Bill: Draft Eligibility Standards Amendment

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BILL
To

Amend the Constitution​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, 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 'Eligibility Standards Amendment'

(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.

(3) This Act has been authored by Omegabiebel.

(4) This Act has been sponsored by zLost.

(5) This Act has been co-sponsored by Omegabiebel.

2 - Reasons

(1) Congress requires clear authority to establish ethical standards, conflict-of-interest rules, and disclosure requirements for positions requiring Congressional confirmation to ensure public confidence in government.

(2) The separation of powers is best served when all branches operate within statutory frameworks established by the legislature.

(3) Eligibility requirements for positions of public trust should be established through the democratic legislative process, not left solely to the discretion of individual confirmation bodies.

(4) Clarity is needed regarding the relationship between Congressional legislation and the Senate's confirmation authority.

3 - Amendments
(1) PART VII of the Constitution shall be amended to add the following:

"52. Congressional Authority Over Confirmation
(a) Congress shall have the power to establish, by statute, eligibility requirements, ethical standards, conflict-of-interest rules, disclosure requirements and other statutory requirements or exclusions for any position requiring Congressional confirmation.

(b) Such statutory requirements shall be binding upon all nominees and upon Congress when exercising its confirmation authority.

(c) No nominee who fails to meet statutory eligibility requirements may be confirmed to office.

(d) This authority derives from Congress's legislative powers and the Elastic Clause, and constitutes normal legislative function rather than interference with the Senate's institutional role.

(e) The Senate retains exclusive authority to reject eligible nominees for any reason and to establish its own internal procedures for conducting confirmation hearings.

53. Passage Parity ‌
Any congressional action that imposes restrictions, conditions, or heightened requirements on its future repeal, amendment, override, or any related congressional action must be subject to the same or greater restrictions, conditions, or requirements at the time of its enactment. In case of multiple restrictions of the same type, the higher restriction will prevail."

Note: "52. Congressional Authority Over Confirmation" shall have the color of hex code #2C82C9 when implemented.

4 - Clarification
(1) This amendment clarifies existing constitutional principles and applies to all confirmations occurring after its enactment.
(2) This amendment does not affect the Senate's authority to reject eligible nominees for any reason, or to establish its own internal procedures for conducting confirmation hearings.
(3) The Senate retains exclusive authority to vote on confirmation of eligible nominees; this amendment establishes that eligibility itself may be defined by statute.