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BILL
To
Amend the Legislative Standards Act
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 EnactmentBILL
To
Amend the Legislative Standards Act
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) This Act may be cited as the 'LSA Confirmation Fix Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Senator Anthony_org.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Senator Anthony_org.
2 - Reasons
(1) Current LSA standards do not account for the President of the Senate to be nominated for executive positions
(2) This act seeks to cover that loophole by requiring the Deputy President of the Senate acting as the chairperson of the hearing.
(3) This act seeks to cover that loophole by restricting COI votes on nominations.
3 - Amendments
Section 15(8) of the Legislative Standards Act shall be amended as follows:
(8) Confirmation Hearings
(a) A Confirmation Hearing shall occur within 24 hours whenever an individual is nominated for a position in which the Senate must vote on the nomination.
(i) Positions may be exempt from this as specified in the Standing Orders of the Senate.
(b) Confirmation Hearings shall be a Senate chamber-specific hearings and may not be expanded to include both chambers.
(c) The nominee shall automatically be subpoenaed.
(d) Unless otherwise specified by the Standing Orders of the Senate, the President of the Senate shall be the initial chairperson of a Confirmation Hearing.
(e) If the President of the Senate is the subject of a confirmation hearing, then the Deputy President of the Senate shall be the initial chairperson of a confirmation hearing.
(f) Confirmation votes will commence at the conclusion of the associated confirmation hearing.
Section 21 of the Legislative Standards Act shall be amended as follows:
21 - Ethical Standards
(1) Members of Congress must recuse themselves from any investigations in which they may have a conflict of interest.
(2) Members of Congress cannot engage in questioning, proposing subpoenas, voting, making nominations, or any other investigative matter(s) in which they have a conflict of interest.
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