Earth Humans Acting Congress

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Earth Humans Acting Congress
1st Congress of Earth Humans
Overview
Meeting place Earth Humans Capitol
Term 21 January 2019 (2019-01-21) – 3 January 2020 (2020-01-03)
Senate
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Members 36
Senate President Aubrey Watts
Senate President pro tem Jude Evans
Senate Majority Leader Brett Wade
Major-Minority Leader Aiden Black
Minor-Minority Leader Avery Conner
Party control Liberal Party
House of Representatives
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Members 135
Speaker of the House Teri Fisher
Majority Leader Margaret Turner
Major-Minority Leader Priscilla Kline
Minor-Minority Leader Terrance Puckett
Party control Independent Party

The Earth Humans Acting Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the Federal government of the Earth Humans, composed of the Earth Humans Senate and the Earth Humans House of Representatives, meeting in The Citadel, from January 21, 2019, to January 3, 2020.

The first session of Congress will meet for five months from January 21, 2019, through June 21, 2019. After the first session, a month-long break will occur starting June 22, 2019. The second session of Congress will meet again for 5 months from July 21, 2019, through December 20, 2019. After which Congress will be in recess until December 27, 2019 through January 3, 2020, to meet for a third and final time. During which the Acting President Michael Saunders will address the nation on December 30, 2019, in front of Congress and broadcasted to the nation to recap all that was accomplished within the year.

The total number of days Congress will be in session during the Acting Congress is 223.

Sessions

1st: January 21, 2019 (2019-01-21) - June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21)
2nd: July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22) - December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
3rd: December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27) - January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03)

Major Events

  • January 24, 2019: President Saunders announced the USA has proposed a trade with one of the Earth Humans territories. The American government offered $1.6 million to buy back Mississippi.


  • February 5, 2019: The top government officials met with the President of America to negotiate a trade deal for the territory of Mississippi. During the meeting an agreement was reached, the government of the Earth Humans sold the territory of Mississippi back to the USA for $980K.


  • February 6, 2019: President Saunders announced he would run for office as the first official president of the Earth Humans.


  • February 8, 2019: President Saunders and Congress met in a joint session to officially change the names of the upper and lower houses to Senate and House of Representatives, respectively.


Major Legislation

Enacted

Legislation Submitted by Date Enacted Enacted by Notes
Bylaw #0-1 Council 01/21/19 President Establishes the positions of Cabinet Members in the Executive Branch
Bylaw #0-2 Assembly 01/24/19 President Amends the constitution, Article I; Section 3, to allow four Senators from each state instead of three
Bylaw #0-3 President 01/24/19 Congress Adds a new amendment to the constitution to grant citizens 16 years or older the right to vote in Earth Human Elections
Bylaw #0-4 Council 01/28/19 President Amends the constitution, Article I; Sections 2 & 3, by renaming the upper and lower houses, Senate and House of Representatives

Rejected

Legislation Date Rejected Rejected By Notes
Council Bill #0-3 February 8, 2019 Senate Bill was rejected by a vote of 17-19

Proposed

Legislation Submitted Status Notes
Assembly Bill #0-1A 01/22/19 Currently being redacted Grants the West Virginia and Ohio territories Statehood
Council Bill #0-4 01/23/19 Awaiting vote in Senate Adds a new amendment to the constitution to allow citizens to use, purchase, own, and keep guns in their homes/possession

Members

Senate


House of Representatives