Bill: Draft Periodic Legislative Review Procedure Act

[ToadKing]

CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
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A BILL TO

Implement Periodic Review of Legislation Because Congress is Lazy and Needs to Be Told How and When to Do Its Job




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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 'Periodic Legislative Review Procedure Act'.

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

(3) This Act has been authored by PoS EATB and Rep. ToadKing.

(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by PoS EATB.

(5) This Act amends the following acts:

(a) Legislative Standards Act

2. Reasons and Intent

(1) To establish a regular review process for existing legislation to ensure laws remain current, effective, and relevant.

(2) To prevent legislative obsolescence by requiring periodic assessment of enacted laws.

(3) To promote continuous improvement of the Commonwealth’s laws.

PART II — AMENDMENTS​

3. Amendments

(1) Section 6 of the Legislative Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

“6 - The Office of Congressional Affairs

(1) The Office of Congressional Affairs is a statutory body which provides both chambers of congress with administrative support.

(2) The Office of Congressional Affairs is overseen by the Presiding Officers.

(3) The Office of Congressional Affairs is charged with:

(a) Making all necessary changes to documents of law

(b) Assisting the Speaker with the administration of the House

(c) Assisting the President of the Senate with the administration of the Senate

(d) Communicating with the Press

(e) Assisting in the formatting and drafting of Bills

(f) Managing and publishing congressional transparency reports.

(g) Keeping a public record of instances of actions by Congressional Members which contribute to being derelict.

(h) Keeping Congress informed of Acts that are due to be reviewed under the Legislative Review procedure.

(i) Regularly informing the public of motions of significant public interest via government-announcements. Motions of significant public interest include but are not limited to:“

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(2) The Legislative Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

“15 - Legislative Review
(1) One year after an Act’s enactment, the Office of Congressional Affairs shall notify both chambers of Congress that the Act is due for review.

(2) Upon notification, Congress shall review the Act to determine whether it conflicts with other laws, requires updates, or remains effective as written.

(3) If amendments are deemed necessary, any member of Congress may propose a bill to amend the Act.

(4) Acts exempt from review include:
(a) Constitutional Amendments;
(b) Appropriations Acts;
(c) Acts repealed or superseded;
(i) Acts in the process of being repealed via active voting.

(5) For Acts enacted prior to the passage of this section, the Office of Congressional Affairs shall determine which Acts require review and establish a reasonable schedule to space out notifications to Congress.

16 - Congressional Hearings”

(3) All subsequent sections of the Legislative Standards Act shall be renumbered accordingly.