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Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: D
Number: 938
Leg_Title: A Resolution Concerning Space Exploration
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: Space exploration is vital for the intellectual
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Shrey Kapadia
School: Westfield High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 10:20:30

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: D
Number: 939
Leg_Title: A Resolution Concerning the Carbon Tax
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: Enforcing a carbon emissions tax fails to establish
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Sara Khursheed
School: Westfield High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 10:23:58

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: V
Number: 940
Leg_Title: A Resolution Concerning Virginia Oil Exploration
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: The Commonwealth of Virginia must do more to find
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Hezhi Lu
School: Westfield High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 10:27:10

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
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Number: 941
Leg_Title: A Resolution Concerning US/Pakistan Relations
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Shane Grannum
School: Westfield High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 10:31:36

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
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Number: 942
Leg_Title: A Resolution Concerning Elections in Africa
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Pritika Tiwari
School: Westfield High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 10:34:31

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
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Number: 943
Leg_Title: A Resolution Concerning Tax Relief
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Dash Radosti
School: Westfield High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 10:37:06

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
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Number: 700
Leg_Title: A Resolution against Reforming Current Medical Practice Rule
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: Some people want to limit damages rewarded to peopl
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Line03: Whereas: Victims should have the legal right to receive just
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Joshua Wartel
School: Lake Braddock Secondary School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 17:21:37

Docket: Docket B
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: D
Number: 700
Leg_Title: A Resolution on the Bush Tax Cuts
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: The United States of America is running a $14
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Line03: Whereas: Tax cuts are inneffective at spurring on the
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Line05: Whereas: Millionaires and billionaires should not be
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Line07: Therefore: Be it resolved by this Student Congress here
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Joshua Wartel
School: Lake Braddock Secondary School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 17:27:33

Docket: Super Session
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Number: 700
Leg_Title: A Resolution on the U.S. Space Program
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: Our current space program is expensive, wasteful
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Joshua Wartel
School: Lake Braddock Secondary School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 17:33:16

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
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Number: 836
Leg_Title: Space Exploration
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: Space exploration is important for scientific
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Jason Berry
School: West Springfield High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 21:14:24

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: V
Number: 482
Leg_Title: A Resolution in Support of Virginia Off-Shore Drilling
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: Our country is running out of options regarding
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Line07: Whereas: If this resolution fails, our country will be f
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Jonah Scharf
School: Lake Braddock Secondary School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 05:26:31

Docket: Super Session
Legislation: Resolution #
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Number: 483
Leg_Title: A Resolution to Eliminate Corn Ethanol Subsidies
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: Due to our nation's energy crisis, the government
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Submitted_By: Jonah Scharf
School: Lake Braddock Secondary School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 05:30:25

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
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Number: 853
Leg_Title: Resolution to Discontinue the Bush Tax Cuts
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: John Al-Haddad
School: West Springfield High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 19:23:45

Docket: Docket A
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Number: 852
Leg_Title: Resolution on Virginia Coast Oil exploration
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Line01: Whereas: Drilling for oil off of Coast of Virginia will
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Submitted_By: John Di'Angelo
School: West Springfield High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 21:49:39

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
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Number: 851
Leg_Title: Mandatory Gym Class in Public Schools in Virginia
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Claire Cuddihy
School: West Springfield High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 22:36:54

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
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Number: 860
Leg_Title: Diplomatic Relations between the United States and Pakistan
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Azka Usmani
School: West Springfield High School
Date: 11 Mar 2011
Time: 22:51:49

Docket: Docket A
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Leg_Title: A Resolution to Increase Ethanol Subsidies
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Submitted_By: Peter Pham
School: W.T. Woodson High School
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 09:57:44

Docket: Docket A
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Number: 822
Leg_Title: A Resolution Regarding Space Exploration
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Laine Hamilton
School: Yorktown High School
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 12:59:04

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
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Number: 802
Leg_Title: A Resolution Concerning Carbon Tax
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Hannah Green
School: Yorktown High School
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 13:02:34

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
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Number: 803
Leg_Title: A Resolution Regarding Physical Education
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Cameron Mellin
School: Yorktown High School
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 13:07:53

Docket: Docket A
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Leg_Title: A Resolution Regarding United States-Pakistan Relations
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: William Young
School: Yorktown High School
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 13:13:14

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: I
Number: 888
Leg_Title: A Resolution Regarding Elections in Africa
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Line01: Whereas: Elections of government officials in many African
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Submitted_By: Thomas McNulty
School: Yorktown High School
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 16:47:26

Docket: Super Session
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: E
Number: 899
Leg_Title: A Resolution Regarding Corn-Ethanol Subsidies
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Submitted_By: Yorktown High School
School: Yorktown High School
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 16:56:33

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: E
Number: 824
Leg_Title: A Resolution to make all current tax cuts permanent
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Line01: Whereas: A permanent extension of tax cuts is needed to
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Submitted_By: Yihan Pang
School: Yorktown High School
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 19:18:15

Docket: Super Session
Legislation: Bill #
Area: E
Number: 02
Leg_Title: A Bill to end the Bush Tax Cut
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Line01: SECTION 1. The Bush Tax cut enacted in 2001 shall thereby be
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Submitted_By: Peter Pham
School: W.T. Woodson High School
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 21:16:59

Docket: Super Session
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: I
Number: 880
Leg_Title: A Resolution to Expand NAFTA
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: John Al'haddad
School: West Springfield High School
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 22:02:02

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: D
Number: 888
Leg_Title: A Resolution to Enstate a Carbon Emissions Tax
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: The current volatility in the major oil producing
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Submitted_By: Erik Bakke
School: West Springfield High School
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 22:15:58