The White House: Griffin/Pericles Administration

[Esteemed Jimmy]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress:

INSULIN PRICE CAP ACT

To set a maximum price on the cost of insulin.

SECTION I.: NAME

a.  This Act may be cited as the Insulin Price Cap Act.

SECTION II: PURPOSE

a. This bill is in response to Colorado proposing such a bill in real life.
b. This bill proposes curbing the cost of insulin to patients (esp. those with diabetes) who need the drug for medical necessity reasons.
c. This bill combats the pharmaceutical price gouging issue with this drug.
d. The price of insulin out-of-pocket shall be capped at $45, though regions can set the cap lower if they wish.
e. All health insurance plans-- whether individual, employer, or AtlasCare-- shall cover the insulin cap costs in their plans.

SECTION III: TIMING

a. This act shall take effect fourteen (14) days after adoption.

Passed in the House of Representatives 8-0-0-1



As amended:
Passed in the Senate 6-0-0-0



Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2



President of Congress

[Adam Griffin]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress:

INSULIN PRICE CAP ACT

To set a maximum price on the cost of insulin.

SECTION I.: NAME

a.  This Act may be cited as the Insulin Price Cap Act.

SECTION II: PURPOSE

a. This bill is in response to Colorado proposing such a bill in real life.
b. This bill proposes curbing the cost of insulin to patients (esp. those with diabetes) who need the drug for medical necessity reasons.
c. This bill combats the pharmaceutical price gouging issue with this drug.
d. The price of insulin out-of-pocket shall be capped at $45, though regions can set the cap lower if they wish.
e. All health insurance plans-- whether individual, employer, or AtlasCare-- shall cover the insulin cap costs in their plans.

SECTION III: TIMING

a. This act shall take effect fourteen (14) days after adoption.

Passed in the House of Representatives 8-0-0-1



As amended:
Passed in the Senate 6-0-0-0



Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2



President of Congress

HUMAN RIGHTS ACT

AN ACT
to implement common sense policies regarding firearms

SECTION I: NAME

a. This act shall be known as the Human Rights Act

SECTION II: INELIGIBLE PERSONS


a. 18 USC 922(d) shall be amended as follows:

(d-i)It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person—

(1) is under indictment for, or has been convicted in any court of, a violent crime as defined hereinpunishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;

(2) is a fugitive from justice;

(3) is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act);

(3)(4) has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution;

(4)(5) who, being an alien—

(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or

(B) has been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality Act);

(5)(6) who has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions equivalent to a violent crime as defined herein;

(7) who, having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced his citizenship;

(6)( 8 ) is subject to a court order that restrains such person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of such person or child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child, except that this paragraph shall only apply to a court order that—

(A) was issued after a hearing of which such person received actual notice, and at which such person had the opportunity to participate; and

(B)

(i) includes a finding that such person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of such intimate partner or child; or

(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against such intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury; or

(9) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

(7) is listed in the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB).

(d-ii) Violent Crime as used within this act shall be defined to include any of the following:
1. murder

2. voluntary manslaughter

3. aggravated assault

 4. rape or sexual assault

 5. sexual abuse or aggravated sexual abuse

 6. abusive sexual contact

 7. child abuse

 8. kidnapping

 9. human trafficking

 10. robbery

 11. carjacking or hijacking any other vehicle, vessel, or aircraft

 12. burglary

 13. arson

 14. extortion

 15. Threatening a juror, potential juror, witness, or potential witness related to a criminal case

 16. domestic violence

 17. piracy

 18. illegal brandishing of a firearm

 19. coercion

 20. interference with flight crew members and attendants

 21. stalking

 22. hostage taking

 23. communicating threats to kill the President, Vice President, Game Moderator, or any Cabinet member, member of Congress, or judge

 24.terrorism

 25. conspiracy to commit any of the above offenses

b. 18 USC 922(g) shall be amended by replacing the existing list of ineligible persons and replacing it with the same list proposed in this act.

SECTION III: PUBLIC HOUSING

a. No public or private government, body, board, entity, or person receiving federal housing or urban development funding shall prohibit in housing connected to federal funds, tenants (or their guests) who may lawfully own firearms from possessing such lawfully owned firearms while in their own dwelling unit or in common areas. Nothing in this act shall limit the right of tenants to exclude other persons from carrying firearms into their dwelling unit under trespass laws.

SECTION IV: TIMING

a. This act shall go into effect sixty (60) days after the date of passage.

Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2



Passed in the Senate 4-1-0-1



President of Congress

[Adam Griffin]

The office, powers and portfolio of the Secretary of Internal Affairs is hereby consolidated into the office of Attorney General, which shall retain its current appointment (Harry S Truman).

[Esteemed Jimmy]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress:

AN ACT
To help the postal service

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

POSTAL REFORM IS NEEDED ACT

SECTION I: TITLE

1. This law shall be referred to as the Postal Reform is Needed Act.

SECTION II: FREEDOM OF PERSONAL CHOICES

a. The lawful carry of firearms onto Post Office property shall not be prohibited. 39 CFR 232.1 shall be amended accordingly.

b. The regulation prohibiting the mere wearing of a Postal uniform by a non-actor is hereby eliminated. 18 USC 1730 shall be amended accordingly.

SECTION III: CELEBRATE OUR STATES COMMEMORATIVE STAMP ACT
a. The Postal Reform Act, Section IV shall be amended accordingly:

1. A Commemorative Stamp Program is hereby authorized to honor each State in Atlasia. Beginning January 2nd, 2021 a new forever stamp shall be released honoring an Atlasian State, beginning with Alabama and proceeding therefrom alphabetically every two months until all States have been honored.
2. Each stamp shall include the name of the State being honored, and an image of a famous person from the State being honored. The famous person to be honored by each State shall be chosen in the following way:
     a. If a Regional legislature passes a law agreeing to participate in the program by January 2nd, 2020, the Regional legislature may choose the method for selecting the famous person to be honored.
     b. If a Regional legislature fails to pass a law agreeing to participate in the program by January 2nd, 2020, the President may choose the method for selecting the famous person to be honored.
3. The design for each Stamp shall be approved by the Citizen’s Stamp Advisory Committee

SECTION IV: EFFECTIVE DATE

1. This act shall take effect immediately. No lawsuit to enforce the provisions of the law shall be justiciable in any federal or Regional court until 90 days after this law takes effect.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 2-1-1 in the Senate Assembled


Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2



President of Congress

[Esteemed Jimmy]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress:

PROMOTION OF FILM STUDIES ACT

HOUSE BILL

SECTION I: NAME
a. This law shall be referred to as the Promotion of Film Studies Act

SECTION II: PACKARD CAMPUS REFORMS
a. The Library of Congress’s National Audiovisual Conservation Center and its contents shall be open and available to researchers to the same extent as is permitted at the Library of Congress’s main campus.
b. The National Audiovisual Conservation Center shall be permitted to contract with private partners for the purposes of holding events to promote the Center and its contents.
c. This act shall take effect immediately.

House of Representatives
Passed in the House of Representatives 6-0-0-3

X YE

Passed in the Senate 5-0-0-1



President of Congress

[Esteemed Jimmy]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress:

Don't Stigmatize Treatment Act

House Bill

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TITLE

This law shall be referred to as the "Don’t Stigmatize Treatment Act".

SECTION 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING MENTAL HOUSE COUNSELING

The Let's Try This Act and 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4) shall be immediately amended to clarify that no citizen can be declared mentally incapacitated for the purposes of firearm ownership merely for having sought mental health treatment or counseling from a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or counselor.

SECTION 3. TIMING
This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2



Passed in the Senate 6-0-0-0



President of Congress

[Esteemed Jimmy]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress:

SENATE BILL

To provide assistance to prospective job creators.

Be it enacted in Both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Supporting Atlasian Entrepreneurs Act

SECTION 1.

1. On October 1st, 2020, the Minority Business Development Agency shall be merged with the Small Business Administration.

SECTION 2.

1. Beginning on October 1st, 2020, the Small Business Administration shall receive a budget of $200,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending on September 30th, 2021.
2. 40% of the expanded funding must be used for grants, loans, and business counseling for small businesses run by women and minorities.

SECTION 3.

1. The expensing of exploration and development costs, for tax purposes, is hereby repealed

SECTION 4.

1. This Act shall go into effect immediately

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,


As amended:
Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2



Passed in the Senate 3-0-2-0



President of Congress

[Adam Griffin]

AN ACT
To help the postal service

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

POSTAL REFORM IS NEEDED ACT

SECTION I: TITLE

1. This law shall be referred to as the Postal Reform is Needed Act.

SECTION II: FREEDOM OF PERSONAL CHOICES

a. The lawful carry of firearms onto Post Office property shall not be prohibited. 39 CFR 232.1 shall be amended accordingly.

b. The regulation prohibiting the mere wearing of a Postal uniform by a non-actor is hereby eliminated. 18 USC 1730 shall be amended accordingly.

SECTION III: CELEBRATE OUR STATES COMMEMORATIVE STAMP ACT
a. The Postal Reform Act, Section IV shall be amended accordingly:

1. A Commemorative Stamp Program is hereby authorized to honor each State in Atlasia. Beginning January 2nd, 2021 a new forever stamp shall be released honoring an Atlasian State, beginning with Alabama and proceeding therefrom alphabetically every two months until all States have been honored.
2. Each stamp shall include the name of the State being honored, and an image of a famous person from the State being honored. The famous person to be honored by each State shall be chosen in the following way:
     a. If a Regional legislature passes a law agreeing to participate in the program by January 2nd, 2020, the Regional legislature may choose the method for selecting the famous person to be honored.
     b. If a Regional legislature fails to pass a law agreeing to participate in the program by January 2nd, 2020, the President may choose the method for selecting the famous person to be honored.
3. The design for each Stamp shall be approved by the Citizen’s Stamp Advisory Committee

SECTION IV: EFFECTIVE DATE

1. This act shall take effect immediately. No lawsuit to enforce the provisions of the law shall be justiciable in any federal or Regional court until 90 days after this law takes effect.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 2-1-1 in the Senate Assembled


Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2



President of Congress

PROMOTION OF FILM STUDIES ACT

HOUSE BILL

SECTION I: NAME
a. This law shall be referred to as the Promotion of Film Studies Act

SECTION II: PACKARD CAMPUS REFORMS
a. The Library of Congress’s National Audiovisual Conservation Center and its contents shall be open and available to researchers to the same extent as is permitted at the Library of Congress’s main campus.
b. The National Audiovisual Conservation Center shall be permitted to contract with private partners for the purposes of holding events to promote the Center and its contents.
c. This act shall take effect immediately.

House of Representatives
Passed in the House of Representatives 6-0-0-3

X YE

Passed in the Senate 5-0-0-1



President of Congress

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Don't Stigmatize Treatment Act

House Bill

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TITLE

This law shall be referred to as the "Don’t Stigmatize Treatment Act".

SECTION 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING MENTAL HOUSE COUNSELING

The Let's Try This Act and 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4) shall be immediately amended to clarify that no citizen can be declared mentally incapacitated for the purposes of firearm ownership merely for having sought mental health treatment or counseling from a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or counselor.

SECTION 3. TIMING
This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2



Passed in the Senate 6-0-0-0



President of Congress

SENATE BILL

To provide assistance to prospective job creators.

Be it enacted in Both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Supporting Atlasian Entrepreneurs Act

SECTION 1.

1. On October 1st, 2020, the Minority Business Development Agency shall be merged with the Small Business Administration.

SECTION 2.

1. Beginning on October 1st, 2020, the Small Business Administration shall receive a budget of $200,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending on September 30th, 2021.
2. 40% of the expanded funding must be used for grants, loans, and business counseling for small businesses run by women and minorities.

SECTION 3.

1. The expensing of exploration and development costs, for tax purposes, is hereby repealed

SECTION 4.

1. This Act shall go into effect immediately

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,


As amended:
Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2



Passed in the Senate 3-0-2-0



President of Congress

[Adam Griffin]

Pericles is nominated to the role of Vice President.

[Adam Griffin]

PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW VICE PRESIDENT

The Senate has just confirmed Pericles by a vote of 4-0 to be our next Vice President! I am confident that given his experience as Speaker of the House, he will be able to bring just as much dedication and ingenuity to the job as Jimmy, who has served both the country and this administration well over the past 2 months.

[YE]

Change the title.

[Pericles]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress:

AN ACT OF CONGRESS
To protect consumers from usury
Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress

Section 1; Title
1. This legislation may be cited as the "Loan Shark Prevention Act".
Section 2; Substance
1. Annual percentage rates (APR)on credit cards shall be capped at a maximum of 17%.
a) If state or regional laws prescribe a lower cap, then nothing in this legislation shall prevent the lower cap applying instead of the 17% cap.
b) Any fees that are not considered finance charges shall not be used to evade the limitations of this paragraph, and the total sum of such fees shall not exceed the total amount of finance charges assessed.
c) The maximum APR for super prime credit holders shall be set to 13%
d) The maximum APR for prime credit holders shall be set to 15%
e) The maximum APR for all other credit holders shall be set to 17%
2. The Federal Reserve shall have the authority to waive the prescribed 17% interest rate cap for a maximum of 18 months if-
a) A determination is made that prevailing interest rate levels seriously threaten the safety and soundness of individual lenders, as evidenced by meaningful adverse trends in liquidity, capital, earnings and growth.
b) This clause shall not affect the regulations regarding credit unions.
3. If a fee or interest rate greater than the cap prescribed in this legislation is knowingly charged to consumers, the entire interest shall be forfeited.
a) A usurious collection that is forbidden by this legislation shall be able to be entirely recovered from the lender provided that a legal action is brought no later than 2 years after the date on which the last usurious collection was made.
b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-empt state or regional laws that provide greater consumer protection than in this legislation.
Section 3; Implementation
1. This legislation shall come into effect one year after its passage into law.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 4-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

People's House of Representatives
Passed 4-0-1-4 in the Atlasian House Assembled

President of Congress

[Pericles]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress:

Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act

To further advance space exploration with an expedited Human mission to the moon, building a human inhabited moon research facility on the moon, and a Human mission to Mars.

Section 1. Short title; definitions

(a) Short tile.—

This Act shall be cited as the “Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act” or “SEDDA”.

(b) Definitions.—

(1) For purposes of this Act, the term “NASA” shall mean the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

(2) For purposes of this Act, the term “Administrator” shall mean the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Section 2. Goals

(a) In general.—

The Administrator shall set the following goals for NASA’s human space flight program—

(A) Within 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, that there be developed a reusable space vehicle capable of carrying humans and necessary equipment for a research facility to the moon and back to Earth, and a successful lunar landing and return with said reusable space vehicle;

(B) Within 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, that there be established a human inhabited research facility on the moon; and

(C) Within 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act, that there will be a successful Mars landing of a reusable space vehicle capable of carrying humans to Mars and back to Earth.

(b) Contracts.—

The Administrator shall have the full authority to terminate or renegotiate all ongoing contracts with private companies.

(c) Reports.—

The Administrator shall report to Congress and the President the progress made on achieving the goals put forward in subsection A at least once every 90 days.

Section 3. Appropriations

There shall be appropriated to NASA $154,000,000,000, as follows:

(1) Moon mission.—

There shall be $13,000,000,000 appropriated to NASA for research, development, and deployment for the purpose of an expedited Human mission to the moon.

(2) Moon research facility.—

There shall be $41,000,000,000 appropriated to NASA for research, development, and deployment for the purpose of building a human inhabited research facility on the moon.

(3) Mars mission.—

There shall be $100,000,000,000 appropriated to NASA for research, development, and deployment for the purpose of a Human mission to Mars.

Section 4. Implementation

This Act shall take effect immediately after passage.

People's Regional Senate
Passed in the Senate 5-0-0-1


People's House of Representatives
Passed 5-2-0-2 in the Atlasian House Assembled


President of Congress

[Adam Griffin]

AN ACT OF CONGRESS
To protect consumers from usury
Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress

Section 1; Title
1. This legislation may be cited as the "Loan Shark Prevention Act".
Section 2; Substance
1. Annual percentage rates (APR)on credit cards shall be capped at a maximum of 17%.
a) If state or regional laws prescribe a lower cap, then nothing in this legislation shall prevent the lower cap applying instead of the 17% cap.
b) Any fees that are not considered finance charges shall not be used to evade the limitations of this paragraph, and the total sum of such fees shall not exceed the total amount of finance charges assessed.
c) The maximum APR for super prime credit holders shall be set to 13%
d) The maximum APR for prime credit holders shall be set to 15%
e) The maximum APR for all other credit holders shall be set to 17%
2. The Federal Reserve shall have the authority to waive the prescribed 17% interest rate cap for a maximum of 18 months if-
a) A determination is made that prevailing interest rate levels seriously threaten the safety and soundness of individual lenders, as evidenced by meaningful adverse trends in liquidity, capital, earnings and growth.
b) This clause shall not affect the regulations regarding credit unions.
3. If a fee or interest rate greater than the cap prescribed in this legislation is knowingly charged to consumers, the entire interest shall be forfeited.
a) A usurious collection that is forbidden by this legislation shall be able to be entirely recovered from the lender provided that a legal action is brought no later than 2 years after the date on which the last usurious collection was made.
b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-empt state or regional laws that provide greater consumer protection than in this legislation.
Section 3; Implementation
1. This legislation shall come into effect one year after its passage into law.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 4-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

People's House of Representatives
Passed 4-0-1-4 in the Atlasian House Assembled

President of Congress

Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act

To further advance space exploration with an expedited Human mission to the moon, building a human inhabited moon research facility on the moon, and a Human mission to Mars.

Section 1. Short title; definitions

(a) Short tile.—

This Act shall be cited as the “Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act” or “SEDDA”.

(b) Definitions.—

(1) For purposes of this Act, the term “NASA” shall mean the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

(2) For purposes of this Act, the term “Administrator” shall mean the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Section 2. Goals

(a) In general.—

The Administrator shall set the following goals for NASA’s human space flight program—

(A) Within 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, that there be developed a reusable space vehicle capable of carrying humans and necessary equipment for a research facility to the moon and back to Earth, and a successful lunar landing and return with said reusable space vehicle;

(B) Within 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, that there be established a human inhabited research facility on the moon; and

(C) Within 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act, that there will be a successful Mars landing of a reusable space vehicle capable of carrying humans to Mars and back to Earth.

(b) Contracts.—

The Administrator shall have the full authority to terminate or renegotiate all ongoing contracts with private companies.

(c) Reports.—

The Administrator shall report to Congress and the President the progress made on achieving the goals put forward in subsection A at least once every 90 days.

Section 3. Appropriations

There shall be appropriated to NASA $154,000,000,000, as follows:

(1) Moon mission.—

There shall be $13,000,000,000 appropriated to NASA for research, development, and deployment for the purpose of an expedited Human mission to the moon.

(2) Moon research facility.—

There shall be $41,000,000,000 appropriated to NASA for research, development, and deployment for the purpose of building a human inhabited research facility on the moon.

(3) Mars mission.—

There shall be $100,000,000,000 appropriated to NASA for research, development, and deployment for the purpose of a Human mission to Mars.

Section 4. Implementation

This Act shall take effect immediately after passage.

People's Regional Senate
Passed in the Senate 5-0-0-1


People's House of Representatives
Passed 5-2-0-2 in the Atlasian House Assembled


President of Congress

[Adam Griffin]

The State of North Carolina is hereby declared a federal disaster area, with resources provided by FEMA and local and regional authorities being given top priority in this situation. The Attorney General shall serve as the primary point of contact for this state of emergency until the crisis has abated and federal resources have been properly distributed in a thorough manner.

Kingpoleon is appointed to the role of SEDSA/SEDDA Administrator.

[Pericles]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress:

A BILL
To require companies that package meat and grocery stores to label all meat products treated with carbon monoxide.

To be enacted in both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Section 1: Title

This legislation may be cited as the Red Meat Labeling Act.

Section 2: Findings

Congress finds and declares that;

1.) Carbon monoxide (often referred to as CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, one measly oxygen molecule away from the carbon dioxide all humans exhale. However, this chemical can have detrimental effects on the human body at very low concentrations.

2.) The Canadian Meat Packers Council recommends that the internal meat temperatures not go above 4 degrees Celsius or 39 degrees Fahrenheit. That has also been defined by other international meat regulators as the optimum storage temperature of meat.

3.) In a carbon monoxide system, with low oxygen, the carbon monoxide will react with myoglobin and give aged meat a bright red color. The low oxygen mixture artificially limits the growth of spoilage organisms that are commonly caused by increased levels of heat in display cases.

4.) More than 70% of all beef and chicken in the United States, Canada and other countries is being treated with poisonous carbon monoxide gas to look fresh.

Section 3: Meat Labeling Requirement

1.) All meat treated with carbon monoxide must have a label that reads "TREATED WITH CARBON MONOXIDE" on their packages at a font size no smaller than 13 pt.

2.) Butchers/meat producers that sell meat that do not contain such labels will be warned on a first offense, and fined $35,000 per offense thereafter.

Section 4: Enactment

This legislation shall take effect on January 1, 2020.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

People's House of Representatives
Passed 5-1-1-2 in the Atlasian House Assembled

President of Congress

[Adam Griffin]

A BILL
To require companies that package meat and grocery stores to label all meat products treated with carbon monoxide.

To be enacted in both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Section 1: Title

This legislation may be cited as the Red Meat Labeling Act.

Section 2: Findings

Congress finds and declares that;

1.) Carbon monoxide (often referred to as CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, one measly oxygen molecule away from the carbon dioxide all humans exhale. However, this chemical can have detrimental effects on the human body at very low concentrations.

2.) The Canadian Meat Packers Council recommends that the internal meat temperatures not go above 4 degrees Celsius or 39 degrees Fahrenheit. That has also been defined by other international meat regulators as the optimum storage temperature of meat.

3.) In a carbon monoxide system, with low oxygen, the carbon monoxide will react with myoglobin and give aged meat a bright red color. The low oxygen mixture artificially limits the growth of spoilage organisms that are commonly caused by increased levels of heat in display cases.

4.) More than 70% of all beef and chicken in the United States, Canada and other countries is being treated with poisonous carbon monoxide gas to look fresh.

Section 3: Meat Labeling Requirement

1.) All meat treated with carbon monoxide must have a label that reads "TREATED WITH CARBON MONOXIDE" on their packages at a font size no smaller than 13 pt.

2.) Butchers/meat producers that sell meat that do not contain such labels will be warned on a first offense, and fined $35,000 per offense thereafter.

Section 4: Enactment

This legislation shall take effect on January 1, 2020.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

People's House of Representatives
Passed 5-1-1-2 in the Atlasian House Assembled

President of Congress

[Pericles]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress.

Youth Financial Learning Act

STATEWIDE INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION.

(a) Definitions.—In this Act, the terms “community-based organization”, “elementary school”, “local educational agency”, “professional development”, “secondary school”, “State educational agency”, and “well-rounded education” have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

(b) Grants Authorized.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts provided under subsection (f), grants shall be awarded, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies to enable those State educational agencies to integrate financial literacy education into public elementary schools or secondary schools by carrying out the activities described in paragraph (4).

(2) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 4 years.

(3) APPLICATION.—Each State educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, including—

(A) a description of how the State educational agency will award subgrants to local educational agencies;

(B) a description of how the State educational agency will ensure sustainability of the grant activities after the grant program;

(C) an assertion that teachers, principals, parents, and students have been consulted in the process of developing the application; and

(D) a description of how the State educational agency will ensure geographic diversity so that grant activities benefit students in urban, rural, and suburban locations.

(4) USES OF STATE FUNDS.—

(A) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Each State educational agency receiving grant funds under this section may use up to 20 percent of such grant funds—

(i) for technical assistance;

(ii) for curriculum development;

(iii) to provide guidance to local educational agencies; or

(iv) to conduct an evaluation of the impact of financial literacy or personal finance education on students’ understanding of financial literacy concepts.

(B) Each State educational agency shall use the remainder of their grant funds to award subgrants to local educational agencies in the State.

(i) PRIORITY.—In awarding such subgrants, a State educational agency shall give priority to local educational agencies that demonstrate the greatest need for such funds, as determined by the State educational agency; and demonstrate the strongest commitment to using funds under this section to enable the lowest-performing schools to improve students' financial literacy and student outcomes.

(C) Uses Of Subgrant Funds.—Each local educational agency receiving a subgrant under this section shall use the subgrant funds—

(1) to implement, expand, or sustain, in one or more elementary schools or one or more secondary schools, school-based financial literacy activities and curriculum that is a substantial portion of any class, in order to enhance student understanding of and experimental learning with consumer, economic, entrepreneurship, and personal finance concepts, including personal credit, student loans, and financial aid;

(2) to promote partnerships between the local educational agency and community-based organizations that provide innovative, evidence-based financial literacy activities to elementary school or secondary school students, which may include after school activities; and

(3) to promote professional development programs to embed financial literacy or personal finance or entrepreneurship education into a well-rounded education in elementary schools or secondary schools.

(D) Matching Funds.—A State educational agency that receives a grant under this section shall provide matching funds, from non-Federal sources, in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount of grant funds provided to the State educational agency to carry out the activities supported by the grant.

(E) Supplement Not Supplant.—Grant funds provided under this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal or State funds available to carry out activities described in this section.

(F) Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

House of Representatives
Passed the House of Representatives 5-1-1-2
X YE
People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0-0-0 in the Atlasia Senate Assembled

President of Congress

[Pericles]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress:

A BILL
To reduce child poverty
Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress

Section 1; Title
1. This bill shall be titled the No Child Should Be Allowed To Live In Poverty In Atlasia Act
Section 2; Child Tax Credit Reforms
1. The value of the Child Tax Credit for families with children under 6 years of age is increased to $3,600 per year.
2. The value of the Child Tax Credit for families with children of 6-18 years of age is increased to $2,000 per year.
3. The Child Tax Credit's value shall be indexed to the rate of inflation.
4. The Child Tax Credit's refundability threshold is lowered to $0.
Section 3; Funding
1. Funding for this legislation shall be taken from the Revenue Adjustment Act so that this legislation is revenue neutral.
Section 4; Implementation
1. All changes in this bill shall apply in the first full fiscal year following its passage into law.

House of Representatives
Passed in the House of Representatives 5-0-3-1
X YE.
People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled

President of Congress

[Pericles]

A BILL

To amend the Clayton Act to modify the standard for an unlawful acquisition.

Section 1: Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Consolidation Prevention Act of 2019”.

Section 2: Unlawful acquisitions

Section 7 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18) is amended—

(1) in the first and second undesignated paragraphs, by striking “substantially” each place that term appears and inserting “materially”;

(2) by inserting “or a monopsony” after “monopoly” each place that term appears; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“ In a case brought by the United States Atlasia, the Federal Trade Commission, or a State attorney general, a court shall determine that the effect of an acquisition described in this section may be materially to lessen competition or create a monopoly or a monopsony if—

“(1) the acquisition would lead to a significant increase in market concentration in any line of commerce or in any activity affecting commerce in any section of the country; or

“(2) (A) the acquisition is not a transaction that is described in section 7A(c); and

“(B) (i) as a result of such acquisition, the acquiring person would hold an aggregate total amount of the voting securities and assets of the acquired person in excess of $5,000,000,000 (as adjusted and published for each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2020, in the same manner as provided in section 8(a)(5) to reflect the percentage change in the gross national product for such fiscal year compared to the gross national product for the year ending September 30, 2019); or

“(ii) (I) the person acquiring or the person being acquired has assets, net annual sales, or a market capitalization greater than $100,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); and

“(II) as a result of such acquisition, the acquiring person would hold an aggregate total amount of the voting securities and assets of the acquired person in excess of $50,000,000 (as so adjusted and published),
unless the acquiring and acquired person establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the effect of the acquisition will not be to tend to materially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly or a monopsony. In this paragraph, the term ‘materially lessen competition’ means more than a de minimis amount.”.

Section 3: Post-settlement data.

Section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(l) (1) Each person who enters into an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission or Atlasia to resolve a proceeding brought under the antitrust laws or under the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) regarding an acquisition with respect to which notification is required under this section shall, on an annual basis during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the agreement is entered into, submit to the Federal Trade Commission or the Assistant Deputy Attorney General, as applicable, information sufficient for the Federal Trade Commission or Atlasia, as applicable, to assess the competitive impact of the acquisition, including—

“(A) the pricing, availability, and quality of any product or service, or inputs thereto, in any market, that was covered by the agreement;

“(B) the source, and the resulting magnitude and extent, of any cost-saving efficiencies or any consumer benefits that were claimed as a benefit of the acquisition and the extent to which any cost savings were passed on to consumers; and

“(C) the effectiveness of any divestitures or any conditions placed on the acquisition in preventing or mitigating harm to competition.

“(2) The requirement to provide the information described in paragraph (1) shall be included in an agreement described in that paragraph.

“(3) The Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney General, by rule in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, and consistent with the purposes of this section—

“(A) shall require that the information described in paragraph (1) be in such form and contain such documentary material and information relevant to a proposed acquisition as is necessary and appropriate to enable the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General to assess the competitive impact of the acquisition under paragraph (1); and

“(B) may—

“(i) define the terms used in this subsection;

“(ii) exempt, from the requirements of this section, information not relevant in assessing the competitive impact of the acquisition under paragraph (1); and

“(iii) prescribe such other rules as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.”

Section 4: Implementation

This law goes into effect on October 1, 2019.

House of Representatives
Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-1-0
X YE
People's Regional Senate
Passed 5-0-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled

President of Congress

[Adam Griffin]

Youth Financial Learning Act

STATEWIDE INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION.

(a) Definitions.—In this Act, the terms “community-based organization”, “elementary school”, “local educational agency”, “professional development”, “secondary school”, “State educational agency”, and “well-rounded education” have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

(b) Grants Authorized.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts provided under subsection (f), grants shall be awarded, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies to enable those State educational agencies to integrate financial literacy education into public elementary schools or secondary schools by carrying out the activities described in paragraph (4).

(2) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 4 years.

(3) APPLICATION.—Each State educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, including—

(A) a description of how the State educational agency will award subgrants to local educational agencies;

(B) a description of how the State educational agency will ensure sustainability of the grant activities after the grant program;

(C) an assertion that teachers, principals, parents, and students have been consulted in the process of developing the application; and

(D) a description of how the State educational agency will ensure geographic diversity so that grant activities benefit students in urban, rural, and suburban locations.

(4) USES OF STATE FUNDS.—

(A) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Each State educational agency receiving grant funds under this section may use up to 20 percent of such grant funds—

(i) for technical assistance;

(ii) for curriculum development;

(iii) to provide guidance to local educational agencies; or

(iv) to conduct an evaluation of the impact of financial literacy or personal finance education on students’ understanding of financial literacy concepts.

(B) Each State educational agency shall use the remainder of their grant funds to award subgrants to local educational agencies in the State.

(i) PRIORITY.—In awarding such subgrants, a State educational agency shall give priority to local educational agencies that demonstrate the greatest need for such funds, as determined by the State educational agency; and demonstrate the strongest commitment to using funds under this section to enable the lowest-performing schools to improve students' financial literacy and student outcomes.

(C) Uses Of Subgrant Funds.—Each local educational agency receiving a subgrant under this section shall use the subgrant funds—

(1) to implement, expand, or sustain, in one or more elementary schools or one or more secondary schools, school-based financial literacy activities and curriculum that is a substantial portion of any class, in order to enhance student understanding of and experimental learning with consumer, economic, entrepreneurship, and personal finance concepts, including personal credit, student loans, and financial aid;

(2) to promote partnerships between the local educational agency and community-based organizations that provide innovative, evidence-based financial literacy activities to elementary school or secondary school students, which may include after school activities; and

(3) to promote professional development programs to embed financial literacy or personal finance or entrepreneurship education into a well-rounded education in elementary schools or secondary schools.

(D) Matching Funds.—A State educational agency that receives a grant under this section shall provide matching funds, from non-Federal sources, in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount of grant funds provided to the State educational agency to carry out the activities supported by the grant.

(E) Supplement Not Supplant.—Grant funds provided under this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal or State funds available to carry out activities described in this section.

(F) Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

House of Representatives
Passed the House of Representatives 5-1-1-2
X YE
People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0-0-0 in the Atlasia Senate Assembled

President of Congress

A BILL
To reduce child poverty
Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress

Section 1; Title
1. This bill shall be titled the No Child Should Be Allowed To Live In Poverty In Atlasia Act
Section 2; Child Tax Credit Reforms
1. The value of the Child Tax Credit for families with children under 6 years of age is increased to $3,600 per year.
2. The value of the Child Tax Credit for families with children of 6-18 years of age is increased to $2,000 per year.
3. The Child Tax Credit's value shall be indexed to the rate of inflation.
4. The Child Tax Credit's refundability threshold is lowered to $0.
Section 3; Funding
1. Funding for this legislation shall be taken from the Revenue Adjustment Act so that this legislation is revenue neutral.
Section 4; Implementation
1. All changes in this bill shall apply in the first full fiscal year following its passage into law.

House of Representatives
Passed in the House of Representatives 5-0-3-1
X YE.
People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0-0-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled

President of Congress

A BILL

To amend the Clayton Act to modify the standard for an unlawful acquisition.

Section 1: Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Consolidation Prevention Act of 2019”.

Section 2: Unlawful acquisitions

Section 7 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18) is amended—

(1) in the first and second undesignated paragraphs, by striking “substantially” each place that term appears and inserting “materially”;

(2) by inserting “or a monopsony” after “monopoly” each place that term appears; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“ In a case brought by the United States Atlasia, the Federal Trade Commission, or a State attorney general, a court shall determine that the effect of an acquisition described in this section may be materially to lessen competition or create a monopoly or a monopsony if—

“(1) the acquisition would lead to a significant increase in market concentration in any line of commerce or in any activity affecting commerce in any section of the country; or

“(2) (A) the acquisition is not a transaction that is described in section 7A(c); and

“(B) (i) as a result of such acquisition, the acquiring person would hold an aggregate total amount of the voting securities and assets of the acquired person in excess of $5,000,000,000 (as adjusted and published for each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2020, in the same manner as provided in section 8(a)(5) to reflect the percentage change in the gross national product for such fiscal year compared to the gross national product for the year ending September 30, 2019); or

“(ii) (I) the person acquiring or the person being acquired has assets, net annual sales, or a market capitalization greater than $100,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); and

“(II) as a result of such acquisition, the acquiring person would hold an aggregate total amount of the voting securities and assets of the acquired person in excess of $50,000,000 (as so adjusted and published),
unless the acquiring and acquired person establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the effect of the acquisition will not be to tend to materially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly or a monopsony. In this paragraph, the term ‘materially lessen competition’ means more than a de minimis amount.”.

Section 3: Post-settlement data.

Section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(l) (1) Each person who enters into an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission or Atlasia to resolve a proceeding brought under the antitrust laws or under the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) regarding an acquisition with respect to which notification is required under this section shall, on an annual basis during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the agreement is entered into, submit to the Federal Trade Commission or the Assistant Deputy Attorney General, as applicable, information sufficient for the Federal Trade Commission or Atlasia, as applicable, to assess the competitive impact of the acquisition, including—

“(A) the pricing, availability, and quality of any product or service, or inputs thereto, in any market, that was covered by the agreement;

“(B) the source, and the resulting magnitude and extent, of any cost-saving efficiencies or any consumer benefits that were claimed as a benefit of the acquisition and the extent to which any cost savings were passed on to consumers; and

“(C) the effectiveness of any divestitures or any conditions placed on the acquisition in preventing or mitigating harm to competition.

“(2) The requirement to provide the information described in paragraph (1) shall be included in an agreement described in that paragraph.

“(3) The Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney General, by rule in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, and consistent with the purposes of this section—

“(A) shall require that the information described in paragraph (1) be in such form and contain such documentary material and information relevant to a proposed acquisition as is necessary and appropriate to enable the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General to assess the competitive impact of the acquisition under paragraph (1); and

“(B) may—

“(i) define the terms used in this subsection;

“(ii) exempt, from the requirements of this section, information not relevant in assessing the competitive impact of the acquisition under paragraph (1); and

“(iii) prescribe such other rules as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.”

Section 4: Implementation

This law goes into effect on October 1, 2019.

House of Representatives
Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-1-0
X YE
People's Regional Senate
Passed 5-0-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled

President of Congress

[Pericles]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress:

A BILL
To create a fairer Atlasia and maximize government revenue

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress

Section 1; Title
1. This legislation may be cited as the "Wealth Tax Act".
Section 2; Substance
1. Households of a net worth greater than $50 million shall have a 2% annual tax imposed on their net worth.
2. A 2% annual surcharge shall be imposed on net worth greater than $1 billion.
3. A 1% annual surcharge shall be imposed on net worth greater than $5 billion.
4. A 1% annual surcharge shall be imposed on net worth greater than $10 billion.
5. All household assets shall be included in the calculation of household net worth, regardless of whether those assets are held in Atlasia.
a) Household assets shall include-residences, closely held businesses, assets held in trust, retirement assets, assets held by minors, and personal property with a value of $50,000 or more.
b) 'Closely held business' shall be defined as any sole proprietorship or partnership that any individual in a household legally owns or co-owns.
b) Individuals shall be allowed a closely held business exemption of $10 million from the taxes levied in this act.
6. Illiquid assets shall be defined as-penny stocks or similar stocks, ownership in private firms, fine art, antiques, or any tangible good, partnership shares in hedge funds, alternative investments, long term options, futures, and forward contracts and long term bonds and other debt instruments.
a) 'Long term' shall be defined as a period greater than one fiscal year.
b) Households shall be allowed a total illiliquid asset exemption of $30 million from the taxes levied in this act.
7. Funded by the tax changes in this legislation, the IRS's enforcement budget shall be doubled.
8. Any Atlasian citizen with a net worth of greater than $50 million shall pay a 40% tax on their net worth if they renounce their citizenship.
9. Any Atlasian citizen with a net worth of greater than $1 billion shall pay a 45% tax on their net worth if they renounce their citizenship.
10. Any Atlasian citizen with a net worth of greater than $5 billion shall pay a 50% tax on their net worth if they renounce their citizenship.
11. Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to increase the tax burden on any Atlasian households with a net worth of less than $50 million.
Section 3; Implementation
1. All changes in this legislation shall take effect in FY 2020.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 4-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

House of Representatives
Passed 3-3-0-3 in the Atlasian House Assembled

President of Congress

[Pericles]

This has passed through both chambers of Congress:

Joint Resolution

To provide for a one-time, temporary extension of budget levels to allow the budget to be posted and fully debated without a shutdown.

Be it Resolved in Both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Continuing Resolution to Avoid Shutdown

1. Funding for Atlasia's government will be maintained at current levels through October 28, 2019 or until a Budget Resolution is adopted.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

House of Representatives
Passed 8-0 in the Atlasian House Assembled

President of Congress

[/quote]

[Adam Griffin]

A BILL
To create a fairer Atlasia and maximize government revenue

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress

Section 1; Title
1. This legislation may be cited as the "Wealth Tax Act".
Section 2; Substance
1. Households of a net worth greater than $50 million shall have a 2% annual tax imposed on their net worth.
2. A 2% annual surcharge shall be imposed on net worth greater than $1 billion.
3. A 1% annual surcharge shall be imposed on net worth greater than $5 billion.
4. A 1% annual surcharge shall be imposed on net worth greater than $10 billion.
5. All household assets shall be included in the calculation of household net worth, regardless of whether those assets are held in Atlasia.
a) Household assets shall include-residences, closely held businesses, assets held in trust, retirement assets, assets held by minors, and personal property with a value of $50,000 or more.
b) 'Closely held business' shall be defined as any sole proprietorship or partnership that any individual in a household legally owns or co-owns.
b) Individuals shall be allowed a closely held business exemption of $10 million from the taxes levied in this act.
6. Illiquid assets shall be defined as-penny stocks or similar stocks, ownership in private firms, fine art, antiques, or any tangible good, partnership shares in hedge funds, alternative investments, long term options, futures, and forward contracts and long term bonds and other debt instruments.
a) 'Long term' shall be defined as a period greater than one fiscal year.
b) Households shall be allowed a total illiliquid asset exemption of $30 million from the taxes levied in this act.
7. Funded by the tax changes in this legislation, the IRS's enforcement budget shall be doubled.
8. Any Atlasian citizen with a net worth of greater than $50 million shall pay a 40% tax on their net worth if they renounce their citizenship.
9. Any Atlasian citizen with a net worth of greater than $1 billion shall pay a 45% tax on their net worth if they renounce their citizenship.
10. Any Atlasian citizen with a net worth of greater than $5 billion shall pay a 50% tax on their net worth if they renounce their citizenship.
11. Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to increase the tax burden on any Atlasian households with a net worth of less than $50 million.
Section 3; Implementation
1. All changes in this legislation shall take effect in FY 2020.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 4-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

House of Representatives
Passed 3-3-0-3 in the Atlasian House Assembled

President of Congress

Joint Resolution

To provide for a one-time, temporary extension of budget levels to allow the budget to be posted and fully debated without a shutdown.

Be it Resolved in Both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Continuing Resolution to Avoid Shutdown

1. Funding for Atlasia's government will be maintained at current levels through October 28, 2019 or until a Budget Resolution is adopted.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

House of Representatives
Passed 8-0 in the Atlasian House Assembled

President of Congress

[Pericles]

This bill has passed through both chambers of Congress:

ACT OF CONGRESS

To provide statehood to the territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Atlasian Samoa

Be it Enacted in Both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Section 1: Title
1. This act shall be titled the “Atlasia Territorial Statehood Act 2.0”

Section 2: Granting Statehood
1. The territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Atlasian Samoa shall be granted statehood within 6 months of passage of this legislation.

Section 3: Passing Impact
1. If this bill passes, the impacts will be as follows:
a. All Atlasian nationals within those territories listed above shall be granted citizenship immediately upon their statehood.
b. the territory shall become a state, effective immediately
c. Any person born within the territories listed above shall be granted citizenship immediately upon statehood.
2. The territories shall be put into the regions as follows:
a. The territories of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Atlasian Samoa shall be in the region of Fremont
b. The territory of the Virgin Islands shall be in the region of Lincoln

People's Regional Senate
Passed 4-1 in the Atlasian Regional Senate

People's House of Representatives
Passed 7-1-0-1 in the Atlasian House Assembled

President of Congress