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Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: D
Number: 1
Leg_Title: A Resolution to Provide Funding For United States Space Expl
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: WHEREAS, The United States Space Program recently removed
Line02: Space Exploration from its budget targets; and
Line03: WHEREAS, The United States has recently been falling behind
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Line05: developed nations; and
Line06: WHEREAS, The exploration of a final frontier will lead to
Line07: the reinvigoration of the American Dream thereby encouraging
Line08: science and math education; and
Line09: WHEREAS, Space Exploration can lead to developments in
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Line11: WHEREAS, Innovations in Science and Technology will improve
Line12: the quality of life of Americans as well as make the United
Line13: States a stronger competitor in the global market and
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Line15: RESOLVED, By the Congress here assembled that the United
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Antonio Trani
School: Blacksburg High School
Date: 28 Feb 2011
Time: 14:18:43

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: E
Number: 34
Leg_Title: A Resolution of Eliminate the Bush Tax Cuts
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: WHEREAS: Currently the United States tax system has a
Line02: significant imbalance in how it taxes individuals; and
Line03: WHEREAS: This imbalance is caused by an uneven distribution
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Line05: WHEREAS: the richest 20% of Americans own at least 85% of
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Line08: WHEREAS: any revenue received by taxing these individuals
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Line11: BE IT RESOLVED by the Student Congress here assembled
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: David Rivera
School: Blacksburg High
Date: 28 Feb 2011
Time: 14:55:22

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: I
Number: 3
Leg_Title: A Resolution to Increase U.S. Presence in Pakistan
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: WHEREAS, The United States is currently funding Pakistan for
Line02: its assistance in stabilizing the region; and
Line03: WHEREAS, this funding is not being allocated by the US for
Line04: specific purposes, allowing the Pakistani government to
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Line06: WHEREAS, this lack of US involvement results in inefficient
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Line08: WHEREAS, pro-Taliban operations have been increasing in
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Line10: WHEREAS, ending US financial aid will abruptly destabilize
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Line12: RESOLVED, by the Student Congress here assembled that the
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: DaYoung Lee
School: Blacksburg High School
Date: 28 Feb 2011
Time: 15:02:39

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: D
Number: 2
Leg_Title: A Resolution to Resolve Income Inequality
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: WHEREAS income inequality is rapidly rising; and
Line02: WHEREAS the richest 1 percent now take home almost 24
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Line04: WHEREAS such a large income disparity places a burden on
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Line06: WHEREAS this burden is passed onto the government resulting
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Line09: WHEREAS this income inequality will lead to a divided
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Line12: RESOLVED by the Congress here assembled that the top 1% of
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SubmitTitle: Senator
Submitted_By: Jason Li
School: Blacksburg High School
Date: 28 Feb 2011
Time: 15:08:41

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: I
Number: 1
Leg_Title: Unites States-Pakistani Relations
Line00: Be it resolved
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Line02: Whereas: The United States deficit is currently
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Line05: Whereas: A part of that deficit is from foreign aid
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Line08: Whereas: Using current funds to support textile
Line09: market growth in Pakistani exports to the U.S.A.
Line10: helps to stabilize the Pakistani economy, creating
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Line13: Whereas: A stable Pakistan will allow the United States to
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Line18: Therefore, be it resolved by the Student Congress here
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Line21: textile markets tariff free to Pakistani textile imports.
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Luke Childress
School: Carroll County High School
Date: 01 Mar 2011
Time: 16:02:44

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: V
Number: 1
Leg_Title: Mandatory Physical Education Bill
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: Whereas childhood obesity in America is at an all time high
Line02: with the average of childeren to adolesents ranging from
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Line05: Whereas if childhood obesity is not dealt with in the
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Line10: Whereas 90 minutes is the appropriate time needed
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Line16: Therefore every public schools student in grades
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Line21: This bill negates all other mandatory physical
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Cody Boyd
School: Carroll County
Date: 03 Mar 2011
Time: 16:12:05

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: D
Number: 2
Leg_Title: A bill to establish a Carbon Emissions tax
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: Whereas Global greenhouse emissions are shown to be rising
Line02: due to the increase in carbon being expelled into the
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Line05: Whereas Carbon emission have been shown to be a large
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Line08: Whereas Global increase in temperature due to carbon
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Line12: and water supply, infrastructure destruction, forced
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Line15: Whereas a Tax on Carbon Emissions could reduce the amount of
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Line18: Whereas a Tax on Carbon emissions could help
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Jon Robinson
School: Carroll County High School
Date: 06 Mar 2011
Time: 13:52:23

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: D
Number: 1
Leg_Title: Space Exploration
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: Space exploration is squandering the United States
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Line04: Whereas: The U.S. Government should not financially support
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Line07: Whereas: The U.S. Government could better use its financial
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Line10: Therefore: Space exploration is expensive and is a financial
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Michelle Hale
School: Christiansburg High School
Date: 08 Mar 2011
Time: 14:25:48

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: V
Number: 213
Leg_Title: Virginia Coast Oil Exploration
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas the Obama administration is proposing to search the
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Line04: Whereas the finding of such resources could greatly reduce
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Line07: Whereas there is an estimated 130 million barrels of oil
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Line11: Whereas exploring for oil off the Virginia coast will create
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Abigial Cloney
School: Christiansburg High School
Date: 08 Mar 2011
Time: 14:46:09

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Bill #
Area: V
Number: 1
Leg_Title: A Bill to Split Offshore Oil Revenue with Virginia
Line00: Be it enacted
Line01: Section 1: Government revenue will be split between the
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Line03: Section 2: Government revenue includes the money
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: J. Ledbetter
School: Salm High School
Date: 08 Mar 2011
Time: 14:53:55

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: I
Number: 17
Leg_Title: U.S. and Pakistan Relations
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: The U.S and Pakistan should mantain a relationship;
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Line03: Whereas: Pakistan is the world's second most
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Bree Smith
School: Christianburg High School
Date: 08 Mar 2011
Time: 15:02:14

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: I
Number: 2
Leg_Title: A Resolution to tie aid given to Pakistan to performance
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: The US government is spending an excessive amount
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Line03: Whereas: Last year Congress passed legislation to spend
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Line06: Whereas: This money could be put towards the dire needs of
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Line09: Therefore: Be it resoved by this Student Congress here
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Lauralee Cook
School: Salem High School
Date: 08 Mar 2011
Time: 15:28:56

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: D
Number: 3
Leg_Title: To link funding for Space exploration to economic stability
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: No significant space discoveries have been made in
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Line03: Whereas: The United States is in a state of economic
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Line05: Whereas: Spending on space exploration is a discretionary
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Line07: Whereas: Though space exploration is important, funds could
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Joanne Tranquille
School: Salem High School
Date: 10 Mar 2011
Time: 14:26:01

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: V
Number: 24
Leg_Title: A Resolution to Ban Oil Drilling Off the Eastern Coast
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: Whereas: Virginia has recently begun an initiative to drill
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Line03: Whereas: This initiative requires that President Obama's
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Line05: Whereas: Allowing drilling off the coast of Virginia would
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Line09: Whereas: Current evidence does not support that Virginia
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Chris Arthur
School: Blacksburg High
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 11:03:11

Docket: Docket A
Legislation: Resolution #
Area: D
Number: 1
Leg_Title: A Resolution To Reduce Carbon Emissions
Line00: Be it resolved
Line01: WHEREAS, The United States is one of the largest
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Line04: WHEREAS, The global effects of these emissions are beginning
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Line08: WHEREAS, The average American will not implement the
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Line11: RESOLVED by the student congress here assembled that, A tax
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SubmitTitle: Representative
Submitted_By: Sunil Puri
School: Blacksburg High
Date: 12 Mar 2011
Time: 11:11:23