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by Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi » Mon Oct 04, 2021 2:05 pm
by Velahor » Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:59 pm
Is there going to be a whip of any sort on the EFA? I agreed with ending questioning (we have better things to get to), but I'm likely voting nay on the actual bill due to spending concerns.
by Louisianan » Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:37 pm
by Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi » Mon Oct 04, 2021 10:56 pm
Velahor wrote:United States House of Representatives
Congresswoman Diane Paulson [R-ME-2]
Paulson had a note passed to Volker.Is there going to be a whip of any sort on the EFA? I agreed with ending questioning (we have better things to get to), but I'm likely voting nay on the actual bill due to spending concerns.
Dearest Rep Paulson,
I believe that we have sufficient votes to push through the act without a whip. However, we will use the acclamation procedure so that a Democrat can bring the bill down to blame them.
Kindest Regards,
Tom Volker
by Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:04 am
by Gordano and Lysandus » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:08 am
Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi wrote:United States House of Representatives
Representative Gene Goper
(Republican- 4th Congressional District of Alabama)
Speaker pro Tempore of the United States House of Representatives
“The voting has now closed, and the Ayes have it. The floor is up for motions."
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Representative Thomas Volker
(Republican- 8th Congressional District of Missouri)
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
"I motion for the House to take up the Endless Frontiers Act"
by Kargintinia » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:09 am
Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi wrote:United States House of Representatives
Representative Gene Goper
(Republican- 4th Congressional District of Alabama)
Speaker pro Tempore of the United States House of Representatives
“The voting has now closed, and the Ayes have it. The floor is up for motions."
United States House of Representatives[/align]
Representative Thomas Volker
(Republican- 8th Congressional District of Missouri)
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
"I motion for the House to take up the Endless Frontiers Act"
by Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:10 am
Gordano and Lysandus wrote:Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi wrote:United States House of Representatives
Representative Gene Goper
(Republican- 4th Congressional District of Alabama)
Speaker pro Tempore of the United States House of Representatives
“The voting has now closed, and the Ayes have it. The floor is up for motions."
United States House of Representatives[/align]
Representative Thomas Volker
(Republican- 8th Congressional District of Missouri)
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
"I motion for the House to take up the Endless Frontiers Act"
Representative Caroline Simone
[Democratic - 12th District of the State of New York]
"Point of order, Mr. Speaker."
by Gordano and Lysandus » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:12 am
Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi wrote:Representative Gene Goper
(Republican- 4th Congressional District of Alabama)
Speaker pro Tempore of the United States House of Representatives
“The chair recognizes the Gentlelady from New York."
by Gordano and Lysandus » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:14 am
by Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:47 am
Gordano and Lysandus wrote:Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi wrote:Representative Gene Goper
(Republican- 4th Congressional District of Alabama)
Speaker pro Tempore of the United States House of Representatives
“The chair recognizes the Gentlelady from New York."
Representative Caroline Simone
[Democratic - 12th District of the State of New York]
"The Endless Frontier Act has not passed the Senate, and no concurrent version of the bill has been docketed here in the House, and so the motion is not valid."
by Newne Carriebean7 » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:52 am
Krugeristan wrote:This is Carrie you're referring to. I'm not going to expect him to do something sane anytime soon. He can take something as simple as a sandwich, and make me never look at sandwiches with a straight face ever again.
Former Carriebeanian president Carol Dartenby sentenced to 4 years hard labor for corruption and mismanagement of state property|Former Carriebeanian president Antrés Depuís sentenced to 3 years in prison for embezzling funds and corruption
by The Sarangtus Lands » Tue Oct 05, 2021 12:08 pm
The National Right to Rest Act
A BILL
To change the requirements for businesses to meet paid parental and sick leave requirements for their employees.
Sponsor: Rep. Everson Boyd [D-WI-3]
Senate Sponsors: Sen. Eugene Obradovic [D-IL], Sen. Benjamin Hertzog [D-MI]
House Sponsors: Rep. Caroline Simone [D-NY-12]
SECTION 1: SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the "The National Right to Rest Act".
SECTION 2: Requirements for Minimum Rest Periods
- This Act will require, as set out by the timeline in Section 4, all businesses with more than 50 employees to provide 30 weeks of paid and shared parental leave and 8 weeks of paid sick leave per year, along with possible extensions as granted by the permission of a doctor, who is to be reimbursed by the business rather than the patient in such cases.
- This Act will also require, once again as set out by the timeline in Section 4, all businesses with under 50 employees to provide 24 weeks of paid and shared parental leave and 6 weeks of paid sick leave per year, along with possible extensions as granted by the permission of a doctor, however unlike businesses under section 2a requirements, there is no requirement for the business to take on the costs, although they are strongly encouraged to do so.
- Employees shall, in this case, include independent contractors and other forms of employment where the company is responsible for paying the employee, independent contractor or whatever other language is used for the person in employment. Independent contractors and other forms of work will also be subjected to these requirements.
- They shall get these rights as soon as they start employment.
- At least 30 minutes of break shall be mandated per 3 hours of work.
SECTION 3: Requirements for Pay During Periods of Rest
- 75% of that paid and shared parental leave shall be fully paid, while 25% of it shall be half-paid.
- 50% of the sick pay shall be fully paid, while 50% of it shall be half-paid.
- The mandated break session shall be fully paid.
SECTION 4: Phase-In Period
- Businesses shall only have to meet half the requirements in this bill for the first calendar year of its implementation, but then the bill shall take full effect exactly a year from passage.
by Velahor » Tue Oct 05, 2021 1:37 pm
The Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel Act
A BILL
to streamline the permitting process for federally-funded infrastructure projects.
Sponsor: Representative Diane Paulson (R-ME-2)
Senate Sponsors: Senator Eugene Obradovic (D-IL), Senator Max O’Halloran (R-WY), Senator Benjamin Hertzog (D-MI)
House Sponsors: Representative Thomas Volker (R-MO-8), Representative Caroline Simone (D-NY-12), Representative Everson Boyd (D-WI-3)
SECTION 1: SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the “The Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel Act” or as the abbreviation “FIPAPA.”
SECTION 2: CREATION OF A THREE-MEMBER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ADJUDICATION PANEL
(1) This Act establishes an “Federal Infrastructure Projects Adjudication Panel” (FIPAP) as a legislative court pursuant to Article I of the United States Constitution to review judicial challenges to federally-funded infrastructure projects.
(2) The FIPAP will be a three-seat panel of magistrates with legal, environmental, and infrastructure expertise.
(i) One seat of the FIPAP will be held by a member appointed to the panel by the President of the United States within 60 days of the beginning of a new Presidential term.
(ii) The two remaining seats of the FIPAP will be chosen by a vote of the Senate from a list of 6 prospective candidates nominated by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee within 60 days of the beginning of a new four-year Presidential term.
(A) The process will include a single round of voting among Senators casting a vote for a single candidate, with the two candidates receiving the most votes being seated on the FIPAP.
(B) The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee shall choose candidates for the FIPAP who are experts in environmental law and infrastructure development, with preference given to candidates who have experience in both fields.
(C) An FIPAP magistrate term shall be four years, beginning 60 days after the commencement of a standard four-year presidential term, and ending 60 days after the commencement of the next four-year presidential term.
(D) A FIPAP magistrate can be removed from their seat prior to the end of their four-year term with:
(i) a vote of two-thirds of the Senate, or,
(ii) upon the receipt of a letter requesting the removal of the magistrate signed by the Energy, Transportation, and Housing Secretaries and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, an FIPAP magistrate may be removed by a majority vote of the Senate, followed by a vote of two-thirds of the House of Representatives.
(E) In the case that the Senate Environment and Public Works committee be eliminated or reformed, the duty to nominate magistrates will transfer to the most relevant Senate committee to matters of environmental and infrastructure issues, as determined by the Senate Majority Leader.
(3) This Act hereby grants the sole power of judicial review of federal infrastructure permitting decisions to the FIPAP.
SECTION 3: MANDATING A UNIFORM INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING DECISION PROCESS USING A SINGLE DOCUMENT
(1) This Act mandates the use of a single, uniform document for entire federal infrastructure permitting approval process for projects deemed to have a “significant environmental impact” by the Council on Environmental Quality.
(2) The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality is hereby ordered to implement this provision prior to June 01, 2021.
(3) In the case that the Council on Environmental Quality be eliminated prior to June 01, 2021, or if the Chair of the CEQ does not meet the June 01, 2021 deadline to create a simplified form for infrastructure approvals, this duty will transfer to the Environmental Protection Agency.
SECTION 4: LIMITING THE SCOPE OF JUDICIAL CHALLENGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE PERMIT APPROVALS
(1) This Act restricts judicial challenges to federal infrastructure permitting decisions adjudicated by the FIPAP to:
(A) Suits for failure to consider or disclose material impacts of the project or practical alternatives, or
(B) suits for violations of substantive law, or
(C) suits appealing the CEQ’s classification of an infrastructure project a project that raises “serious issues of public safety” as defined in Section 5(1)(ii).
(2) A plaintiff in a FIPAP adjudication is required to participate materially in the public review and public comment process of the relevant infrastructure project in order to have standing to sue before the FIPAP.
(3) Statute of Limitations: Plaintiffs have 90 days from the issuance of a federal infrastructure project permit to appeal that decision to the FIPAP.
SECTION 5: APPLYING TIME LIMITS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING PROCESS
(1) The Council on Environmental Quality shall establish appropriate time limits for federal agencies and state and local governments to provide the appropriate documentation when applying for a permit.
(i) These time limits shall be reasonable and consistent with the issuance of a final permitting decision within two years.
(ii) The CEQ shall establish separate time limits for projects that raise serious issues of public safety, which shall be defined as projects where it would be either negligent or unreasonable for permitting to occur in the standard two-year time period.
SECTION 6: APPLYING PAGE LIMITS TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
(1) This Act codifies into statute the CEQ regulation in 40 CFR 1502.7.
(2) The text of final environmental impact statements (EISs) shall normally be less than 150 pages.
(3) For infrastructure proposals of unusual scope or complexity, the page limit for EISs shall be 300 pages.
(4) This Act hereby mandates that environmental assessments (EAs) created by federal agencies for the purpose of infrastructure permitting shall be limited to 15 pages.
by Yaruqo » Tue Oct 05, 2021 1:44 pm
Newne Carriebean7 wrote:United States House of Representatives
Representative Maxine Caroline Durant [R-MS-3]
"Mr. Speaker, I motion we proceed with the Docket."
by Louisianan » Tue Oct 05, 2021 5:42 pm
by New Cobastheia » Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:26 am
Amendment to the Endless Frontier Act
Total Expense if Amendment Adopted: $130,000,000,000 (ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY BILLION U.S. DOLLARS)
Section 4 is amended thus:
- Subsection (a) is amended by striking it and inserting: "The Department of Commerce shall be appropriated $10,000,000,000 for the purpose of designing and implementing a supply-chain crisis management program and $20,000,000,000 to fund the creation and designation of ten regional technology hubs."
- Subsection (b) is inserted and reads: There shall be one regional technology hub, as established in Section 4(a), in each Census Bureau-designated division with the exception of the East North Central division in which there shall be two regional technology hubs.
by Velahor » Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:34 am
New Cobastheia wrote:United States Senate
Senator Benjamin Hertzog [D-MI]
{Senate Majority Leader}
"Objection," Hertzog called out as he rolled his eyes at the Freshman Senator of Louisiana's comments, "Mr. President, I motion to add the following amendment."
Total Expense if Amendment Adopted: $130,000,000,000 (ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY BILLION U.S. DOLLARS)
Section 4 is amended thus:
- Subsection (a) is amended by striking it and inserting: "The Department of Commerce shall be appropriated $10,000,000,000 for the purpose of designing and implementing a supply-chain crisis management program and $20,000,000,000 to fund the creation and designation of ten regional technology hubs."
- Subsection (b) is inserted and reads: There shall be one regional technology hub, as established in Section 4(a), in each Census Bureau-designated division with the exception of the East North Central division in which there shall be two regional technology hubs.
by Gordano and Lysandus » Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:44 am
Velahor wrote:New Cobastheia wrote:United States Senate
Senator Benjamin Hertzog [D-MI]
{Senate Majority Leader}
"Objection," Hertzog called out as he rolled his eyes at the Freshman Senator of Louisiana's comments, "Mr. President, I motion to add the following amendment."
Total Expense if Amendment Adopted: $130,000,000,000 (ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY BILLION U.S. DOLLARS)
Section 4 is amended thus:
- Subsection (a) is amended by striking it and inserting: "The Department of Commerce shall be appropriated $10,000,000,000 for the purpose of designing and implementing a supply-chain crisis management program and $20,000,000,000 to fund the creation and designation of ten regional technology hubs."
- Subsection (b) is inserted and reads: There shall be one regional technology hub, as established in Section 4(a), in each Census Bureau-designated division with the exception of the East North Central division in which there shall be two regional technology hubs.
United States Senate
Senator William S. Rogers III [D-MT]
“Mr. President, I second the motion made by the Senator from Michigan.”
by Sarenium » Wed Oct 06, 2021 5:32 am
...I'd like to do you slowly...
Just another Australian.
by Deblar » Wed Oct 06, 2021 8:21 am
by Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi » Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:34 pm
Dearest Gene
It has come to my attention that there are insufficient votes to proceed with the Clean Congress Act, as I am hearing murmurings of discontent in my caucus. Our party cannot afford such a defeat this early on. Please remove the Clean Congress Act off the Agenda until such time where we can potentially gather the votes
Always Your's
Thomas
by Gordano and Lysandus » Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:10 pm
Rural Liberation and Reparation Act
A BILL
To redress the unforeseen but extremely damaging consequences of the Endangered Species Act on rural communities, and agricultural enterprises therein, and to prepare to make recompense for the damages inflicted by the Federal Government in its exercise.
Sponsor: Representative Abigail Jekyll-Jones of Oregon (R)
Senate Sponsors: Senator Max O'Halleran of Wyoming (R)
House Sponsors:
Total Expense: $1,000,000,000.
SECTION 1: SHORT TITLEThis Act may be cited as the "Rural Liberation and Reparation Act".
SECTION 2: Amendment to the Endangered Species Act.Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
”(f) Free exercise of agriculture - No provision of the Endangered Species Act may be construed as to disadvantage or limit the free development of agriculture, or the profitability of that agriculture, or the production of food or commodity crops, by any farm or other agricultural enterprise owned wholly or partially by a United States citizen.”
SECTION 3: Calculation of reparations.
- The Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall be required to report to the President and to the Congress a fair and reasoned assessment of all financial damages inflicted by the enforcement of the Endangered Species Act in the disadvantage or limitation of the free development of agriculture, or the profitability of that agriculture, or the production of food or commodity crops, by any farm or other agricultural enterprise owned wholly or partially by a United States citizen.
- The Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall be required to factor inflation into the estimation of the financial damages inflicted.
SECTION 4: Establishment of the Rural Reparations Program.
- The Secretary of Agriculture shall be required to oversee the establishment of a program, known as the Rural Reparations Program, to disburse funds to those acknowledged by the report of the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture as having been financially damaged by the enforcement of the Endangered Species Act, according to the damages as assessed by the Inspector General.
- Out of funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the fund established under this subsection $1 billion for fiscal year 2022.
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