A Bill for American Companies to Establish a Minimum Wage for Outsourced Employees

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

Section 1. 	American companies will have to establish a minimum wage for outsourced 
employees

Section 2.   	Companies in the USA often outsource to other countries, and
Whereas, many of these workers are not paid enough to remain above the    
poverty line, and 

Whereas, companies such as Wal-Mart can have up to 6,288 company-owned 
facilities that employ 800,000 (70,000 confirmed) people who could live on less 
than the USA’s minimum wage, and

Section 3. 	Let it be established that all companies based in the United States of America     
be required to pay outsourced employees a minimum wage that is equal to or 
greater than the federally mandated wage in the USA.

Section 4.  	This bill shall take effect December 31, 2016

Section 5.  	All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

A Bill to Ban Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

Section 1. 	Direct-to-Consumer advertising of prescription drugs is hereby banned on television 	and radio

Section 2.   	Direct-to-consumer advertising is defined as a form of marketing promotion that is aimed toward the patient or consumer rather than healthcare professionals.

Section 3. 	The Food and Drug Administration will oversee the implementation of this bill.

Section 4.  	This bill shall take effect January 1, 2016

Section 5.  	All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

A Bill to Implement a National Sick Day Policy

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

Section 1. 	The United States Shall Implement a Paid Sick Day Policy.

Section 2.   	The Policy shall stipulate that all full time employees in the United States will be given Pay equal to their salary and/or wages of the sick day(s)

Section 3. 	All employees will be given 14 days of paid, sick leave.

Section 4.  	The employee’s sickness must be confirmed by a medical provider or public health official(s) which perform a similar role.

Section 5.  	The paid sick days shall be paid equal parts by a tax raise and equal parts by the employer.

Section 6.	All legislation in conflict with this bill shall hereby be declared null and void.

A Resolution to Require All Armed Patrolmen to Wear Cameras While On Duty

WHEREAS. 	Violent interactions between police officers and civilians is always possible; and

WHEREAS.   	In Light of the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, civillian distrust of police has grown exponentially; and

WHEREAS. 	These violent interactions lead to mistrust and lawsuits on the part of the public; and

WHEREAS.  	Technology allows lightweight and relatively inexpensive cameras to be mounted on the body; and

WHEREAS.  	Evidence provided by mounted cameras on police officers would make a permanent, objective record of events that transpire between civilians and police, for possible use in criminal and civil litigation; and

WHEREAS.	The presence of body-worn cameras may even serve to prevent negative interactions by changing officer and citizen behavior; and

WHEREAS.	Footage provided by cameras can be used to resolve citizen complaints and result in enhanced police accountability;and

WHEREAS.	The footage captured by cameras shall not be reviewed immediatlely but stored in a central database in local police stations Until the need arises to review officers’actions; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED	By the Congress here assembled that all armed patrolmen be required to wear cameras while on duty; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that footage be captured by officers only during shift hours and be uploaded to a central database stored in a police station. The responsibility for the distributions of cameras rests solely with the individual police departments on the local and state levels.

A Resolution on Solar Roadways

WHEREAS. 	Continual issues with global climate change has prompted research and inventions into alternative energy; and

WHEREAS.   	Many alternatives have been widely rejected for reasons like higher cost comparisons, effectiveness, efficiency, etc.; and

WHEREAS. 	Solar Roadways is a business that has successfully created solar panels that can be placed and become sidewalks, parking lots, and actual roads; and

WHEREAS.  	These plates can provide renewable energy to be used in homes and businesses; and

WHEREAS.  	The plates have also shown uses beyond that of just solar energy; and

WHEREAS.	The Federal government funded Phase I of the project and a portion of Phase II; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED	By the Congress here assembled that the Federal government should fully fund the rest of the Solar Roadways project.

A Resolution to Ban Plastic Bags

WHEREAS. 	The United States EPA reported that between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year; and

WHEREAS.   	Millions of these bags end up in litter outside of landfills, including in the ocean. The plastic poisons the water and soil, and the bags kill wildlife; and

WHEREAS. 	Governments spend billions cleaning up littered plastic bags. California alone estimates that the cost to their state is $75 million a year to remove plastic bags as litter each year; and

WHEREAS.  	Almost all of the bags that don’t become litter end up in landfills; and

WHEREAS.  	Many countries (both developed and undeveloped) have already banned the use of plastic bags; and

WHEREAS.	Plastic bags are very valuable on the recycling market, but few people use recycling programs available at many retail stores, and fewer than 20% of bags are recycled; and

WHEREAS.	America’s largest residential recycler (Waste Management) does not process or sell plastic bags, and the millions of bags delivered to their processing centers end up in landfills; and

WHEREAS.	Plastic bags are made with a variety of harmful chemicals, including lead; and

WHEREAS. 	Humans have survived thousands of years without plastic bags. There are alternatives; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED	That the Congress here assembled ban plastic bags for retail use in the United States.

A Resolution to Incentivize Chinese Action in North Korea

WHEREAS, 	North Korea has repeatedly acted in violation of United Nations’ peace agreements; and

WHEREAS, 	Since 2008, North Korea has posed a nuclear threat to the world through its continued testing of long-range missiles and nuclear weaponry; and

WHEREAS, 	North Korea recently announced the test of a Hydrogen bomb, which are hundreds of times more powerful than atomic bombs, threatening millions of lives around the globe; and

WHEREAS, 	China is North Korea’s strongest trade partner and is the only nation with the geopolitical influence to take effective action against the regime, but has failed to intervene due to policies regarding sovereignty; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, 	That the Congress here assembled establish incentives to facilitate Chinese action against North Korean nuclear weaponization to alleviate global threats to security; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That a tariff be placed on Chinese imports until China withdraws economic support from North Korea to halt its nuclear program.

A Resolution to Schedule the Federal Election Day on Saturday 

WHEREAS, 	Voter turnout for midterm elections in 2014 was the lowest it has been since 1942, at just 36% of citizens casting votes, and only 58% of citizens voted in the 2012 Presidential election; and 

WHEREAS, 	The first Tuesday in November was chosen originally to serve an agrarian 19th Century America, and no longer serves a modern workforce; and

WHEREAS, 	Representative democracy is only truly “representative” if the most number of citizens are able to vote; and

WHEREAS, 	Many Americans work jobs that make voting on Tuesdays inaccessible, disenfranchising them for all intents and purposes; and

WHEREAS, 	Extension of voting to Saturday would provide a simple solution to those who could not previously contribute to the political system; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, 	That the Congress here assembled will extend federal election voting to Saturday.