Bill: Rejected Committee Amendment Act

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Amend the Legislative Standards Act

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Committee Amendment Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) Cosponsored by: GoldBlooded

2 - Reasons
(1) Committees are currently just being stacked.

3 - Congressional Committees
(1) Process of Creating a Committee
a. Congressional Committees may be either permanent or temporary. They can be created in both the House of Representatives and Senate. The Senate and the House may form their own committees, or may form joint committees together.
b. In order for a Congressional Committee to be created a Senator or Representative must motion for the creation of a committee on the floor of their respective chamber. If they wish to create a joint committee that applies to both chambers, such motion will originate in the House and be brought to the Senate.
c. Format:--
- Committee Name:
- Status: Permanent/Temporary
- Committee Purpose:
- Chairperson:
- Members:
d. The chamber's respective presiding officer must then put the motion to create the committee to a vote, and if approved by a majority of the chamber the committee will then have been created and official. If the committee has been motioned to apply to both chambers, it must be approved by a majority of both chambers.
(2) Chairperson
a. Congressional Committees are led by the Committee Chairperson whose responsibilities are:--
- Organizing and Chairing Committee Meetings and Hearings.
- Leading Committee Investigations, Reviews and actions.
- Putting Committee ideas and proposals to a vote.
- Updating the public and congress on the actions of the committee.
- Firing committee members.
b. The Committee Chairperson can be removed from their position by the chamber(s) such committee applies to via a vote of no confidence.
(3) Internal Workings of a Committee
a. Committees are responsible for a certain bill or action that congress wishes to take, they are to meet, discuss and vote on proposals of committee members and present their finalized proposal to congress for votation voting. Committees are open forums for a specialised focus group on a particular issue. Membership of the committee is automatic to the members of the chamber that the committee is housed in.
b. A channel of communication shall be established for such respective committees.
(4) Dissolution of a Committee
a. A member of Congress may motion for a committee to be dissolved; this requires a super majority of the chamber(s) such committee applies to, to pass.
 
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