the tracking of any communication sent electronically as well as other methods seen reasonable by the Department of Justice. K. An inmate who starts probation and fails to find employment or further education within 27 weeks shall be returned to prison to continue his or her sentence. L. An inmate who fails to find a job or pursue education will not be liable for this program at any point in the future. M. Prisoners only qualify for probation if they are serving a sentence of 25 years or under.

SECTION 3. The Federal Bureau of Prisons shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this bill. Any prison official who interferes with the opportunity of an inmate to take the GED shall be relieved of his or her duty and fined $5000.

SECTION 4. The provisions of this bill shall take effect on October 1, 2018. SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Vincent Scuteri, Pine View School

Chamber L

Name School Authors

Anish Thalakola C Leon King High School

Christopher Slaughter Wellington

Core Ireland Lake Highland Prep

Edward Brunicardi Pine View School X

Gabrielle Cabeza Western High School

Ian Bluth American Heritage at Plantation

JaeLyn Lemon Royal Palm Beach High School

John Massa Charles Flanagan High School

Lillian Khanna AW Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Luke Keller Stoneman Douglas

Marguax Collins Jupiter High School

Matthew Cardoso Martin County High School

Michael Aubert Timber Creek High School X

Navya Mehta NSU University School

RJ Jain Cary Academy X

Ronald Thompson Nova High School

Tomer Shmul Cypress Bay High School

Zain Jarrar Clark Advanced Learning Center

The Asian Stability Act of 2017


SECTION 1. A. The United States shall immediately complete the construction of a THAAD

battery on the South Korean mainland.

B. The United States shall deploy one THAAD battery in the South China Sea off

the coast of Japan.

C. The United States shall deploy one THAAD battery in the Yellow Sea.

SECTION 2. A THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) battery is defined as a missile

defense system equipped with at least six launcher vehicles, eight missiles, two

mobile tactical operation centers, and a AN/TPY-2 ground based radar.

SECTION 3. The Department of Defense will oversee the enforcement of the bill.

SECTION 4. The provision of this legislation shall be enforced immediately upon passage.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Edward Brunicardi, Pine View School

A Bill to Combat the Nursing Shortage


SECTION 1. A. An additional 50 million USD shall be allocated to Title VIII of the Public Health

Service Act.

B. Loan forgiveness programs shall be implemented to cover the costs of nursing

school.

C. 60% of loan forgiveness monies shall be allocated towards men.

SECTION 2. Loan forgiveness programs shall be defined as monies available to individuals

who commit to 8 years of nursing, for the purposes of paying off loans taken for

nursing school.

SECTION 3. The Department of Health and Human services shall be responsible for

implementing this legislation.

SECTION 4. This bill shall go into effect within 3 months of passage.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Rohit Jain, Cary Academy

A Bill to Implement Paid Parental Leave to Help the Workers of the United States


SECTION 1. All companies across the United States provide at least 12 weeks of paid Parental

Leave for all full time, or contracted workers. As well as creating a tax benefit to

insurance companies making new branches to help offset the cost.

SECTION 2. Paid Parental Leave – When a worker either biologically has/adopts a new child

(ages 0-6), that worker will be allowed to not go to work, and still receive their

full salary.

Full Time Employee – An employee who works a minimum of 30 hours a week.

Contracted Employee – An employee who receives contracts from various places

where they act as a full time employee until the end of a contract.

SECTION 3. The Department of Labor in conjunction with the Treasury Depart will head this

legislation. Employers not adhering to the policy will be charged double the

employee’s salary for the potential time.

A. The Department of Labor will be in charge of making sure that everything is

going smoothly, and will be in charge of punishing employers in violation.

They will also be distributing 60% of the fine to the employee harmed, and

then keeping the remaining 40%.

B. The Department of the Treasury will be in charge of implementing a policy

where all insurance companies who create new branches to help offset the

cost of the employee’s salaries will receive a three year tax exempt status for

said branches.

SECTION 4. This bill will be implanted by April 18th 2019.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Michael Aubert, Timber Creek HS

Chamber M

Name School Authors

Aamir Lacewala American Heritage Boca Delray

Andrew Sun The Harker School

Artea Brahaj Bronx Science

David Charles St. Thomas Aquinas High School

David Forbes Nova High School

Eric Singleton Royal Palm Beach High School

Genevieve Cox WB Ray High School X

Gianluca Medigovic Ft Lauderdale

John Deng Lake Highland Preparatory X

John Ocampo Nova High School

Kaitlin Patterson Clark Advanced Learning Center X

Nandika Regatti West Broward High School X

Raquel Palacio Western High School

Ryan Psik Trinity Preparatory School

Sachin Samaroo Miramar HS

Sahaj Singh Carroll Senior High School

Sarah Mohammed Stoneman Douglas

Sydney Hertz Miami Beach Senior High

A Resolution to Resolve the Rohingya Crisis

Whereas, The Rohingya minority in Myanmar have continued to be persecuted and killed

in large numbers; and

Whereas, More and more Rohingya die everyday because the international community

ignores their responsibility to find a lasting solution; and

Whereas, The Myanmar government has not ceased these killings even though the United

Nations has condemned them time and time again; and

Whereas, ASEAN nations, of which Myanmar is a member, are perfectly situated to

mediate the crisis in Myanmar; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Congress here assembled should encourage ASEAN to provide for

mediated solution between the Myanmar government and the representatives

of the Rohingya minority to achieve a just and lasting solution to the current

crisis; and be it

Further resolved, That if ASEAN as an alliance agrees to adopt this initiative, then the United

States will provide for the necessary expense for the funding of this endeavor.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Genevieve Cox, W. B. Ray High School

A Resolution to Remove Mandatory Minimums

Whereas, Mandatory Minimum Sentencing neglects the critical element of

Intent and context surrounding the crime by subjecting all people to

the same punishment no matter the reason; and

Whereas, Mandatory Minimum sentencing laws require time served in prison

to be based solely on the crime committed, not a judge's expert

decision; and

Whereas, since a judge interprets what the law says, he/she should get to

determine the proper amount of time to serve as punishment; and

Whereas, Mandatory Minimum penalties have not helped to improve the

incarceration rates of many convicted criminal; and

Whereas, The prison populations have become over-crowded which is a

direct result of long incarcerations from Mandatory Minimums

Therefore, be it resolved by the Congress here assembled here that

mandatory minimums shall be removed from the Justice system.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Kaitlin Patterson, Clark Advanced Learning Center

The American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2017


SECTION 1. The full text of H.R. 3420/S.1639, the American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of

2017, is hereby enacted.

SECTION 2. The AOCFA directs the Department of the Treasure to assess a fee of $49 per ton

of carbon emissions. The fee will be adjusted for importers and exporters of

high-emissions manufacturers. Revenue will be used for the following purposes:

A. Cap the maximum corporate tax rate at 27%.

B. Provide block grants to states to mitigate costs for low-income Americans and

to provide job training in affected industries.

SECTION 3. The Department of the Treasury will oversee implementation of this legislation,

including collection of emissions data.

SECTION 4. This legislation will go into effect immediately.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by John Deng, Lake Highland Preparatory

A Bill to Legalize Government-Approved Brothels in the United States


SECTION 1. Government-approved brothels shall hereby be legalized in the 50 states and the

District of Columbia for commercial usage.

SECTION 2. Government-approved brothels shall be defined as brothels approved by the

U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A brothel shall be defined as a place where people may come to engage in sexual

activity with a prostitute, sometimes referred to as a sex worker.

SECTION 3. The Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, and IRS

will oversee the implementation of the legislation.

A. Government-approved brothels will submit applications to the Department

of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services for comprehensive

review.

B. Government-approved brothels will receive quarterly reviews from officials

from both departments to insure that safety standards are met.

C. Government-approved brothels will be taxable businesses just as any other

legal institution.

SECTION 4. This bill will go into effect immediately after passage.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Nadika Regatti, West Broward High School

Chamber N

Name School Authors

Brandon Lee Suncoast High School X

Brandon Smith Dayan Vizoso

Chase Jacobson Winston Churchill High School X

Chris Matei American Heritage at Plantation

Eliza Simikian West Orange

Emily Pacenti AW Dreyfoos School of the Arts

George Kaplanidis Jupiter High School

Govind Srikanth C Leon King High School

Harys Dalvi American Heritage Boca Delray

Joy Rice Cypress Bay High School

Karson Povio Martin County High School

Marissa Gootee Gulf Breeze High School

Marquis Haiti Royal Palm Beach High School

Michael Evrard-Vescio FAU High School X

Naman Kumar Lake Highland Prep

Nicholas Cassese Boca Raton Community High School X

Ryan Mella Cooper City

Valerie Leon Western High School

A Bill to Resolve Conflict in North Korea


SECTION 1. The United States government and the United Nations shall oversee the

implementation of comprehensive sanctions on North Korea to promote

transparency, peace with South Korea, and the end of human rights abuses

in North Korea.

SECTION 2. The United States will engage in multilateral negotiations with China,

South Korea, and Russia to ensure a peaceful solution to the conflict.

SECTION 3. The United States Department of State, Department of War, and any

necessary and related agencies shall oversee the enforcement of this bill.

A. The Department of State will conduct annual audits to ensure the

effectiveness of sanctions. If the audits give reason to believe that

these measures have failed, the option of military intervention will

be forced to be discussed.

SECTION 4. This legislation shall be implemented upon its passage.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Nicholas Cassese, Boca Raton High School

A Resolution to Repeal the Wolf Amendment


WHEREAS, China’s growing space program would benefit the United States in terms of

scientific development; and

WHEREAS, China can gather US technological advances from our allies without espionage

right now; and

WHEREAS, the risk of a miscalculation leading to conflict is only increased; and

WHEREAS, cooperation in space is a good method to improve US-China relations; and

WHEREAS, it is rapidly escalating an ongoing race that is harmful for the US; now, therefore,

be it

RESOLVED, By the Congress here assembled that the Wolf Amendment be repealed.

Introduced by Chase Jacobson, Winston Churchill High School

A Bill to Increase Border Security


SECTION 1: The Department of Homeland Security shall receive an additional 304,000,000

dollars in funding to pay for an additional 6,200 Border Patrol Agents.

SECTION 2: Border Patrol Agents shall be defined as a person securing international land

borders and coastal waters, in order to safeguard the American people.

SECTION 3: This bill will be enforced by the Department of Homeland Security.

SECTION 4: This legislation shall be implemented immediately after passage.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Michael Evrard-Vescio, FAU High

A Bill to Alleviate the Power of Private Prisons


Section 1. Juveniles will be banned from being sent to private prisons. Federal funding for

private prisons shall also be reduced by 50%, and the funds will be reallocated to

create more federal public prisons. Current juveniles in private prisons shall be

relocated to a federal public prison.

Section 2. Juveniles shall be defined as those who are age 18 and younger. This legislation shall

pertain to those who have been charged or convicted of an offense.

Section 3. The Department of Justice will enforce the prevention of juveniles from being sent

to private prisons. The Department of Treasury will be in control of regulating the

reduction in funding, along with its reallocation.

Section 4. This legislation shall be put into effect on October 1st, 2018.


Introduced for Congressional Debate by Brandon Lee, Suncoast High School

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