Government or Elections

Bill to fund candidates in U.S. National elections

Currently The U.S. Congress is not able to perform its duty efficiently due to the time required to fundraise for reelection, especially in the House of Representatives. Acknowledging the undue burden that puts on Nationally elected officials...

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled.

Section 1. Short title and Table of Contents

(a) Short title.— This Act may be cited as the “The Bill to Fund Candidates in U.S. National Election.”

(b) Table of Contents.— The table of contents for this act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and Table of Contents

Sec. 2. Definitions of Terminology

Sec. 3. Goal of The Act

Sec. 4 Funding and Enforcement

Sec. 5 Penalties

Sec. 6 Enactment Date

Section 2. Definition and Terminology

1. The term "election cycle" shall be defined as the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent election for the specific office or seat that a candidate is seeking and ending on the date of the next election for that office or seat.
2. The term “Joke Candidate” shall be defined as a candidate that is not actively competing for an elected national government position and/or misusing their candidacy for satirical purposes.
3. Bias shall be defined as prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

Section 3. Goal of the Act

1. This Act will provide federal Funding every election cycle for the following Positions

I. Those who are running for positions in The House of Representatives will be given $500,000 toward their campaign.

II. Those running for positions in the Senate will be given $1,000,000 toward their campaign.

III. Those running for the position of President will be given $2,000,000 toward their primary campaign and $3,000,000 towards the main election.

1. Candidates that wish to receive Federal Election funding must register with the Department of the Treasury and Federal Election Committee in order to do so, and be vetted and approved by a nonpartisan committee that does not include members running for the same position as the person being vetted to determine whether or not they are a “Joke Candidate”.

I. The nonpartisan committee will be made of 3 Democrats, Republicans, and Independents that will be voted on by 2/3s majority vote.

1. The Nonpartisan committee as stated in section 3B will also overview both the Federal Election Committee, and Department of the Treasury in regards to the policies of this bill.
2. Candidates that spend less than the amount given may be allowed to transfer funds to other candidates for that election season, however the transfer must go through the Department of the Treasury.
3. All Candidates must report all spending and transfers to the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Election Committee every month.
4. All unused funds must be returned to the Department of the Treasury within 30 days of the end of the election cycle.
5. The nonpartisan committee stated in Section 3B will also have the responsibility of determining whether or not campaign funds are being misused, and will be able to charge the candidate with defraudment of the Department of the Treasury.
6. The Nonpartisan committee stated in Section 3B will have the authority to ask for a list of signatures supporting the candidate or other measures as verification to determine legitimate candidacy.

Section 4. Funding and Enforcement

1. The Funds to cover the costs of this bill will be appropriated to The Department of the Treasury each election cycle as they are responsible for the funding of this bill.
2. Both the Department of the Treasury, The Federal Election Committee, and the Federal Nonpartisan Committee stated earlier is responsible for the enforcement of this bill.

Section 5. Penalties

1. Punishment for not adhering to previous sections...

I. Punishment for not adhering to Section 3E will be disqualification from running for any national positions.

II. Punishment for not adhering to Section 3F will be both disqualification from running for any national positions and a fine for the amount that was to be returned.

III. Punishment for being found guilty of defraudment of the Department of the Treasury will be both disqualified from running for any national positions and a fine for 2x the amount of money that was given to them by The Department of the Treasury.

IIII. If it is shown through a congressional inquiry that a member of the nonpartisan committee has shown bias in their decisions will be removed from the position within the committee.

Section 6. Enactment Date

This Bill will go into effect in the National Elections after the next election. In Virtual Congress the bill will be in effect for the February Presidential Election, and in the United States the bill will be in effect for the 2022 Midterm Elections.

All legislation in conflict with this bill will be declared null and void.

Submitted by: Justice Justin Lew (D-FL),

Co Sponsored by: Chief of Staff Gabe McKenna (D-CA),

Congresswoman Soufong (D-NJ),

Justice Tyler MacDonald (D-FL),

Vice-Speaker Don (D-IL),

Speaker Mac (R-NC),

Justice Hagen (R-NY),

Attorney General Sidious (R-TX)

Congressman John Lilburne (I-MA),

Justice c.t.skapski(D-MD),

Congressman Antonio (R-ME),

Congressman Logan Jones (D-NC),

Solicitor GeneralCade Holbrook (D-AZ),

Justice Nikita Fajita (NJ),

Statehood Act

Whereas The Government of the United States and the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall agree to grant Guam Statehood and Puerto Rico for the common benefit of the people of Guam and of PUerto Rico and the United States and to give the people of Guam and Puerto Rico all rights and benefits that the People living in the 50 States already enjoy.

Section 1

1. The United States recognizes that Guam and Puerto Rico are capable and worthy of Statehood.
2. The United States shall grant Guam Two Senators and Puerto Rico Two in accordance with the Constitution.
3. The United States shall Granted One Representative and Puerto Rico Five in accordance to its population

Section 2

1. All residents of Guam and Puerto Rico will begin to pay federal income Taxes like all the rest of the residents of the States.

Section 3

1. Current Representative for Guam at-large Michael San Nicolas (D-GU) shall become the first Representative for the State of Guam.
2. Current Representative for Puerto Rico at-large Jennifer Gonzalez (R-PR) shall become the first Representative for the State of Puerto Rico.

Section 4

1. Guam shall be granted Three Electoral Votes in accordance with the Constitution.
2. Puerto Rico shall be granted Five Electoral Votes in accordance with the Constitution.

Proposed By: Deputy Minority Whip Wilson (R-LA)

Co-Sponsors: Congressman Hull (D-NY)

Secretary of HHS Vita (I-MD)

Congressman Putin (R-Russia)

Congressman McDonough (R-NC)

Vice President Starro (D-CA)

Majority Whip Itachi (D-PA)

Attorney General Sidious (R-TX)

Speaker Mac (R-NC)

Solicitor General Cade Holbrook (D-AZ)

Congressman Johnson (R-AK)

SAFEGUARD ALL FEDERAL ELECTIONS ACT REVISED

(SAFElections Act)

Be it enacted by the House of Representative;

A bill to ensure the integrity of all federal elections by requiring government issued ID to vote in federal elections

1: All citizens eligible to vote must present one of the following identification when voting at their polling place;

a: State driver's license

b: United States passport

c: United States Military Identification Card

d: State handgun license

e: State personal identification card

f: State issued ID card

g: Veterans Affairs issued ID card

h: Concealed Carry permit

2: If a person does not possess one of these aforementioned ID cards (Section 1), a new federal voter ID card will be accepted by any polling place in all states.

3: A United States federal voter ID card can be acquired by eligible voters at no charge.

a: These ID cards will be made available in all states and can be acquired at the Department of

Motor Vehicles

b: Requirements to acquire the United States federal voter ID card will be as follows:

i: Is a United States citizen

ii: Is eligible to vote or will be 18 and eligible by the next election

c: This card will expire 12 years to the day from when it is issued.

d: In the case of an individual misplacing their card, an individual will be eligible to receive a free replacement card within the expiration date of the issuing of the card.

i: Free replacement cards will be offered without charge twice within the period of its

validity and with no less than 3 months between replacements.

ii: If the United States federal voter ID card is stolen from an individual, a replacement will not count towards their free replacements.

iii: Lost cards will be invalidated electronically using a code system in a federal

database.

e: Overseeing implementation and maintenance of both production and distribution of these ID cards will be the responsibility of the Department of State.

f: The Secret Service shall oversee implementation of security features into the voter ID and are herin granted the authority to pursue counterfeiting of voter ID pursuant to all relevant Federal law

4: Absentee voting will take place on state property, wherein the location is chosen by the election board of the state in question.

a: Before submission of the absentee ballot, the voter is requested to provide their ID in accordance with the valid identifications laid out in section 1 of this bill.

5: A federal website, created by the Department of State will allow these individuals to scan an ID card via the internet and be sent a mail-in ballot:

a: Individuals 65 years of age or older

b: Disabled individuals

c: Individuals not present in their county during the period of absentee voting

d: Individuals confined in jail but are otherwise eligible

6: The government of the United States will issue a debt of $750.000.000 to pay for this program.

a: The approximate cost of production of ID cards is $13.00 per card and will be the cost of

replacements beyond the first three free cards.

b: Municipalities with voters residing more than 30 miles from a DMV are required to offer rides once every two years to a local DMV.

c: $250.000.000 of the issued debt will be provided to the Secret Service

i: These funds will go towards ensuring the safety of the United States federal voter ID

card and to preventing counterfeiting.

d: $250.000.000 of the issued debt will be provided to the Department of State

i: These funds will go towards creating a secure website for mail-in voting