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A Resolution to create a National Sexual Health and
Responsible Behavior Program
WHEREAS, Sexual education does not have a universal standard; and
WHEREAS, Lesson plans may vary from each state, county, and school district; and
WHEREAS, Almost 250,000 babies were born to women aged 15–19 years, for a birth rate of
24.2 per 1,000 women in this age group; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled will support the creation of a national sexual
health and responsible sexual behavior program.
Introduced for Congressional Debate by Mercy Pawlowski of William Allen High School.
A Resolution against the Sale of Arms to Saudi Arabia
1. Whereas: The State Department announced the potential sale of Military arms to Saudi
2. Arabia
3. Whereas: and the sale of arms may harm innocent civilians and may fuel a regional arms
4. race and;
5. Whereas: The sale of arms may also contribute to the killing of innocent Yemen citizens,
6. as has occurred in the past and may be further perpetuated by an influx of weapons into
7. the region.
8. Therefore: Be it resolved by the Congress assembled today that this legislative body
9. vehemently disagrees with the proposed sale of weapons to the Saudi Arabian military by
10. the United States State Department.
Respectfully Submitted for Congressional Debate,
Cameron Sauers of Notre Dame
A BILL TO MAKE CANNABIS A SCHEDULE II DRUG TO REGULATE ITS USAGE, BOLSTER OUR
ECONOMY, AND PROTECT STATE RIGHTS.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
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Article I:
A. Cannabis shall hereby be moved to Schedule II of the Drug
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Enforcement Administration (DEA).
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B. Cannabis dispensaries in states that allow such businesses shall hereby
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be taxed federally.
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C. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall oversee the regulation
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and research of cannabis as a drug with medical use.
a) To further determine the legitimacy of cannabis as a drug, the FDA
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shall conduct further testing on its effects and medicinal uses.
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b) The FDA shall regulate cannabis as it regulates other drugs, in
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quantities that it deems suitable for consumption.
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Article II:
Schedule II shall be defined as the controlled substance schedule of the
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DEA containing drugs with a high potential for abuse, with use potentially
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leading to severe psychological or physical dependence.
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Article III:
A. The DEA shall oversee the implementation of Article IA of this piece
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of legislation.
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B. The Department of the Treasury shall oversee the implementation of
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Article IB of this piece of legislation.
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Article IV:
This legislation will be implemented immediately upon passage.
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Article V:
All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Respectfully submitted,
Benjamin Becker
Southern Lehigh High School
A Resolution to Prevent Cell Phones from Being Used on the Road to Increase Safety
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WHEREAS, Drivers are four times as likely to be involved with a car crash if they are
using a cell phone; and
WHEREAS, This has led to over 1.5 million crashes annually caused by cell phone use
alone; and
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WHEREAS, Texting and driving has been increasing in frequency in recent years; and
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WHEREAS, New drivers between the ages of 16 and 24 are more likely to be texting and
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driving; and
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WHEREAS, Not all fifty (50) states prohibit the use of cell phones while driving.
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THEREFORE, Be it resolved by this Congress here assembled that:
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All fifty (50) states shall be encouraged to prohibit all cell phone use by
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drivers; and
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Be it further resolved that states declining to prohibit cell phone use
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by drivers have their Federal Aid Highway Funding reduced by 25%.
Introduced by
Southern Lehigh
A Resolution to Reform NATO to Ensure Mutual Defense
1. Whereas: NATO-affiliated nations are not contributing the 2% of their national budget
2. necessary to be a member of NATO; and 3. Whereas: This issue leaves a void in the ability for NATO to defend its member nations 4. adequately; and 5. Whereas: This hole in NATO’s defense can allow for terrorist organizations such as ISIS 6. and Russia to breach NATO security. 7. Therefore, be it resolved by this Student Congress here assembled that: The United 8. States government should encourage NATO to collect the 2% that all member nations 9. should be contributing to its funds.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ryan Sheats
Southern Lehigh HS
A Bill to Require All Places of Work to Offer Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
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SECTION 1.
A. All places of employment will provide women 8 weeks and men 4
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weeks of paid child rearing leave commensurate to their usual salary.
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B. Documentation of childbirth or adoption must be provided to the
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employer within two weeks of the start of the child rearing leave.
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C. Employers in need of supplemental funding up to 75% of these salary
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costs, may submit an annual application to the Department of Health and
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Human Services. This application must show a loss of profit of at least
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2.0% from these child rearing leaves.
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A. A place of employment shall be defined as an organization which pays
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people for their services.
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B. Birth certificate, adoption certificate and documents from a midwife,
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doctor or hospital will be the forms of documentation accepted.
14. SECTION 3.
A. This bill will be enforced by U.S. Departments of Health & Human
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Services and Labor.
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B. Any additional funding for this bill from the above departments will be
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from a 2% cut in the U.S. Department of Defense budget.
18. SECTION 5.
This legislation will take effect at the beginning of the 2019 fiscal year.
19. SECTION 6.
All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bridgette Lang
Southern Lehigh
A Bill to Create a Wall Along the Mexico/United States Border in Order to Control Illegal Immigration
BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1. A security wall will be built along the Mexico/United States border excluding any mountain ranges
deemed too treacherous to pass.
A. There will be 50 armed Homeland Security Personnel (HSP) stationed along the wall every
mile to prevent illegal immigrants from coming through.
B. A gate at every current legal Mexico-United States border crossing will be put in place for
legal admittance and legal dismissal. There will be 150 HSP at each gate to handle traffic
between Mexico and the United States.
SECTION 2. The Mexico/United States border is defined as the area in which the United States and Mexico meet.
The Department of the Interior will determine whether a mountain is too treacherous for passage.
SECTION 3. Homeland Security and the Department of the Interior will oversee this bill.
SECTION 4. 25 billion U.S. dollars will be contributed to the funding of this wall from the United States Military
Budget. Annual maintenance funds will not exceed 2 billion U.S. dollars.
SECTION 5. The construction of this wall will be put into effect twelve months after passage of this bill and will
be manned after one month of the wall being completed.
SECTION 6. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael Grabusky
Southern Lehigh High School
A Bill to Increase Investment in Offshore Wind Farms
1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
2 SECTION 1.The United States government shall increase its investment in offshore wind farms
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through the assistance of private energy companies.
4 SECTION 2. A private energy company shall be defined as a non-governmental business that
5 supplies energy. An offshore wind farm shall be defined as a group of wind turbines
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generating electricity from wind located at least 30 meters deep in a body of water.
7 SECTION 3. The United States Department of Energy will oversee the implementation of this
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legislation.
9 SECTION 4. This bill shall take effect exactly one year after the passage of this legislation.
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All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
A Resolution to Rescind the 1953 Korean Armistice
1 WHEREAS, The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea creates a continuing problem for the
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United States and its allies; and
3 WHEREAS, The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is violating human rights and has
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repeatedly taken actions against the interests of the United Nations and the
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United States; and
6 WHEREAS, The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is building nuclear weapons,
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torturing, raping, and publicly executing people; and
8 WHEREAS, All peaceable attempts to try to stop The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
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from taking such negative actions have failed; and
10 WHEREAS, the Korean Conflict of June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953 has never officially ended,
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but rather an armistice was signed; and
12 WHEREAS, the United States has exhausted its nonmilitary options toward resolving
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differences with The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; now, therefore, be
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15 RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled formally recommend to the President of the
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United States that the armistice with respect to the Korean Conflict, which was
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signed on July 27, 1953, be rescinded and that the United States immediately
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resume hostilities toward the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
A Resolution to Sanction Excessively Polluting Countries
1 WHEREAS, Climate Change is a major threat to the planet; and
2 WHEREAS, Many countries excessively pollute unrestricted; and
3 WHEREAS, The United States could significantly pressure said countries to reduce
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pollution; now, therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled recommend to the State Department
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to create and implement appropriate economic sanctions as necessary to
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curb excessively polluting countries and, be it
8 FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Congress condemns any country that fails to adequately 9
combat Climate Change.