Motion to Amend Amendment Act

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CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
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A BILL TO

ALLOW MOTIONS TO AMEND BEFORE VOTING COMMENCES




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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:


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PART I — PRELIMINARIES

1. Short Title and Enactment

(1) This Act may be cited as the ‘Motion to Amend Amendment Act’

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

(3) This Act has been authored by Representative Antonfr.

(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Speaker Pokemonish, Deputy Speaker DrFunks and Representatives EmeraldGuuy, Cr_2007 and FloofyLunafox.

(5) This Act amends the following acts:

(a) Legislative Standards Act

2. Reasons and Intent

(1) Representatives and Senators currently cannot amend a bill before voting unless they are the bill's sponsor.

(2) A Motion to Amend may only be made once voting has opened.

(3) As a result, legislators who wish to amend a bill must wait until voting begins before proposing their amendments.

(4) This can significantly delay the legislative process, as a Motion to Amend may require the voting period to be restarted, potentially doubling or even tripling the time needed for the bill to pass.

PART II — AMENDMENTS

3. Amendments to the Legislative Standards Act

(1) §11(11) of the Legislative Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

“(11) Motion to Amend

(a) A Motion to Amend seeks to amend a bill that is currently undergoing voting in a Congressional Chamber.

(b) Members of either chamber can propose a Motion to Amend a bill that is currently up for vote in the chamber they are a part of.”