Federal Education Laws

Education Achievement and Reform Act
The ERAA outlines quantifiable benchmarks in every educational course including English-language arts and mathematics at each grade level from kindergarten through high school.
Williams Administration

Fair Title Act
This bill prohibits the discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that is federally funded.
William's Administration

Extend the School Year Act
A bill to extend the school year calander from 180 to 200 days.
Stackhouse Administration

Equal Access to Education Act
A bill which ensures a child with a disability has equal access to an education. The child may receive accommodations and modifications.
Lyon's Administration

Education First Act

A bill that increases education spending by 2%, bans vouchers, and expands federal oversight. To pay for the bill, it includes a 2% tax increase.
Blythe Administration

Voluntary Education Goals
Voluntary education goals laid out by the Education Council:
1. Increase reading proficiency by 3rd grade.
2. Increase graduation rates every year.
3. Prepare students, starting at first grade, to be career and college ready.
Blythe Administration

Suicide Awareness and Prevention Education Training Act

A bill that requires public schools to provide suicide prevention for all staff. Elementary staff must receive at least one hour a year, secondary must receive two hours a year.
Blythe Administration

Student Loan Restructuring Act

A bill that creates the following:
1. A one-time, non-compounding origination fee, or financing fee, that student loan borrowers will pay over the life of their student loan.

2. Borrowers will automatically be placed in an income-based repayment plan, where they pay 10% of their earnings, except in times of unforeseen financial hardship.
Cuddy Administration

Education Reform Act

Increased funding for public and charter schools. Public schools will recieve 15% more funding.

Evaluation measures every three years.

Council of experts selected by the Prime Minister to determine evaluations.

Charter and public schools are examined under the same criteria.

Increased funding for schools that improve in the evaluation measures, based upon a two-pronged approach.
Urquhart Administration

College Tuition Rebate
Twenty-three billion dollars for college tuition tax cuts for those making $56,000 a year or less.
Warren Administration

Protect Our Kids Act
Mandates school security assessments by police.
Schmidt Administration

Education Success Act
A bill which provides free education for children 3 years and 4 years of age.
Schmidt Administration

Investment in Future Act
A bill which creates $30 billion in subsidies for technical colleges.
Romney Administration

Federal Healthcare Laws

Surgery Standard Act:
Bill to increase standards for surgeons.
Walker Administration

Abortion Access:
Per High Court order, abortion must be offered in all cities of AusValia.

Child Healthcare Funding
Some of the points listed below give a rough outline on some of the kep points Free hearing and vision testing for every child born in the AUS. Increased awareness of Special Needs adoption. Healthcare staff are required to give pregnant women information about adoption on an equal basis with all other courses of action. Funding for five universities around the country to help scientists coordinate for research of autism. 3 special units for autism epidemiology at the Federal Level. A new program to educate doctors to avoid autism misdiagnosis.
William's Administration

Pharmaceutical Medicine Protection Bill
A bill which sets federal price limits on over half a dozen life saving medications.
William's Administration

Nicotine Warning Act
Mandates that any and all tobacco products must be labeled with a warning that nicotine is addictive.
Wilson Administration

The AusValia Cares Reformation Act
Prescriptions:
A. Government subsidises for the cost of most medicines for most medical conditions. This allows AusValians a wide range of medicines without paying full price.

B. Quantifiable Safety net option for those who need help paying for prescription costs.

C. Additional funding for Native AusValians.

D. Prescription drugs under this plan are capped at $35.

Healthcare:
A. Two different options: Private and Public.

B. Neither public or private can change, cancel, or deny service for preexisting conditions.

C. Public options are covered 85%. Private options must cover at least 25%. Public options must cover 100% cost of hospital stays as long as a person visits a public hospital. Private hospitals could have an extra cost. The public options will have additional gap protections. Specialist doctors may charge extra that can either be billed through the public option.

D. Government option must have a cost finder tool located online and available over the telephone.

E. Plan would include:
Preventative care
Emergency care
Outpatient care when you are not admitted to the hospital
Hospitalization
Pregnancy and newborn care
Services for mental health and substance use disorders
Rehabilitative services
Pediatric care
Laboratory services
Dental care (braces, fillings, tooth removal)
Eye care (including glasses/contacts)
Elder care

F. A person should apply between October and November, unless one of the following happens:
Loss of a job
Move to a new coverage area
Birth of a child
Loss of existing coverage
Family event, such as marriage, divorce, or death

G. Allows for the negotiations of drug prices

H. One billion in subsidies for the private sector plans.

I. Plans available to all citizens and all permanent residents.

J. Insurance companies must provide free hearing tests to all children 12 years and under.

Amendment:
An amendment to the AusValia Cares Reformation Act that mandates that all private insurers must provide preventive care at no additional cost to the patient. This includes the following-
>Preventative care must be provided once every 12 months.
>Preventative care must be performed by the patient's doctor or physician's assistant.
>Preventative care must include a depression screening, anxiety screening, blood pressure, urine analysis, standard care practices.
Cuddy Administration

No Surprise Billing Act

A bill that eliminates surprise billing for all emergency medical care and most routine care.
Cuddy Administration

Methamphetamine Response Act

A bill that designates methamphetamine as an emerging drug threat. It also directs the States to implement a methamphetamine response plan.
Cuddy Administration

Executive Order to Remove Government Oversight and Expand Stem Cell Research

Executive order to expand the authorization of stem cell research. This action would also remove many of the barriers in place by federal oversight.
Urquhart Administration

AusValian Patient Bill of Rights

* $13 billion in tax breaks for health care.
Provides an appeal process for patients whose insurer refuses a specific treatment.
* Access to emergency care outside network hospitals covered by a patient’s health insurance package.
* Allow patients to sue HMOs in state court for denial of benefits or quality of care issues and in federal court for non-quality of care issues. In addition.
* Cap damages awarded in federal court at $5 million, but state courts could award as much money in damages as the state allows.
Warren Administration

Support Our Mental Health Act
A bill that provides for a $49.5 billion tax deduction for mental health and drug addiction support
Warren Administration

Certified Nurse Midwifery Medicare Services Act
A bill to provide for the coverage of and payment for certified midwife services.
Warren Administration

Healthcare Freedom Act
A bill which adds federal protection laws for abortions. Removes restrictions when the mother's and/or the fetuses life is at stake. Allows a woman the legal right to abort a pregnancy after the 25-week when the pregnancy would pose a risk to patient's life or health.
Schmidt Administration

Telehealth Amendment
A bill which amends the AusValian Cares Reformation Act to include:

>beneficiaries to receive telehealth services from any location, including their homes.
>expand ACRA coverage of telehealth services for all beneficiaries, instead of only those in rural areas.
>allow ACRA beneficiaries to receive audio-only services, instead of only telehealth services with an audio and visual component.
>allow hospice providers to conduct face-to-face requirements via telehealth.
Schmidt Administration

Amendment to the AusValia Cares and Reformation Act
An amendment to the AusValia Cares and Reformation Act which allows dependents up to age 25 to remain on their guardians insurance as long as they are:
>Dependent
>Living at the residence of the guardian
Schmidt Administration

AusValia Cares for Seniors (ACS)

A bill which creates a government sponsored healthcare for seniors and people with disabilities. Total cost for the bill is 994.3 billion.

>Only those of 67 years and older, or with a disability can qualify.
>ACS can be coupled with private insurance.
>$2000 yearly cap on prescriptions.
>Free immunizations. recommended by the Council of Health.
>Insulin capped at $35 per prescription.
>Free in-visit flu vaccinations.
>Max out of pocket monthly premium of $505.
>$1632 max out of pocket hospital
>First 60 days of a hospital stay are free. 61-90 is $408 each day. 98-150 is $816. 150+ is 100% out of pocket.
>Patients pay 1% of drug costs out of pocket.
>Each state can decide extended prescription/medical plans.
Romney Administration

Federal Environmental Laws

Runoff Executive Order:
Executive Order to that strictly limits fertilizer runoff
Williams Administration

Parks Bill:
Bill which creates two dozen new parks that are protected by federal environmental protection laws.
Williams Administration

Oceanic Captivity Bill:
Bill which strictly limits what ocean species can be held in captivity
Williams Administration

Endangered Species Act
A bill which protects species from projects that could destroy their habitat
Williams Administration

Green Deal
AusValia joins the Green Deal Initiative. (See International Trade Policies)
Williams Administration

Panda Protection Act
Bill protecting Pandas from being hunted
Williams Administration

Green Tax Break
Small tax break for those who choose energy efficient vehicles.
Williams Administration

Uranium Executive Order
EO allowing for more uranium contracts, scientific studies, and removal of some environmental protections.
Lyon's Administration

Clean Air Act
Environmental Council is required to regulate emission of pollutants that "endanger public health and welfare." Local governments also monitor and enforce Clean Air Act regulations, with oversight by the EC.
Adner Administration

Clean Water Act
A bill that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation's surface waters, including lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and coastal areas.
Grant Administration

Federal Environment Standards Act
A bill that creates and mandates federal standards of testing before a product can be used. The bill also bans the use of DDTs in products.
Lyons Administration

Carbon Footprint
A bill that mandates a 20% decrease in carbon emissions over the next ten years.
Lyon's Administration

Environmental Security Executive Order

An order elevating climate change as an essential element of AUS foreign policy and national security.
Blythe Administration

Vehicle Emission Standards Act
A bill that would require car companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 5% each year.

Executive Order to Safeguard the Nation from the Impacts of Invasive Species

An executive order that calls on the Agriculture and Environmental Councils to:
* monitor invasive species populations accurately and reliably
* assess and strengthen, as appropriate, policy and regulatory frameworks pertaining to the prevention, eradication, and control of invasive species and address regulatory gaps, inconsistencies, and conflict
* in consultation with the Department of the States and with other agencies as appropriate, coordinate with foreign governments to prevent the movement and minimize the impacts of invasive species
Warren Administration

Carbon Tax Act
A bill which would institute a $20 tax to emit a ton of CO2 on all businesses.
SchmidtAdministratio

Federal Gun Laws:

802 Bill:
Legislation banning the MAC 90, PCR, MFR, and Pat Maxy weapons from production.
Williams Administration

Safe Gun Act

A bill that mandates a federal background check must be performed for anyone purchasing a gun from a retailer.
Blythe Administration

Red Flag Act
A law that permits police or family members to petition a state court to order the temporary removal of firearms from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves.
Blythe Administration

Gun Show Loophole Closing Act
This bill establishes new requirements regarding firearm transfers at gun shows.

a person who operates a gun show must meet certain requirements (e.g., minimum age and registration); and

a firearm transfer between private parties at a gun show must be facilitated by a licensed gun dealer, importer, or manufacturer in compliance with certain background check and recordkeeping requirements
Cuddy Administration

Keeping Guns Out of the Wrong Hands Act
This bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing firearms or ammunition.

Specifically, it adds the following new categories of prohibited persons:

>persons convicted of a crime of violence in the most recent 10-year period;

>persons under age 25 who have been adjudicated as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence if committed by an adult;

>persons convicted, during a consecutive 3-year period in the most recent 10-year period, of two separate offenses involving drug or alcohol possession or distribution; and

>persons convicted of stalking.
Warren Administration

Firearms Protection Act

A bill that would mandate federal and local background checks for all gun purchases, preventing gun ownership from those convicted of any violent crimes (local or federal), mandatory license requirements (such as trainings) for all guns (exception handguns such as pistols).
Warren Administration

Private Loophole Act
A bill which requires background checks on all transactions by barring the sale or transfer of firearms by non-federally licensed entities.
Schmidt Administration

Elliot Gun Safety Act
A bill which allows law enforcement to temporarily take a person’s firearms who is experiencing a mental health crisis and is a danger to themselves or others.
Romney Administration

Gun Manufacturers Safety Act
A bill that protects firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable when crimes have been committed with their products. Both arms manufacturers and dealers can still be held liable for damages resulting from defective products, breach of contract, and criminal misconduct. They may be held liable for negligent entrustment if it is found that they had reason to believe a firearm was intended for use in a crime.
Romney Administration

Federal Entitlement Laws:

HR934
Legislation raising the retirement age to ages 68 and 64 for regular and early retirement.
Williams Administration

The Unemployment Act
To receive unemployment a person must meet all the following criteria:
1. A person must be 18 or older and an independent.
2. A person must have worked at a business as at least a part time employee for three full months (90 days).
3. A person can only receive unemployment if they have been fired (exception if the employee committed a crime resulting in termination), laid off, or furloughed.
4. Employees who do not work a full calander year, i.e. education employees, seasonal, and temporary staff do not qualify.
Unemployment Benefits and Rules:
1. To receive unemployment, a person must apply through their territory Treasury Council.
2. A person can only receive 40% of their benefits a week.
3. Within 30 days, a person must begin looking for work and show proof of looking for work.
4. A person must reapply every 365 days.
5. Fraud in any shape or form can: disqualify you from receiving benefits for no less than one year and no more than five years for each case. Penalties can include misdemeanor fines and penalties and result in a person paying no less than 50% of funds back to the territory for each case.
Adner Administration

Retired Freedom to Work Act

A bill that removes the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits.
Cuddy Administration

Working to Independence Act
A bill which does the following:
* Provides $1 billion in child care support to parents.
* Provides $300 million in marriage incentives for those parents who get married and stay married for three years.
* Requires 38 hours in work requirements to qualify for government financial support.
Warren Administration

Child Tax Credit Qualification Act
A bill which caps the number of children in a family to seven for the Child Tax Credit. Children that are 18 and above will not qualify. Children that are in a household of eight or more will not qualify.
Warren Administration

Low-Income Tax Credit
>Low-income tax cut for those making $30,000 or less. $73 billion
Schmidt Administration

Working Family Support Act
A bill which creates the Working Family Support program. The bill allocates $29 billion a year. A person must meet the following conditions:
>There must be one dependent living in the household.
>A person must be under 28% of the federal poverty line.
>Money cannot be spent on marijuana, tobacco, alcohol, pre-made foods, candy.
>Money can only be used for grocery items.
Schmidt Administration

Service Fees for Service Memebers
A bill in which active military service memebers and spouses of active service members shall be exempted from all occupational licensing, registration and certification fees.
Romney Administration

Supplemental Income Act

A bill which provides $57 billion in cash payments to disabled children, disabled adults, and individuals aged 65 or older who are citizens or nationals of AusValia.
Romney Administration

Federal Criminal Justice Laws:

Hate Crime Bill:
Bill which adds federal penalties for crimes committed out of hate of sex, orientation, religion, and race.
Williams Administration

Criminal Justice Overhaul Act:
Mandates that all first time nonviolent drug crimes be offered treatment instead of jail time
Williams Administration

Non-Marijuana Drug Paraphernalia Restriction Act
Possession of drug paraphernalia is a Class C Misdemeanor, punishable by fines of up to $500.
Adner Administration

Justifiable Search
Legalizing pat-downs without a warrent and justified if there is reasonable suspicion that the person is armed and dangerous.
Walker Administration

Impaired Driving Act:
Defines drunk driving to be anything above .8 blood alchohol levels.
Adner Administration

Forced Prostitution Protections
A new bill that will make forced prostitution a federal crime and greatly increases the federal penalties for such a crime.
William's Administration

Military for Police Executive Order
EO allowing for the military to sell unused equipment to local police departments.
Wilson Administration

Anti-Animals Cruelty Act
Makes the intentional negligence and the intentional killing of an animal a federal crime.
Wilson Administration

FB:118
A bill that bans the use of chokeholds and neck restraints by the police.
Blythe Administration

Safe Prison Act
A bill which mandates air conditioning in all federal prisons. The bill also includes 13 billion to install new AC systems in all Territory prisons along with 1.8 billion for utility costs. The law also mandates that a prison cannot be hotter than 85 degrees for any amount of time. To pay for this, the federal government will approve a .2% increase to criminal justice spending.
Blythe Administration

Registry Act
A bill that mandates every State provide an open and public record of those convicted of child crimes and those who were convicted of assault.
Warren Administration

Police Accountability and Protection Act
A bill which would require all local police to wear and have recordings of all interactions with the public.
Warren Administration

Whistleblower Protection Act
A bill that would protect whistleblowers from retaliation by their employers. Employers could not fire, harass, or decrease incentives offered to the employee. The bill would also allow for protections from prosecution, except in instances that national security is involved.
Warren Administration

Council of Corrections Act
*Creates a new Council
*Creates a new Director confirmed by the Upper House
*Mandates that all States must have their own Council of Corrections
*Council of Corrections would fall under the Criminal Justice budget.
*Oversees all federal prisons. Would ensure compliance of federal laws in State Prisons and local jails.
*Adds 1% to the Criminal Justice budget
Warren Administration

Drug Control and Safety Act
A bill to create a drug classification for all illegal drugs:

Class A- Highest classification of severely dangerous drugs: heroin, LSD, ecstasy, meth. All illegal on a federal level. Not available for recreation. Meth allowed in severe medical cases.

Class B- Dangerous drugs that can be addictive and deadly: Vicodin, cocaine, oxycodone, fentanyl, Adderall, ketamine, and Ritalin. All illegal on a federal level. Not available for recreation. Cocaine and ketamine illegal for medical. Vicodin, oxycodone, fentanyl, Adderall, and Ritalin allowed in medical cases.

Class C- Moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence: Tylenol with codeine, steroids, testosterone Xanax, Ambien, Tramadol. Available for medical use only.
Warren Administration

Ship Safety Act
A bill that gives the Coast Guard full authority to check any boat/ship in AusValia waters.
Schmidt Administration

Executive Order: Ending Justice Council Drug Reform First Policy

An Executive Order which ends the Justice Council's Drug Rerform First Policy. This order gives broad powers to law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges to utilize penalties over rehabilitation.
RomneyAdministration

Executive Order: Establishing Dismissal Qualifications

An Executive Order that allows judges to dismiss a Civil Rights case based upon the number of times an individual has filed.
Romney Administration

Executive Order: Establishing New Directives on Transgender Prisoners in Public Prisons

An Executive Order that voluntarily provides new directives for public federal prisons. These new directives state that a prisoner is to be assigned to the bathroom, shower, other facilities, and cellblock of their birth gender.
Romney Administration

Law Enforcement Control Act
Gives authority to the Justice Council to bring civil suits against local law enforcement agencies, to rein in abuses and hold them accountable.
Romney Administration

Federal Transportation Laws

Vehicle Safety Standards
New tougher regulations on car companies to ensure safer vehicles.
William's Administration

Safe Boarders Act
Ban on all weapons, including all knives, or sharp objects, plants, laser products, and tobacco products. Those who do try and sneak products into the country could face a fine as high as $2,000, a ban on entry to the country, and possible imprisonment.
William's Administration

Safe Skies Act
A bill which allows a person to be fined a maximum of $37,000 for being unruly on a plane.
Blythe Administration

Ship Safety Act
A bill that mandates ships cannot exceed more than 90% of its maximum weight restrictions.
Warren Administration

Safe Flight Act

A bill which sets the retirement age for commercial and military pilots at 65. Commercial and military aircrafts (if there is more than one seat) must have two licensed pilots at the controls at all times.
Romney Administration

Lower Gas Prices Tax Credit
A bill that provides the largest oil companies with a $25 billion tax credit to drive down gas prices.
Romney Administration

Federal Economic Laws:

Economic Security Bill
A bill limiting a person with under $25,000 in their stock portfolio from engaging in more than five day trades within a five day period.
Williams Administration

Banking Regulations Act
Ends banking regulations, ban interest rates above 24%, and end unjustifiably holds on deposits.
William's Administration

Employee Theft and Prevention Bill
Allows for the Treasury Council to assist small businesses in funding for background checks of its employees.
William's Administration

Banking and Consumer Safeguard Act

A bill that requires financial institutions – companies that offer consumers financial products or services like loans, financial or investment advice, or insurance – to explain their information-sharing practices to their customers and to safeguard sensitive data.
Cuddy Administration

Federal Banking Insurance Commission ActA bill which creates the FBIC:

* Nine member commission: 3 Lab. 3 Con. 2 Ind. 1 Director.
* Director must be confirmed by the Upper House.
* Banks would pay in based upon their size, cash on hand, and risk assessment.
* All Legislation impacting the FBIC must have a four year grandfather clause.
* The fund would reimburse individuals up to $250,000 and bank defined small businesses up to one million dollars.
* No FBIC funds can be used securities, mutual funds, or similar types of investments
* The FBIC must act immediately, ensuring funds within one business week.
Warren Administration

One Dollar Creation Act
A bill which directs the AusValia Treasury Department to create a one dollar coin. Mandates that the obverse side of the one dollar coin have a design recognizing AusValian veterans.
Warren Administration

Executive Order: Creating Safe Shelters

An Executive Order that allows single-sex homeless shelters to turn away Transgender individuals.
Romney Administration

Supporting Our Energy Future Act

The bill would provide $14 billion in subsidies to bring down gas prices and utility bills, with the remaining $2 billion going towards investments in oil, gas, and coal projects overseas.
Romney Administration

Federal Labor Laws:

Equal Pay Act:
Mandating that there can be no pay disparities because of race, sex, or orientation
Grant Administration

Worker's Rights Act
Mandates work week restrictions of only 40 hours a week, with mandatory overtime for any work extending 40 hours within one job. The creation of the National Labor Council to oversee Unions across the country, and makes it illegal for businesses to discriminate against employees for participating in union activities.
Stackhouse Administration

Cobalt Mining Deregulation Act
A bill to deregulate the cobalt mining industry.
Wilson Administration

Corporate Transparency Act
A bill making it illegal for corporations create and use anonymous shell companies in AusValia.
Wilson Administration

Amendment to the Minimum Wage Act
Raising the federal minimum wage from $8.50 to $10.00 over the next six years.
Wilson Administration

Safe Credit Check Act

A bill that makes it illegal for employers to run a credit check on current, future, or potential employees.
Cuddy Administration

Overtime Increase Act
A bill to increase the cap on the overtime pay to $38,000
Warren Administration

Protecting the National Security Through Work Act
A bill which prevents the following employees from being able to strike:
Airline pilots
Air Traffic Control
First Responders
Emergency Care Workers
Educators
Federal Workers

Striking employees can be discharged or otherwise disciplined, unless the strike is called to protest certain kinds of unfair labor practices committed by the employer. It should be noted that not all refusals to work are considered strikes and thus violations of no-strike provisions. A walkout because of conditions abnormally dangerous to health, such as a defective ventilation system in a spray-painting shop, has been held not to violate a no-strike provision. 

Prohibits a labor organization from engaging in a strike, picketing, or other concerted refusal to work at any health care institution without first giving at least 10 days’ notice in writing to the institution and the Federal Mediation Team.

Strikers who engage in serious misconduct in the course of a strike may be refused reinstatement to their former jobs. This applies to both economic strikers and unfair labor practice strikers. Serious misconduct has been held to include, among other things, violence and threats of violence.

Gives the federal government authority to end strikes through transportation and healthcare related services.
Warren Administration

Corporation and Worker Safety Council
A bill which regulates businesses to ensure that safety practices are being enforced. Has the legal authority to give fines for failure to follow safety practices. Can make safety regulation recommendations to local, state, and federal governments.
Schmidt Administration

[b]Safety for Working Children Act

A bill which does the following:
>minimum age for employment is 14 years (for non-agricultural jobs)
>Those under 16 cannot work on school days.
>Those under 17 cannot work past 10pm on school nights or earlier than 4pm on school nights.
>Nobody under the age 18 can work at a jobsite with hazardous conditions as decided by CWCS
>Prohibit employment in jobs that are detrimental to their health and safety as decided by CWCS.
>Federal employment laws on safety and health, discrimination, benefits, etc. apply to youth.
Romney Administration

Federal Infrastructure Laws:

Tornado Shelter Registration Act

A bill which mandates anyone with a tornado shelter must register it with the Federal Emergency Council and the State Government so rescue personnel know where to search in the event of catastrophic weather.
Blythe Administration

AusValian Housing Support Act

A bill which provides $100 billion dollars to 40,000 families to help pay down-payments and closing costs and strengthen the AusValian housing market.
Romney Administration

Federal Government Laws:

Legislature Briefings
Mandates that along with daily intelligence briefings for the President, that key leaders of the Legislature be briefed weekly, daily during national crises, by each department.
Stackhouse Administration

Executive Order Mandating ADPC Must Participate in NS Briefings
Executive order stating that the Australian Disease Prevention Council must partake in daily intelligence briefings with the President and leaders within the Legislature. Stackhouse Administration

Voting Rights Act
Continuing resolution in which mandates that election day be moved from Thursdays to Saturday and legalizes voting by mail. Also amended to ban racial and cultural discrimination.
Stackhouse Administration

Civil Rights Act
Making it illegal to discriminate on the bases of gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and religion. Protects against racial injustices, gives public accommodations in education and employment.
Lyon's Administration

AusValia Products First Act
Mandates that federal agencies must buy AusValian made vehicles if possible, and if not, file a request to buy foriegn made. This bill also sets up a website for small businesses that sell AusValian made products to advertise their goods and services.
Wilson Administration

An Order to Strengthen AUS Immigration Policy

An executive order that directs the Director of Customs and Border Protection to hire 5,000 additional Border Patrol agents, subject to the availability of existing funding, and empowers state and local law enforcement to act as immigration officers.
Wilson Administration

AusValia Trade Creation Act
A bill to create the Trade Council for AusValian international trade.
Wilson Administration

Ban Executive Lobbying EO

An Executive Order to ban every executive appointee in every executive agency” from engaging in “lobbying activities with respect to that agency” for five years after leaving the agency. It also bars them permanently from lobbying for any foreign government or political party.
Wilson Administration

Government Support of Alternative Energy Act
A bill mandating 21% of all government contracts must go towards alternative (green) energy.
Blythe Administration

Recognition of AusValia's Cultures and Traditions

An act to recognize the mass amount of cultures and traditions of those in AusValia.
Blythe Administration

AusValian Voter Protection Act

A bill which will extend early voting to 30 days before an election, increase the minimum number of polling places a territory must have, federal guidelines for voting by mail, the establishment of an independent council when drawing district boundaries, and new measures to protect against foreign influence.
Blythe Administration

Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act

This bill prohibits the use of exotic or wild animals in performances of a traveling animal act, such as a circus, carnival, or parade. The prohibition does not apply to zoos, aquariums, research facilities, wildlife sanctuaries, and other entities. The prohibition also does not apply to domestic animals or farm animals.
Blythe Administration

Lobbying Reform Act
Slow the revolving door between the Legislature and the lobbying world.
Require disclosure of lobbyists who bundle campaign contributions.
Increase transparency in the legislative process by requiring earmark transparency and preventing new earmarks from being added in the dead of night. 
A lifetime ban on Legislators becoming lobbyists after they leave office.
Cuddy Administration

Executive Spending Act
Allocating $100 million in total year spending without approval from the Legislature.
William's Administration

Revised AusValian Tax Act

A bill that adds two new brackets to the tax code. A 1% tax on incomes of over one million but less than one billion. Another 2% tax on incomes of over one billion dollars.
Cuddy Administration

Executive Order to Increase Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities

Calling for an additional 10,000 individuals with disabilities to be employed by the Federal Government over 5 years.
Cuddy Administration

Safe Digging Act

A bill that mandates all states must have an accessible system for residents to see where electrical lines, oil lines, gas lines, and telephone lines are underground.
Cuddy Administration

Full Financial Disclosure by Our Leaders Act

A bill that mandates that all Palace staff, interns, appointees, and elected members must provide a yearly financial disclosure to the Legislature and the AusValian people.
Warren Administration

Ending Soft Money Act

Information- A bill which bans soft money in politics
Warren Administration

Establish the Estate Tax Act
A bill to create a set tax bracket for those inheriting estates over five million dollars.
Warren Administration

AusValian Net Neutrality Act

Information- A bill that does the following:

*forbid blocking or throttling internet traffic selectively.

*Stop ISPs from charging websites to deliver their data faster (paid prioritization) to users.
Warren Administration

Marriage Protection Act
A bill that protects the right to marriage for all those of legal age, regardless of sex or race.
Warren Administration

Free and Fair Elections Act
A bill which prohibits candidates seeking any type of elected office from accepting financial support or any type of gift valued over $10 by a member of a foreign government. The bill also prohibits candidates for elected office from meeting with foriegn leaders in government from discussing policy, making deals or making promises. The bill also bans candidates from communicating on behalf of a future administration. Candidates would be excluded from discussing any domestic or foreign policies of the candidate or office with any nation that is not politically aligned with AUS
Warren Administration

Federal Council of Drugs and Food
>Authority to ensure food/drug quality
>Enforcement of Legislative policies
>Sign off/deny products not to code
>Block harmful products
>One Director appointed by the Prime Minister and confirmed by the Legislature
>The Director must be a licensed doctor of medicine
>Must contain a Council of nine people to oversee (9th being the Director)
>Council must have a second licensed doctor of medicine
>Members of the Council cannot accept gifts or payments greater than $10 from any company under the direction of the FCDF. (Excludes gifts/payments offered to the public at large)
>All companies must complete a Public Health Benefits application
>May hold a staff count of 27,000
Schmidt Administration

New Tax for Education Act
Creates a 37 cent Alcohol Tax and a 1 cent gas tax. This to help fund two new tax credits for schools. School Infrastructure Credit: $127 billion. Headstart Funding: $3 billion
Schmidt Administration

Tobacco Act
>Places all tobacco products into the jurisdiction of the FCDF.
>Mandates warning labels on the front of all tobacco products. The lable must take up no less than 25% of the product.
>All tobacco products must have detailed testing provided before presentation to the FCDF.
>Tobacco products cannot be advertised
>Tobacco companies must complete a Public Health Benefits application within three years.
Schmidt Administration

Council of Consumer Safeguards

A bill which creates the Council of Consumer Safeguards which would:
>Ensure ethical and moral business practices towards consumers.
>Allow for a staffing of 3,500 employees.
>Annual budget of $20 billion
>Would be an optional option for businesses to join and cooperate with.
>Would provide the public with information about businesses and charities within is cooperation.
>Develop and assign A-F grading scale.
>Facilitate the resolution of consumer complaints.
>Set standards and evaluations for advertising.
>Spot and report spamming and scams.
>Coach cooperated businesses on best practices and consumer ethics.
Schmidt Administration

Service For All
A bill which mandates that women cannot be discriminated against within the AusValia Military. Women must be allowed to serve on the frontline if that is within their job duties. Frontline battle service cannot be discriminated on the bases of sex.

An amendment to the Service For All Act, which allowed women to serve in all military postions. The amendment bans the discrimination of service against any adult on the bases of sex, orientation, and Transgenders.
Schmidt Administration

National Lottery Act
A bill to create a national lottery and legalize lotteries on a federal level across all states.
Schmidt Administration

Military Support Act
A bill which provides $10.7 billion in funding for active, national guard, and veterans to attend college at no cost (housing, food, books, stipend, classes). To receive benefits a person must sign a four year service contract.
Schmidt Administration

Represented Workers Act

A bill which provides $6.1 billion as a tax credit for businesses that employ adults with a disability. Businesses can get a minimum of $1,000 per employee but no more than $6,000 per employee.
Schmidt Administration

Tax Act
A bill which does the following:
>Mortgage Tax Rebate
>Creates a sales tax on all goods.
>Bans alimony payments from being tax deductible
>tax rebate for familes of military to pay for moving expenses
>Registered Churches are tax exempt
>excise tax of private colleges/universities
>tax credit for charity deductions
>tax credit for employers that provide paid family and medical leave to employees
>Adds 250,000 acres for oil drilling
Romney Administration

Executive Order Subsidies

Allows Prime Minister to direct federal agencies to provide three billion in subsidies funding provided by the Cabinet.
Romney Administration

Council of Regulation Affairs

A bill which creates the federal office of the Council of Regulation Affairs. The Director will be nominated by the Prime Minister and confirmed by the Upper House.

The CRA implements, reviews, and drafts federal regulations to all executive departments, federal programs, and federal regulation laws. The CRA will ensure:
>Public availability of regulatory information
>Effective regulatory planning
>Sound economic and scientific data for regulatory actions
>Coordination of agency regulatory programs
>Opportunities for public participation in rulemaking
>Consideration of the effects of regulations on businesses, States and localities
Romney Administration

Greater Election Transparency Act

Information- A bill which does the following:
>Requires publicly traded corporations to disclose their political spending to shareholders
>Requiring federal government contractors to disclose their political spending
Romney Administration

Push Polling Act

Information- A bill which mandates a 100ft protection zone of registered polling places. No protesting or campaigning can be done within that zone. The PPA allows states to expand the zone.
Romney Administration

Federal Internal Laws:

Title Executive Order
Executive Order to change the term Rogue Nation to Nation of Concern
Williams Administration

International Food Screening Act
Bill to increase screenings of foods coming from all foreign nations
Williams Administration

Animal Skin Biosecurity Act:
All animal skins brought into the country must be treated or show proof of acceptable treatment for biosecurity risks.
Walker Administration

Border Security Act
Bill granting access for Border Security Agents to search electronic devices of any suspected traveler coming into the country. It also allows BS agents to search persons and luggage, all without a search warrant.
Adner Administration

Immigration Protection Act
Mandates that all potential citizens are background checked by Homeland and Global Security and the Federal Police, finger printed twice, and receive mandatory history and language classes.
William's Administration

AusValian Asylum Request Executive Order

An executive order that caps the number of asylum requests at 65,000 a year.
Blythe Administration

AusValia Trade Act

The Legislature must approve of a trade deal unless done through executive action. Once a trade deal is accepted by the Legislature it can only be terminated or changed by the Legislature through a majority vote. All current trade deals will be grandfathered in.
Blythe Administration

Money Laundering Prevention Act

A bill that mandates all travelers leaving or coming to AusValia must report to Border Security Agents if they are carrying $10,000 or more. Failure to declare can result in a fine of no more than $5,000, denied entry, or seizure of all currency being carried by the traveler.
Cuddy Administration

Immigrants Are People Act
>Those immigrants coming from countries facing deadly armed conflicts, widespread human rights violations, environmental disasters and other humanitarian crises, may apply for a work visa five months after arrival.
>Asylum officers have the ability to grant or deny asylum.
>Allows for the utilization of military bases to provide a safe housing option for migrants who do not have existing family ties or sponsors.
>Sets aside $36 million ($1,300) for states to use to help transport migrants to familes/sponsors.
>Provides $57 billion in border funding.
Schmidt Administration

Future Immigration Act

Proposal to grant temporary conditional residency, with the right to work, to illegal immigrants who entered AusValia as minors—and, if they later satisfy further qualifications, they would attain permanent residency.

The individual must:
>have proof that they entered AusValia before the age of 16 and must have continuously lived in the country for at least 5 years.
>have graduated from an AUS high school or obtained a GED in the AUS.
>demonstrate good moral character.
>pass criminal background checks
>attend an institution of higher learning or served in the military for at least two years
Romney Administration

Bipartisan Immigration Act

A bill which does the following:
>Allows Homeland and Global Security to close border if crossings exceed 4,000 crossing a week.
>Allows Prime Minister to overule HGS border rulings.
>Immigrants who enter legally would have 90-days to apply for asylum.
>Increased funding for repatriation flights.
>Asylum requests can be denied for immigrants who have a criminal record.
>Increase funding for Border and Custom agency.
> Total cost = $32 billion
Romney Administration

Executive Order: Protecting the AUS from an Outbreak

An Executive Order that bars asylum seekers from countries with disease outbreaks. The decision depends on determinations made by the Attorney General and the Homeland and Global Security Director in consultation with the AusValia Disease and Prevention Center.
Romney Administration

Rulings of the High Court

Background Checks:
Background checks are not unconstitutional

Dual Citizenship:
Elected officials can have dual citizenship

Child Rights
Parents can be held negligible if they do not seek medical treatment in the health of their child

Abortion Access:
Abortion must be offered in every city of the nation. The local and federal Legislature can put restrictions on abortion, but an adequate amount of time must be given to women to allow for the procedure. The Court rules that the window of time can only be restricted after the 24th week and exceptions for health and wellbeing of the mother must be allowed

Photography Rights:
A person can legally take pictures of anything in public view.

Voting Rights For Felons:
Any nonviolent prisoner is legally allowed to vote.

Pharmaceutical Rights:
Pharmacists can refuse to fill a prescription on religious grounds, but can be required to give other alternatives, plus the name of another pharmacy in which a customer can visit to fulfill their prescription.

Right to Roam:
The High Court reaffirms the right to protect private land. A person does not have the right to free roam on private property.

Sampling
The High Court rules that sampling by the census bureau is well within the law. This allows the census bureau to use statistics to measure the amount of people in the country over a door-to-door headcount

Voting Rights
The High Court rules that every AusValian citizen has the right to vote in the respective elections.

Reasonableness Clause
The High Court rules that there must be proven actions of unreasonableness committed by the accused.

Death Penalty
The High Court rules that the state can kill a person for community a serious crime against humanity

Legislative Protections
The High Court rules that the Court does have the authority to act when a State Government fails to protect its citizen's right to vote freely and fairly.

Open Carry Restrictions
The High Court has ruled that territories may restrict the open carrying of guns in public.

Marriage Laws
The High Court rules laws restricting a marriage to the union of one man and one woman unconstitutional.

College Sports
The High Court rules that college sports organizations are not immune to anti trust laws and must compensate student athletic performances.

AusValia Cares Act
The High Court rules that the AusValia Cares Act does not violate the Constitution.

Warrants
In a ruling the Court narrowed the ability for police officers to enter a home without a warrant.

Vaccine Mandates
The High Court rules that private businesses and Territory governments can legally mandate vaccinations for employees and customers. The federal government, meanwhile, may only impose mandates within its jurisdiction and not interfere with Territory laws.

Religous Protections in Worker Discrimination Suits
The High Court rules that there is “ministerial exception" expressed in the AUS Constitution. This ruling prevents civil courts from ruling employment-discrimination claims brought by an employee against their religious employer, when the employee carried out important religious functions.

License Check by Police
High Court rules that police can stop a person after running a license plate and discovering that the driver has/had a suspended or revoked license.

Blood Testing in DUI Cases
The High Court rules 3-2 that an unconscious DUI driver can be blood tested without their consent.

State Scholarships at Religious Schools
The High Court rules 3-2 that State issued scholarships cannot be used at religious schools in higher education.

Religious Flags Flown by Government Institutions
High Court rules 3-2 that religious flags cannot be flown by government institutions.

Sueing In Dismissed Cases
In a 3-2 ruling, the High Court strikes down a case that would allow someone the right to sue for their case to go to trial, even if the case was dismissed. The Court says that a person would have to sue in a new case.

Qualified Immunity

Grants government officials performing discretionary functions immunity from civil suits unless the plaintiff shows that the official violated "clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known".

Native Land
The High Court rules 5-0 that Native Lands are designated by the Federal Government and are therefore protected. Non-Native citizens must apply and be accepted to live on the lands, and those applications can be denied as the leaders of the land decide.

State Immigration Laws
In a vote of 4-1, the High Court rules that States cannot make their own immigration policies.

Traffic Stop Timeline
A stop should not last much longer than 25-minutes or longer than necessary to compete their investigation and paperwork that is the primary reason for the stop.

Racial Profiling
The Court ruling that racial profiling is discrimination and a tactic that violates the civil rights of AUS citizens.

Death Penalty for Minors
Unconstitutional for anyone under the age of 18.