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Jon Schamber Invitational Congress Docket

Round 1 Bills- Restrictions on Congress

A Bill to Reverse and Prevent Intercensal Redistricting

  1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED:
  2. SECTION 1. Congressional redistricting shall henceforth be limited to that which occurs automatically
  3. following each constitutionally-mandated decennial census. States shall be prohibited from
  4. engaging in any additional redistricting outside of this process.
  5. SECTION 2. Any redistricting implemented since the most recent census is hereby nullified, with any
  6. affected districts reverting to their form as set as a direct result of the 2020 Census.
  7. SECTION 3. This legislation shall be jointly overseen by the Department of Justice and the Census
  8. Bureau.
  9. SECTION 4. This legislation shall take effect immediately upon passage.
  10. SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

 

A Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Limit Terms of Congress

  1. RESOLVED  BY TWO-THIRDS OF THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED, THAT THE FOLLOWING
  2. ARTICLE IS PROPOSED AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
  3. STATES, WHICH SHALL BE VALID TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES AS PART OF THE
  4. CONSTITUTION WHEN RATIFIED BY THE LEGISLATURES OF THREE-FOURTHS OF THE
  5. SEVERAL STATES WITHIN SEVEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ITS SUBMISSION BY THE
  6. CONGRESS:
  7. SECTION 1.  The United States Federal government shall no longer permit term lengths longer
  8. than three terms for individuals in the House of Representatives. This means that
  9. the maximum amount of time that a representative can occupy one of that state's
  10. house seats shall not exceed six years.
  11. SECTION 2. The United States Federal government shall no longer permit term lengths longer
  12. than one term for individuals in the Senate. This means that the maximum amount
  13. of time that a senator can occupy one of that state's senate seats shall not exceed
  14. more than six years.
  15. Section 3. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

 

Round 2 Bills- International Focus

A Resolution to Request International Judicial Intervention for the Sep. 1 Caribbean Boat Attack

 

  1. WHEREAS On September 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Navy had
  2. one day prior attacked and destroyed a Venezuelan vessel in international waters,
  3. murdering all 11 people onboard; and
  4. WHEREAS This attack happened without any clear evidence of the specious claims that the
  5. Trump administration has made to justify it; and
  6. WHEREAS Even if those claims were proven to be accurate, this action remains highly 
  7. questionable under international law and sets a dangerous precedent for how the
  8. United States and other nations interact with one another, particularly given that
  9. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has indicated that the United States intends to
  10. continue to undertake attacks of this sort in the future; and
  11. WHEREAS Actions such as these could very well boil over into military conflict if not promptly
  12. and properly addressed through diplomatic means; now, therefore be it
  13. RESOLVED by the Congress here assembled that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is called
  14. upon to initiate proceedings involving the United States and Venezuela to examine
  15. this incident, mediate any disputes, and ensure that justice is served; and be it
  16. FURTHER RESOLVED that Congress also calls upon the International Criminal Court (ICC) to
  17. investigate the actions of President Trump, Secretary of Defense/War Pete Hegseth,
  18. and other relevant figures to determine whether any charges of war crimes or other
  19. international transgressions against these officials might be appropriate; and be it
  20. FURTHER RESOLVED that Congress commits to doing everything in its power to ensure our
  21. nation’s full cooperation with whatever actions these courts deem appropriate.

 

A Bill to End Membership of the United States in the United Nations

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

Section 1. This bill shall repeal the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, and the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act.

Section 2. The President shall terminate all membership by the United States in the United Nations, and in any organization, specialized agency, commission, treaty, convention or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations.

A.   The United States Mission to the United Nations is closed. Any remaining functions of such office shall not be carried out.

 B.  The United Nations may not occupy or use any property or facility of the United States government, unless further legislation is passed that allows this.

Section 3. The implementation of this legislation shall be overseen by the Foreign Relations Committee and the Secretary of State.

Section 4. This legislation shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of its enactment.

All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

 

Round 3 Judicial Reforms

 

A Bill to Kill the Shadow Docket

 

  1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED:
  2. SECTION 1. The Supreme Court of the United States is hereby prohibited from making motions
  3. and issuing orders on the shadow docket. All motions and orders must henceforth
  4. be made with the utmost transparency and respect for procedure.
  5. SECTION 2. The shadow docket refers to those motions and orders that are made outside o
  6. ordinary procedure, specifically without having reached final judgment, decision on
  7. appeal, and/or oral arguments.
  8. SECTION 3. This legislation shall take effect immediately upon passage.
  9. SECTION 4. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

 

 

 

A Bill to Abolish Plea Bargaining

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1.      The practice of plea bargaining in criminal cases is hereby abolished.

SECTION 2.      Plea bargaining shall be defined as an arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence.

SECTION 3.      The Department of Justice will oversee the implementation of this bill.

SECTION 4.      This Bill will go into effect on January 1, 2028.

All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

 

Bills for Elimination Round(s)

A Bill to Remove the Social Security Cap

 

  1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED:
  2. SECTION 1. All payroll earnings shall henceforth be subject to the Social Security payroll tax,
  3. regardless of how much those earnings total each year.
  4. SECTION 2. This legislation shall be jointly overseen by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and
  5. the Social Security Administration (SSA), with the latter organization specifically
  6. tasked with determining appropriate rates for those income levels that were not
  7. covered before this point.
  8. SECTION 3. This legislation shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
  9. SECTION 4. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

 

 

A Bill to Increase Equity and Authenticity in College Admissions

 

  1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED:
  2. SECTION 1. As a condition of accreditation, no institute of higher education within the United
  3. States and its territories may request or consider any student’s scores on the SAT as
  4. part of its admissions process.
  5. SECTION 2. An institute of higher education is defined as a college, university, or other entity
  6. that provides education after high school. The SAT refers to the standardized test
  7. owned, developed, and published by the College Board and administered by
  8. Educational Testing Services.
  9. SECTION 3. This legislation shall be overseen by the Department of Education.
  10. SECTION 4. This legislation shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
  11. SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

 

A Bill to Remove Troops from South Korea

 

  1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
  2. SECTION 1.           The United States will withdraw all of its remaining military personnel from South Korea
  3. effective immediately. Military support will still be available for South Korean use, if needed.
  4. SECTION 2.          Military support shall be defined as military aid and U.S. military operations in conjunction with
  5. South Korean forces.
  6. SECTION 3.          The Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. Department of State will oversee
  7. implementation of this legislation.  
  8. A.            The U.S. Department of State will authorize distribution of military aid if needed.
  9. B.            The U.S. Department of State will conduct yearly audits to ensure proper use of military
  10. aid, if distributed.
  11. C.            U.S. military operations shall not be offensive, except in the case of aggression from
  12. South Korean adversaries such as North Korea, China, and Russia.
  13. SECTION 4.           This legislation will take effect in FY 2026.  
  14. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

 

A Bill to Hasten the Transition to Nuclear Energy

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1.      The United States shall hereby designate $450 billion annually for the next 30 years for the purpose of building a total of 6 petawatt hours of annual electrical generation capacity in nuclear fission reactors. In addition, a one-time fund of $25 billion will be designated for the purpose of constructing a deep geological repository for transuranic waste capable of 6 storing a minimum of 50 years of waste at the maximum waste production rate of the fission reactors.

SECTION 2.      For the purposes of this act:

A.         Nuclear fission reactor shall be defined as an electrical generation facility that utilizes the controlled fission of uranium molecules to produce electricity.

B.         Deep geological repository shall be defined as a storage facility for the purpose of securely containing waste underground for a minimum period of 1,000 years.

SECTION 3.      This legislation shall be overseen and enforced by the Department of Energy.

SECTION 4.      This legislation will take effect in fiscal year 2027.

All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

 

 

 

 

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