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Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: D
Number: 518
Leg_Title: A Bill to Save the World
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: SECTION 1. A revenue-neutral carbon tax will be imposed on
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Line04: SECTION 2. A carbon tax is defined as a tax on the carbon
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Line08: SECTION 3. This bill will be enforced by the United States
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Line10: SECTION 4. This bill will take effect one-year after its
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Madison Kozoyed
School: Western Branch High School
Date: 09 Mar 2011
Time: 20:00:36

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: V
Number: 2
Leg_Title: A Bill to Remove the Mandate of Gym Classes in Public School
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: This bill will remove the mandate of any and all Gym classes
Line02: A gym class is any class that requires physical activity and
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Line04: The Virginia Board of Education will oversee the repeal of
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Tyler Hasty
School: Landstown High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 13:33:13

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: E
Number: 007
Leg_Title: The Social Equality act
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: Article One: The United States Federal Government hereby
Line02: seizes all property and all money of all citizens of the
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Line11: Article Two: Money is defined as currencies that have
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Line13: Personal property is defined as objects such as, but not
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Line16: Article Three: This plan is go into effect immediately
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Line22: Article Four: This piece of legislation is to be carried out
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Tom Scott-Sharoni
School: Princess Anne High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 17:17:32

Docket: Super Session
Legislation: Bill #
Area: D
Number: 1965
Leg_Title: The Doctor Fairness Act
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: Article One: The United States Federal Government hereby
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Tom Scott-Sharoni
School: Princess Anne High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 17:27:36

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: E
Number: 1
Leg_Title: A bill to pay independent adults a higher salary
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Line01: Section 1: Adults who can provide proof of independent
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Line04: Section 2: Adults-any person over the age of eighteen or
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Katelyn Squicciarini
School: Western Branch High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 20:05:16

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: V
Number: 538
Leg_Title: A Bill to Create Mandatory Physical Education Classes
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: SECTION 1.The state of Virginia requires all Virginia public
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Line07: SECTION 2.Physical education (often abbreviated Phys. Ed. or
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Line11: SECTION 3.This bill will be regulated by the Virginia
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Line13: SECTION 4.This law will take effect at the beginning of the
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: James Timko
School: Western Branch High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 20:06:58

Docket: Super Session
Legislation: Bill #
Area: V
Number: 99999
Leg_Title: A Bill to Conform Criminals to a Proper Lifestyle
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: SECTION 1.Each person who is convicted of a crime shall be
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Line07: SECTION 2.Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which
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Line13: SECTION 3.The Virginia Department of Justice will oversee
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: James Timko
School: Western Branch High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 20:14:23

Docket: Super Session
Legislation: Bill #
Area: E
Number: 1
Leg_Title: A bill to give money to gas companies
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: Section 1: Any gas gasoline companies who uses gas that
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Line04: Section 2: corn ethanol- ethanol produced from corn as a
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Katelyn Squicciarini
School: Western Branch High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 20:16:36

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: I
Number: 666
Leg_Title: A Bill to Implement Elections in Africa
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: Section 1. All african countries must implement elections
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Line04: Section 2. Africa- is located to the south of europe and
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Line09: Section 3.The United Nations will oversee this bill.
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Jordan Brown
School: Western Branch High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 21:11:28

Docket: Super Session
Legislation: Bill #
Area: D
Number: 519
Leg_Title: A Bill to Protect Doctors
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: SECTION 1. Medical doctors in the United States will only
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Line04: SECTION 2. Malpractice is defined as failure of a
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Madison Kozoyed
School: Western Branch High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 21:17:06

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: D
Number: 23320
Leg_Title: A Bill to Abolish Government Funding of Space Exploration
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Line01: SECTION 1. The federal government of the United States of
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Davis Rudisill
School: Western Branch High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 21:23:25

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: D
Number: 23320
Leg_Title: A Bill to Abolish Government Funding of Space Exploration
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Line01: SECTION 1. The federal government of the United States of
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Davis Rudisill
School: Western Branch High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 21:24:49

Docket: Super Session
Legislation: Bill #
Area: D
Number: 23321
Leg_Title: A Bill to Reform Medical Liability
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Line01: SECTION 1. The federal government of the United States of
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Davis Rudisill
School: Western Branch High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 21:25:14

Docket: Super Session
Legislation: Bill #
Area: I
Number: 666
Leg_Title: A Bill to Terminate the "Investor State" Clause from NAFTA
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Line01: Section 1. Because of the constant controversy over the
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Jordan Brown
School: Western Branch High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 21:30:59

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: I
Number: 1
Leg_Title: a bill to bomb pakistan
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Joseph Giacolone
School: Western Branch
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 11:42:30

Docket: Super Session
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: I
Number: 2
Leg_Title: a bill for the absolvement of africa
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Joseph Giacolone
School: Western Branch
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 11:45:31

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Area: V
Number: 1
Leg_Title: Virginia Coast Oil Exploration
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Walter C. Radam
School: Princess Anne High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 12:42:47

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: V
Number: 1995
Leg_Title: Legislation for Mandatory Gym Classes in Public Schools
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Line01: Article I: The State of Virginia hereby declares that all
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Line07: Article III: This piece of legislation shall be enacted in
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Daniel Choi
School: Princess Anne High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 14:35:25

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: E
Number: 2
Leg_Title: A Bill To Reduce Taxes
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Line01: SECTION 1. The individual Income Tax for all citizens shall
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Line04: SECTION 3. Import tariffs on all manufactured goods shall be
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: James Weisel
School: Gloucester High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 15:05:14

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: E
Number: 1
Leg_Title: A Resolution to Encourage Greater Income Equality
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Line01: WHEREAS, in many States in the Union there is great
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: James Weisel
School: Gloucester High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 15:07:30

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: I
Number: 1
Leg_Title: Elections in Africa
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas, democratic electiosn in Africa are rare
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Line03: whereas many African nations are dictatorships
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Line06: Whereas numerous rebellions in Africa,
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Line10: BE IT RESOLVED BY STUDENT CONGRESS ASSEMBLED THAT
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Tyler Price
School: Gloucester High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 15:14:00

Docket: Docket B
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: I
Number: 2
Leg_Title: Relations with Pakistan
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas, teh United States and Pakistan are currently worse
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Line03: Whereas, domestic terrorism in Pakistan
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Line08: Whereas, international terrorism in the Middle-East
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Line10: BE IT RESOLVED BY STUDENT CONGRESS ASSEMBLED THAT
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Tyler Price
School: Gloucester High
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 15:20:35

Docket: Docket B
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: I
Number: 2
Leg_Title: Relations with Pakistan
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas, the United States and Pakistan are currently worse
Line02: than they have been in years and
Line03: Whereas, domestic terrorism in Pakistan
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Line05: Pakistani cooperation with the U.S. is deteriorating,
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Line08: Whereas, international terrorism in the Middle-East
Line09: is affecting the U.S; therefore;
Line10: BE IT RESOLVED BY STUDENT CONGRESS ASSEMBLED THAT
Line11: the United States make peaceful relations with Pakistan
Line12: in an effort to prevent future terror attacks
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Tyler Price
School: Gloucester High
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 15:33:38

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: V
Number: 1
Leg_Title: Action Preventing Virginia Coast Oil Exploration
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: WHEREAS, Virginia coast oil exploration is being proposed
Line02: to diminish the United States' reliance on foreign oil;
Line03: WHEREAS, oil drilling off coasts other than Gulf of Mexico
Line04: has been banned for more than twenty years
Line05: because of the fear of damaging oil spills
Line06: WHEREAS, drilling an offshore oil well can,
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Line08: cause considerable damage to the Virgnia waters,
Line09: the ecosystem, the economy and beyond; therefore,
Line10: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED that
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Rebeccas Schmitz
School: Gloucester High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 16:06:50

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: E
Number: 12
Leg_Title: Economic: Tax Cuts "Flat Tax"
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: Article One:
Line02: The American income tax bracket is by made even for every
Line03: American, adopting a “flat tax” income tax system. Every
Line04: American will pay 20% of their earnings in income taxes each
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Line06: Article Two: Defined as Follows:
Line07: “20% of earnings” is defined as, 20% any income that an
Line08: an individual generates (Salary, 1099, Stocks, Assets, Etc.)
Line09: flat tax is defined as every American paying a “flat” 20% of
Line10: their earnings, rather than a differing bracket for each
Line11: income level. This will bring simplicity to the internal
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Line14: Article Three:
Line15: The Internal Revenue Service will oversee this process,
Line16: since it an income tax bill. This bill in no way abolishes
Line17: the IRS; it simply makes it easier to understand when
Line18: Americans go to pay income taxes every year.
Line19: Article Four:
Line20: This bill will go into law January 1 of the year following
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Line23: All law in conflict with this piece of legislation are
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Austin J. Chambers
School: Princess Anne High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 17:17:48

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: D
Number: 1
Leg_Title: A Resolution to Impose a Carbon Emission Tax
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: WHEREAS, a typical SUV gets 17 mpg and is driven 12,400
Line02: a year, it will put 14,142 lbs. of carbon into the
Line03: atmosphere; and
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Line05: WHEREAS, A mature tree 40 to 50 feet high weighs around
Line06: 10,000 lbs. To reach this size most trees need 30 to 40
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Line09: WHEREAS, To offset the carbon released by driving a SUV
Line10: 12,000 to 15,000 miles a year, therefore, it takes at least
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Line14: RESOLVED, By the Congress here assembled that, those
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Alex Schick
School: Gloucester High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 17:50:12

Docket: Docket B
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: D
Number: 2
Leg_Title: WHEREAS, A mature tree 40 to 50 feet high weighs around
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: WHEREAS, The current U.S tax arrangement is using
Line02: approximately 152 billion dollars to fund NASA space
Line03: exploration; and
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Line05: WHEREAS, The U.S is in a total debt of 13.5 trillion dollars
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Line08: WHEREAS, The U.S military is still sending troops into war
Line09: and increasing our debt; now, therefore, be it
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Alex Schick
School: Gloucester High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 17:56:04

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: V
Number: 1
Leg_Title: Have a Heart
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas childhood obesity is one of the leading causes of
Line02: adult onset sicknesses, and
Line03: Whereas the goal of public education in Virginia is to
Line04: develop the whole child -- this includes an awareness of
Line05: the physical self and the intellectual self, and
Line06: Whereas the Virginia Dept of Education has reported that
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Line08: proper amount of exercise on a weekly basis, and
Line09: Whereas the Virginia Dept of Education has Standards Of
Line10: Learning (SOLs) that correlate with physical activity
Line11: thereby proving the educational connection between gym
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Line13: Whereas daily mandatory gym classes will help students with
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Line15: therefore
Line16: Be it resolved that in the state of Virginia that every
Line17: school that receives state funding will incorporate a daily
Line18: physical education curriculum; thereby, exposing students
Line19: to the benefits of structured play and gym classes. Even if
Line20: the school's schedule displays an every-other-day block form
Line21: a daily physical education class will be implementing Each
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Tatiana Connell
School: Warwick HS
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 22:33:29

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: I
Number: 2
Leg_Title: Improving Relations Between the US & Pakistan
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas the United States recognizes that there are
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Line03: Whereas there is a need to increase humanitarian assistance
Line04: and US security forces in Pakistan in order to promote peace
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Line06: Whereas Pakistani militant groups such as Lashkar e-Taiba
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Line08: Whereas the United States can play a prominent role in
Line09: the eradication of civil unrest; therefore,
Line10: Be it resolved that the US Federal Government, through
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Lori Lawson
School: Warwick HS
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 22:58:47