Bill: Draft Honours and Awards Act

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A
BILL
To

Establish and rebalance an effective and responsive honours and awards system.​

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 'Honours and Awards Act.'

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

(3) This Act has been authored by End.

(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Omega

2 - Reasons

(1) Amendments to Judicial honours, as requested.

(2) Removing administrative requirements for lists, which have never been kept and which are burdensome for over twenty awards.

(3) Fixes formatting

(4) Fixes department naming

(5) Rebalances awards (the more we have the less they mean) and allows them to be awarded once per-term.

3 - Unification of Honours Acts

(1) The Honours and Awards Act will be merged with this act.

(2) The State Commendations Act will be repealed and merged with this act.

4 - Orders of Merit
(1) An order of merit is a group of citizens who have been honored for certain contributions to the nation and are entitled to the ceremonial post-nominal title of the order. Membership in an order of merit is purely ceremonial.

(2) Orders of merit shall be established with a name for the order, a ceremonial post-nominal title for its members, guidance for what contributions would lead someone to deserve this order, and a placement in the order of precedence.

(3) Orders of Merit:

Order of Redmont
(a) Post Nominal: OR
(b) Order of Precedence: 1
(c) Sponsor: President
(d) Awarded for: The Order of Redmont recognises citizens who have demonstrated distinguished service or exceptional achievement in any particular area.

5 - Honours

Medal of Valour
(a) Post Nominal: MV
(b) Order of Precedence: 2
(c) Sponsor: President
(b) Awarded for: Acts of the most conspicuous bravery, daring or pre-eminent valour, or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty.

Conspicuous Service Cross
(a) Post Nominal: CSC
(b) Order of Precedence: 3
(c) Sponsor: President
(b) Awarded for: Outstanding devotion to duty or outstanding achievement in the application of exceptional skills, judgment, or dedication.

6- Executive Awards

(1) Executive Honors can be awarded up to the renewable limit not less than four months since last issued.

(2) President

Presidential Commendation
(a) Sponsor: President
(b) Limit: 3
(c) Awarded for: Exceptional achievement and/or outstanding service to the community.

(2) Department of State

Golden Star of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of State
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Exceptional achievement and/or outstanding service to the Department.

Iron Star of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of State
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Achievement and/or service to the Department.

Friendship of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of State
(b) Awarded for: Exemplary friendship and cooperation towards the Commonwealth of Redmont.
(c) Special: Must be awarded to a foreign visitor.

(3) Department of Homeland Security

Golden Shield of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Homeland Security
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Exceptional achievement and/or outstanding service to the Department.

Iron Shield of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Homeland Security
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Achievement and/or service to the Department.

(4) Department of Justice

Golden Scales of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Attorney General
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Exceptional achievement and/or outstanding service to the Department.

Iron Scales of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Attorney General
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Achievement and/or service to the Department.

(5) Department of Commerce

Golden Coin of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Commerce
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Exceptional achievement and/or outstanding service to the Department.

Iron Coin of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Commerce
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Achievement and/or service to the Department.

(6) Department of Public Affairs

Golden Megaphone of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Public Affairs
(b) Limit: 1
(b) Awarded for: Exceptional achievement and/or outstanding service to the Department.

Iron Megaphone of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Public Affairs
(b) Limit: 1
(b) Awarded for: Achievement and/or service to the Department.

(7) Department of Construction & Transport

Golden Hammer of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Construction & Transport
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Exceptional achievement and/or outstanding service to the Department.

Iron Hammer of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Construction & Transport
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Achievement and/or service to the Department.

Key to the City
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Construction & Transport
(b) Awarded for: Exemplary contribution to the City of Reveille.

(8) Department of Health

Golden Stethoscope of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Health
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Exceptional achievement and/or outstanding service to the Department.

Iron Stethoscope of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Health
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Achievement and/or service to the Department.

(9) Department of the Interior

Golden Shovel of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of the Interior
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Exceptional achievement and/or outstanding service to the Department.

Iron Shovel of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of the Interior
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Achievement and/or service to the Department.

(10) Department of Education

Golden Book of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Education
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Exceptional achievement and/or outstanding service to the Department.

Iron Book of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Secretary of Education
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Achievement and/or service to the Department.

7 - Legislative Awards

(1) Congressional Honors can be awarded up to the renewable limit not less than two months since last issued.

Congressional Commendation
(a) Sponsor: Congress (Motion, Supermajority in both chambers)
(b) Awarded for: Contributions of significance to the nation.

Freedom of the House
(a) Sponsor: Speaker of the House
(b) Awarded for: Achievement and/or service to the House of Representatives.
(c) Limit: 1

Freedom of the Senate
(a) Sponsor: President of the Senate
(b) Awarded for: Achievement and/or service to the senate.
(c) Limit: 1

7 - Judicial Awards

(1) Judicial Honors can be awarded up to the renewable limit not less than four months since last issued.

Golden Gavel of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Chief Justice
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Exceptional achievement and/or outstanding service to the Courts.

Iron Gavel of Redmont
(a) Sponsor: Chief Justice
(b) Limit: 1
(c) Awarded for: Achievement and/or service to the Courts.