America the Beautiful: An American Political RP (Congress)

[Yaruqo]

United States House of Representatives
Representative Oliver Miller [D-KS-3]

“Aye.”

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

United States House of Representatives

Representative Thomas Volker
(Republican- 8th Congressional District of Missouri)
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Not Presiding

“Aye”

[Meelducan]

House Floor
Representative Donal Jonsson - (D-ME-1)

Donal blankly looked at the Speaker before shaking his head.

“No.”

[Velahor]

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.

[Louisianan]

United States Senate
Senator Hypolite Gaspard
[Republican - State of Louisiana]

"Aye."

United States House of Representatives
Representative Linda Lazare
[Democratic - 7th District of the State of Texas]

"Aye."

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

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

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

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"

[Gordano and Lysandus]

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"

Representative Caroline Simone
[Democratic - 12th District of the State of New York]

"Point of order, Mr. Speaker."

[Kargintinia]

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"

United States House of Representatives
House Majority Whip Earl Tenson (R-MT-At-Large)

"I second the motion, Mr. Speaker."

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

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"

Representative Caroline Simone
[Democratic - 12th District of the State of New York]

"Point of order, Mr. Speaker."

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."

[Gordano and Lysandus]

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."

[Gordano and Lysandus]

United States Senate
Senator Eugene Obradovic
[Democratic - State of Illinois]
{President pro tempore of the United States Senate}

"With all votes counted, the motion carries and the questioning period on the Endless Frontier Act is ended. The floor is open for motions and debate."

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

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."

Representative Gene Goper
(Republican- 4th Congressional District of Alabama)
Speaker pro Tempore of the United States House of Representatives

"The chair recognizes the motion to take up the Endless Frontiers Act out of order at this time. The floor is up for motions."

[Newne Carriebean7]

United States House of Representatives
Representative Maxine Caroline Durant [R-MS-3]

"Mr. Speaker, I motion we proceed with the Docket."

[The Sarangtus Lands]

Everson stepped up to the relevant section of the House and put the following into the docket:

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. They shall get these rights as soon as they start employment.
5. At least 30 minutes of break shall be mandated per 3 hours of work.

SECTION 3: Requirements for Pay During Periods of Rest

1. 75% of that paid and shared parental leave shall be fully paid, while 25% of it shall be half-paid.
2. 50% of the sick pay shall be fully paid, while 50% of it shall be half-paid.
3. The mandated break session shall be fully paid.

SECTION 4: Phase-In Period

1. 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.

[Velahor]

United States House of Representatives
Congresswoman Diane Paulson [R-ME-2]

Representative Paulson had her staff put FIPAPA into the bill hopper.

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.

[Yaruqo]

United States House of Representatives
Representative Maxine Caroline Durant [R-MS-3]

"Mr. Speaker, I motion we proceed with the Docket."

United States House of Representatives
Representative Oliver Miller [D-KS-3]

Oliver couldn’t help but grumble to himself. What docket? The Speaker has only got two Republican bills on the agenda, but fuck the rest of us, I guess. Regardless, he rose and spoke clearly, “Mr. Speaker, I second the motion.”

[Louisianan]

United States Senate
Senator Hypolite Gaspard
[Republican - State of Louisiana]

"I motion to bring the Endless Frontier Act to vote, Mr. President. The vote is going one way and we all know it, everybody's minds have already been made up, ain't no use in wasting time." he said gruffly,

[New Cobastheia]

United States Senate
Senator Benjamin Hertzog [D-MI]
{Senate Majority Leader}

"Objection," Hertzog called out as he rolled his eyes at the Freshman Senator from Louisiana's comments, "Mr. President, I motion to add the following amendment."

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:

1. 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."
2. 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.

Edit: Labelled it Wrong

[Velahor]

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."

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Amendment to the American Recovery Act

Total Expense if Amendment Adopted: $130,000,000,000 (ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY BILLION U.S. DOLLARS)

Section 4 is amended thus:

1. 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."
2. 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.”

[Gordano and Lysandus]

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."

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Amendment 1 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:

1. 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."
2. 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.”

Senator Eugene Obradovic
[Democratic - State of Illinois]
{President pro tempore of the United States Senate}

"Without objection, the motion is carried. The gentleman from Michigan is invited to lay out the amendment."

[Sarenium]

Jack Vichter found himself positively confounded, but he would listen.

Meanwhile Deborah replied, "Objection," annoyed by the very little amount of time given to opposing Senators to object.

[Deblar]

Hugo walked back into the chamber after a much needed restroom break just as Representative Durant made her motion. Hugo returned to his seat as the motion was seconded. Afterwards Hugo rose.

US House of Representatives
Hugo Fitzgerald [D-TX-29]

“Mr. Speaker, I also second the motion.”

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

United States House of Representatives

Representative Thomas Volker
(Republican- 8th Congressional District of Missouri)
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Volker wrote a quick note and passed it to the Speaker

Representative Gene Goper
(Republican- 4th Congressional District of Alabama)
Speaker pro Tempore of the United States House of Representatives

Gene read the order quickly.

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

"The Chair would like to announce a change in the docket of the House with the Clean Congress Act being taken off the agenda for the time being. Reflecting a change in the docket the Chair will give the opportunity for members to withdraw their motion to proceed with the docket if they wish."

[Gordano and Lysandus]

United States House of Representatives
Staff of Representative Abigail Jekyll-Jones [R-OR-2]

Representative Jekyll-Jones' staff submits the following bill to the hopper for the House.

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 TITLE

This 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.

1. 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.
2. 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.

1. 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.
2. 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.