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2020 Cavalier Invitational Congressional Debate Legislation Packet
2020 Cavalier Invitational – Congressional Debate Rules General Notes This year, the Cavalier Invitational will use Tabroom.com to run the Congress division of the tournament. All competitors and judges should be linked to their Tabroom account and should be signed up for "Live Updates." Judges will utilize electronic balloting throughout the tournament. We will clear no more than the top half of preliminary chambers to a Semifinal Round. We estimate that we will advance the top eight of semifinal chambers to the Final Round of 16 competitors. Legislation Each Session (Preliminary, Semifinals and Finals) will be themed. Three pieces of legislation will be available for each session. Only the legislation for that session may be debated. The chamber may order the bills however they choose. No new legislation may be brought to the floor. No authorships exist on the legislation; instead, only sponsorships will be heard on legislation. Debate on each piece of legislation can only last 1 hour in accordance with the NSDA Pilot Rule. Legislation will be posted prior to December 25th, 2019. Procedures Preliminary chambers will be based on the total number of entrants. Once registration if finalized, we will announce how many out of each prelim chamber will clear to the Semifinal. All Prelim chambers will be evaluated by a total of 6 scorers and 1 Parliamentarian. Preliminary chambers will be released the Saturday AM of the tournament. There will be two Semifinal chambers. Each chamber will be evaluated by 3 scorers. The Top 8 students (based on cumulative ranks) will clear to the Final. There will be one Final chamber of 16 students. Finals will be evaluated by 5 scorers. Every chamber must utilize direct questioning. Parliamentarians will be advised that all motions to suspend the rules will be ruled out of order by the Chair. Chambers will have a maximum of 15 minutes of recess time per session. Chambers must therefore only finish three hours to three hours and fifteen minutes from the start of the round. Parliamentarians will enforce this. Schedule Saturday, January 18th, 2020 8:00AM Opening Assembly for Judges (Kenan Auditorium – Upper School) 8:30AM Opening Assembly for Students (Assembly Hall – Upper School) 9:00AM Preliminary Session 1 (Upper School) 1:00PM Preliminary Session 2 (Upper School) 5:00PM Preliminary Session 3 (Upper School) Sunday, January 19th, 2020 8:00AM Assembly for Semifinalists (Assembly Hall – Upper School) 8:30AM Semifinals Session (Upper School) 1:00PM Assembly for Finalists (Assembly Hall – Upper School) 1:30PM Finals (Upper School) 6:00PM Awards Assembly (Kenan Auditorium – Upper School)
2020 Cavalier Invitational – Congressional Debate- Docket Preliminary Rounds Session One – Domestic Policy Session Two – Education Session Three – Foreign Policy Semifinal Round Semifinal Session – Economy Final Round Final Session – Environment
2020 Cavalier Invitational
Preliminary Legislation
Session One – Domestic PolicyP1-01 - A Bill to Ban “No Knock” Policing 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. State and local police departments must commit to bar the use of “no 3 knock” warrants within their jurisdiction to be eligible for future federal 4 grants and equipment purchases. 5 SECTION 2. A. No knock warrants refer to warrants issued by a judge that allow 6 officers to enter private property without immediate prior notification 7 announcing their presence. 8 B. Commit to bar means to make necessary changes to rules, regulations, 9 and operating procedures that makes the request for, signing of, and 10 execution of a no knock warrant to be an offense with appropriate 11 penalty and civil liabilities. 12 SECTION 3. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) will be responsible for 13 executing the terms of Section 1 by denying access to federal grant 14 programs and surplus equipment sales to state and local law 15 enforcement agencies whose policies are not in compliance. 16 A. The DOJ will incorporate a check for compliance with Section 1 into all 17 grant and equipment purchase approval procedures. 18 B. Law Enforcement Agencies that are found to violate this statute 19 through the use of partnerships with agencies with overlapping 20 jurisdiction that permit no knock warrants may be subject to having 21 all relevant equipment and moneys seized. 22 SECTION 4. This law will go into effect January 1, 2022. 23 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
P1-02 - A Bill to Protect Tax Payers 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. A. Individuals and their dependents who can demonstrate a history of 3 paying federal income taxes in the United States for a period of no less 4 than 5 years may not be detained or removed from the country due to 5 crimes directly related to immigration. 6 B. This law does not apply to work performed while in the United States 7 on a visa. 8 C. Upon the conviction of a felony in any state or territory in the United 9 States, a non-citizen individual may be removed at the discretion of 10 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). 11 SECTION 2. A. History of paying federal income taxes may be demonstrated by the 12 reporting of the wage being paid for the labor performed by the person 13 in question to the IRS. 14 B. There must be more than 60 months of reported wages with 15 appropriate withholding to account for the full tax liability for Section 1 16 to apply. 17 SECTION 3. The Department of Justice is responsible for ensuring compliance with 18 this law in all immigration related proceedings. Taxpayers may not be 19 prosecuted for identity crimes committed for the purpose of paying taxes 20 unless damages to a living individual can be demonstrated 21 SECTION 4. This law will take effect immediately and apply to all immigration cases, 22 including those pending on the date of enactment. 23 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
P1-03 - A Bill to Mandate Secular Medical Decisions
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION 1. In all hospitals receiving money from the United States government, doctors and
or administrators may not refuse a standard medical procedure on a patient
under their care for any reason other than patient safety.
SECTION 2. A. Money from the United States Federal Government includes Medicaid,
Medicare, and VA Benefits payments as well as any grants for research,
construction, equipment, and training of medical staff.
B. A standard medical procedure includes any procedure that has been
approved by the Food and Drug Administration and is medically recommended
in the treatment of a condition for which the patient is being treated including
tubal ligations and medically necessary abortions.
SECTION 3. The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will have the
power to investigate reports of noncompliance with Section 1; and
A. In hospitals where the refusal to perform a standard medical procedure for
reasons other than patient safety is due to hospital policy, the hospital may
be liable for penalties not to exceed $500,000 per refusal.
B. Doctors who refuse to perform a standard medical procedure relevant to the
treatment of the patient for reasons other than patient safety may be liable
for civil penalties not to exceed $150,000 per refusal.
SECTION 4. This law will take effect 1 year from the date of enactment.
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.2020 Cavalier Invitational Preliminary Legislation Session Two – Education
P2-01 - A Bill to Limit Athletic Funding to Emphasize
Academics
1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
2 SECTION 1. For any school or school district receiving federal funds, per-pupil
3 spending for athletics may not exceed per-pupil spending on academics.
4 SECTION 2. A. School is inclusive of primary, secondary, and post-secondary
5 educational institutions.
6 B. Per-pupil funding for athletics is calculated as all of the costs included
7 in the athletic program including extra staff members or stipends for
8 existing staff members, transportation costs, facilities maintenance costs,
9 travel costs associated with athletic events, and athletic scholarships
10 divided by the number of students participating in athletics. The spending
11 of revenue made from athletic events and endorsements does count in
12 the spending formula.
13 C. Per-pupil academic funding is calculated as all of the costs of
14 educating students including the salaries of teachers, cost of textbooks
15 and curriculum, cost of technology, Individuals with Disabilities Education
16 Act (IDEA) compliance, academic scholarships divided by the number of
17 students at the school, and the costs of participating in academic
18 competitions.
19 SECTION 3. The United States Department of Education will oversee compliance with
20 this legislation. Schools and school districts failing to comply with Section
21 1 will lose all non-IDEA federal funding until such time as they can
22 demonstrate compliance.
23 SECTION 4. This law will take effect August 1, 2023.
24 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.P2-02 - A Bill to Require Comprehensive Sex Education 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. States in which primary and secondary education receives federal funds, 3 excluding funding through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 4 (IDEA), must require schools to provide all students with age-appropriate 5 comprehensive sexuality education. 6 SECTION 2. Comprehensive Sexuality Education should begin in early childhood and 7 continue throughout a student’s education with age-appropriate 8 information and should include: 9 A. The benefits of delaying intercourse, immediate contraception 10 methods, long-term reversible contraception methods, as well as 11 barrier protection to prevent sexually transmitted infections. 12 B. Normal reproductive development and abnormalities in 13 development, including symptoms of problems 14 C. Relationship education including forms of individual sexual expression 15 and intimacy, gender expression and questioning, healthy sexual and 16 non-sexual relationships, communication and consent, and sexual 17 violence prevention 18 SECTION 3. The United States Department of Education will enforce this legislation. 19 A. States must submit and execute plans demonstrating compliance 20 with Section 1 to receive any non-IDEA federal money for primary and 21 secondary education. 22 B. All existing grants may be continued to funded through their existing 23 grant period, but may not be renewed in states which are out of 24 compliance. 25 SECTION 4. This bill will affect funding beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. 26 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
P2-03 - A Bill to Institute a Wealth Tax to Fund Public
Education
1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
2 SECTION 1. A. The United States will tax the year-end assets of an individual (“Wealth
3 Tax”) according to the schedule
4 a. 0% on assets up to $49,999,999.99
5 b. 1% on assets between $50,000,000 and $249,999,999.99
6 c. 2% on assets between $250,000,000 and $499,999,999.99
7 d. 3% on assets between $500,000,000 and $999,999,999.99
8 e. 4% on all assets above $1,000,000,000
9 B. All revenue collected by the wealth tax should be appropriated to the
10 states to be used exclusively as education funding.
11 SECTION 2. A. Assets shall include residences, closely held businesses, assets held in
12 trust, retirement assets, assets held by minor children, and personal
13 property valuing more than $50,000 held anywhere in the world.
14 B. Education Funding includes the money to cover costs of construction
15 and maintenance of schools and district facilities, salaries of school
16 employees, school lunch, student health initiatives, curriculum
17 development and acquisition, education technology, and enrichment
18 activities.
19 SECTION 3. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will assess and collect the “Wealth
20 Tax” in accordance with current procedures for taxation and collection.
21 A. The IRS may seize the assets of any individual convicted of evading the
22 wealth tax in the amount of 1.5 times the owed tax debt, penalties,
23 and cost of prosecution.
24 B. States determined to misuse education funds from the “Wealth Tax”
25 will have their federal education funding cut for the following year by
26 an amount equivalent to the misused funds.
27 SECTION 4. This tax will take effect on January 1, 2021.
28 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
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Preliminary Legislation
Session Three – Foreign PolicyP3-01 - A Bill to Remove Sanctions on Iran 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. All United States sanctions against Iran for any non-military transactions 3 are hereby lifted upon certification that Iran has not enriched nuclear 4 material to “Weapons Grade.” 5 SECTION 2. Sanctions against Iran may not be reinstated without the consent of a 6 majority of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 7 SECTION 3. If Iran is found to have enriched nuclear material to weapons grade, a 8 complete embargo of Iran will immediately commence with complete 9 sanctions across all industries. All sanctions will remain in place until such 10 a time as Iran can be certified by the United Nations as free of nuclear 11 weapons and the technological capacity to create them. 12 SECTION 4. This law shall go into effect immediately upon enactment. 13 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
P3-02 - A Bill to Reform the WTO 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. The United States will decrease its member funding to the World Trade 3 Organization (WTO) by 50% as long as any nation in the Group of 20 4 (G20) is granted Developing Nation Status and the associated benefits. 5 SECTION 2. Member funding is all contributions made to the WTO by the United 6 States that are established by its share of international trade. 7 SECTION 3. All future budgets will allocate the full amount of the calculated member 8 contribution of the United States with a provision that only 50% of that 9 amount be authorized to be transferred to the WTO until the conditions 10 set by Section 1 have been met. 11 A. If the rules are amended to comply with the conditions set out by 12 Section 1 in the middle of any funding year, the remainder of that 13 years calculated contribution shall be immediately transferred to the 14 WTO. 15 B. The United States will authorize backpay of up to 50% of the 16 difference between our calculated contribution and actual 17 contribution (for a total of no more than 75% of our calculated 18 contribution) for the full years in which Section 1 was in effect. 19 SECTION 4. This bill will take effect for all member contributions to the WTO 2021 20 budget and beyond. 21 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
P3-03 - A Bill to Reclaim Legislative Branch Treaty Power 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. The President may not withdraw the United States from any treaty to 3 which the United States is a party without the consent of 51 Senators for 4 treaties not ratified by the Senate; and the president must have the 5 consent of 60 Senators to withdraw from a treaty ratified by the Senate. 6 SECTION 2. Treaties shall include all forms of official agreements made between the 7 United States government and the government of another nation or 8 international body. 9 SECTION 3. This law will take effect immediately upon enactment. 10 SECTION 4. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void
2020 Cavalier Invitational
Semifinal Legislation
Semifinal Session – Economic IssuesS-01 - A Bill to Float Minimum Wage 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. The Fair Labor Standards Act (29 US Code Chapter 8) § 206 (a) (1) is 3 amended to read; 4 A. $15.00 an hour, beginning on January 1, 2022; and 5 B. The wage will increase by 2 percent on the first of each subsequent 6 year. 7 SECTION 2. The department of labor will continue to enforce the Fair Labor 8 Standards Act. 9 SECTION 4. This law will take effect January 1, 2022. 10 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
S-02 - A Bill to Balance Corporate Compensation 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. In all publicly traded companies incorporated within the United States, 3 total compensation for any single individual may not exceed 300 times 4 the compensation for the lowest paid full-time person employed by the 5 company. 6 SECTION 2. A. Persons employed by the company refers to all individuals receiving 7 payment in exchange for services or labor provided to the company. This 8 includes executives and employees. 9 B. Compensation shall include all salary, benefits, and bonuses that are 10 provided to an individual on the basis of their position or work. 11 SECTION 3. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will monitor companies 12 for compliance and investigate irregularities in the reporting of 13 compensation or payment of workers. 14 A. If the increases in the value of stock options provided to an individual 15 as compensation increases within 3 years to a level that would bring 16 the total compensation ratio out of compliance, the company must 17 issue compensation of an appropriate amount to individuals employed 18 during the period the stock options were awarded. 19 B. Fines of up to 10% of yearly revenue may be levied for failure to 20 comply in good faith. 21 SECTION 4. Corporations will have until January 1, 2022 to bring their compensation 22 into compliance. Corporations filing for an initial public offering (IPO) 23 must be in compliance with Section 1 at the time of the IPO. 24 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
S-03 - A Bill to Strengthen America and Protect Local Business 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. There is hereby imposed a 3% tax on the use or consumption in the United 3 States of taxable media, property, or services purchased over the internet to 4 fund infrastructure modernization, expansion, repair, and upkeep in the United 5 States. 6 SECTION 2. The person using or consuming taxable media, property, or services in the 7 United States is liable for the tax imposed by this section. For each purchase of 8 taxable media, property, or services for which tax is imposed by section 1, the 9 seller shall charge the tax separately from the purchase. The seller shall provide 10 a receipt indicating the property or service sold and price of said property or 11 service, tax collected, and total amount paid in addition to necessary vendor 12 information. 13 SECTION 3. The tax imposed by section 1 shall be administered, collected, and remitted to 14 the United States Treasury by the sellers no later than 31 days after the sale. 15 A. The treasury has the authority to conduct examinations and audits of entities 16 which are or may be liable to collect and remit tax imposed and to examine 17 the books, papers, records, or other data of such entities which may be 18 relevant or material to the determination of tax due. 19 B. The treasury shall have the power to levy and seize property, garnish wages 20 or salary, and file liens to collect amounts due pursuant to enforcement of a 21 judgement duly rendered by a court of law. 22 SECTION 4. Congress shall have the power to delegate to appropriate executive agencies 23 the determination of appropriate use of the revenue through the appropriations 24 process. 25 SECTION 5. This tax shall be due on all internet purchases on or after January 1, 2021. 26 SECTION 6. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
2020 Cavalier Invitational
Final Legislation
Final Session – Environmental IssuesF-01 - A Bill to Increase Geothermal Energy Investment to
Increase Its Prominence in Energy Production
1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
2 SECTION 1. The current funding levels for geothermal technologies in the
3 Department of Energy (DOE) will be increased by $250 million from the
4 FY19 levels with the goal of increasing the share of power generated by
5 geothermal energy while simultaneously lowering the cost of generation.
6 SECTION 2. Geothermal technologies include the research and development of
7 geothermal and hydrothermal energy generation technologies; as well as
8 the exploration and construction of new geothermal and hydrothermal
9 energy generation sites in the United States.
10 SECTION 3. The Department of Energy will oversee the funds and their use to further
11 the goals of Section 1. Funding, as well as resources necessary to utilize
12 the increased funding including personnel, supplies, and technology shall
13 be transferred from the offices of Fossil Energy Research and
14 Development
15 SECTION 4. This law will amend the funding for FY21 and beyond.
16 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.F-02 - A Bill to Limit Light Pollution 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. All streetlights on roads built, maintained, or supported by federal dollars 3 in any amount may not exceed a color temperature of 3,000 Kelvin. 4 SECTION 2. Color temperature may be achieved through the use of phosphor- 5 converted amber LED (PCA LED) and/or narrowband amber light emitting 6 diode (NBA LED). 7 SECTION 3. The Department of Transportation, in conjunction with state and local 8 transportation agencies, will oversee the conversion of existing 9 streetlights to bring them into compliance with Section 1. 10 A. An assessment of overall costs and benefits, including fiscal, 11 environmental, and safety should be conducted prior to building or 12 converting any street lighting fixture, removing any fixture completely 13 that does not show overall benefits. 14 B. The conversion of all lights shall be completed within 8 years. 15 SECTION 4. This law will take effect on January 1, 2024. 16 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
F-03 - A Bill to Supercharge Superfund 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will immediately establish a 3 Climate Change Response Plan for every site on the National Priorities list 4 (Superfund sites). 5 A. Plans should include a risk assessment due to natural disaster that 6 outlines specific potential failures in containment, potential health 7 effects on surrounding communities in case of containment leaks, and 8 necessary steps to minimize all risks 9 B. A cost assessment should be completed for the full clean-up of the 10 site if technologically possible as well as the cost to secure the site 11 against the effects of climate change. 12 SECTION 2. Climate change includes the threats from flooding, storm surge, wildfires, 13 sea level rise, increased storm intensity, and fire risk from prolonged 14 drought. 15 SECTION 3. The EPA is responsible for complying with this legislation. 16 A. Congress hereby appropriates an additional 1,000,000,000 per year 17 from FY21-FY26 to the Superfund Trust for the purposes of carrying 18 out Section 1. 19 B. The EPA will pursue Potential Responsible Party settlements and court 20 decisions to fund “special accounts” that account for the costs 21 associated with climate change related events to the greatest extent 22 possible. 23 SECTION 4. Appropriations for this bill will begin with FY21. 24 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.
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