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9th Congress
2nd Session
H. R. 0010
To Finalize Investigative Agency Disputes Within Firestone, And For Other Purposes
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF FIRESTONE
March 31, 2019
Mr. Reagan & Mr. T4NJ1M introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Judiciary Review Committee
AN ACT
To Finally Re-Establish The Firestone Bureau of Investigation
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress Assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT; EFFECTIVE DATE
- Short Title — This Act may be cited as the “Firestones Bill on Investigations”.
- References in Act — Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, wherever an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section.
- Effective Date — This Act shall be enacted as soon as its passage from both chambers of Congress.
SECTION 2. PREAMBLE
It is in the sense of Congress that—
- The public has expressed an interest in reshaping our investigative agencies. This bill aims at doing such whilst adhering to the requests of the people.
SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS
- The Firestone Bureau of Investigation shall be defined by Firestone Bureau of Investigation - Roblox and may be referenced as the FBI within this Act.
- The Firestone Bureau of Investigation was originally established; An Act to Establish the Firestone Bureau of Investigation and then abolished; A Bill to Dissolve The Firestone Bureau of Investigation
- The Congressional Government Oversight Committee shall be defined as; Trello
SECTION 4. ESTABLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE
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The Congressional Ethics Committee shall be established.
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The Congressional Ethics Committee shall be tasked with overseeing ethics, corruption, and any other illicit or criminal activities of members within the State Legislature, that is, both chambers of Congress.
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The Congressional Ethics Committee shall be able to open investigations into members of the State Legislature pursuant to items mentioned in §4B.
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The Congressional Ethics Committee shall consist of six (6) members. Three (3) from the lower house and three (3) from the upper house. The Congressional Ethics Committee Chair counts as a member of the committee.
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The members of the Committee shall be elected by their chambers speaker. Such that, the Speaker of The House shall host an election to elect three (3) Representatives who wish to be in the Committee while the Lieutenant Governor shall elect three (3) Senators who wish to be in the Committee.
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The Congressional Ethics Committee shall be led by a chairperson. That chairperson shall be referred to as the Congressional Ethics Committee Chair.
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The Chair shall designate a “Chair-Pro-Tempore”. The job of the Chair-Pro-Tempore is to host sessions in instances when the Chair is unable to do so. The Chair-Pro-Tempore shall only host sessions when approved by the Chair. The Chair is required to approve every session the Chair-Pro-Tempore hosts.
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The Congressional Ethics Committee Chair shall assume office by the vote of the Congressional Ethics Committee. The person who declares candidacy and receives the most votes from members of the Committee shall assume the title. The Speaker of The House & the Lieutenant Governor shall oversee this process.
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The Congressional Ethics Committee shall be able to expel a member of the committee with a reasonable reason and a supermajority (⅔) vote by the committee. This process shall be initiated by a proposal. The member of the committee which is up for expulsion shall be able to defend him or herself, although not required if said member fails to attend to the session in which the expulsion proposal would be voted on. If voting for the said expulsion is done by any other means other than in-game ROBLOX session (i.e, Trello, Discord), said member shall have twenty-four (24) hours from the initiating of the expulsion to defend him or herself. The member of the committee which is up for expulsion shall not vote on his or her expulsion.
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The Congressional Ethics Committee shall host sessions. These sessions may only be presided over by the Congressional Ethics Committee Chair and the Chair-Pro-Tempore. The Congressional Ethics Committee shall come into regular session at least every fortnight. The period begins on the election of the Congressional Ethics Committee Chair. Further, the Congressional Ethics Committee Chair may host sessions per their desire. A session requires a supermajority (“⅔”) of the Ethics Committee members to be present. At a session, all members of the Committee must be recognized.
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Members of the Congressional Ethics Committee may propose the review of a member of Congress. Should the proposal to review be agreed upon by a supermajority vote (“⅔”) of the Committee, the review of the member may be conducted. This vote to initiate the investigation must be discussed at a session.
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If an investigation is agreed upon, the Committee shall during a session be able to:
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Summon the individual in question or witnesses of relevance. This requires a supermajority vote (“⅔”).
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Look over the evidence presented.
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Deliberate on the matter.
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The Congressional Ethics Committee shall recognize the following motions in time of a session, in addition to motions applicable in Congressional Sessions.
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Motion To Vote On [Topic]
1. If passes, it shall open a vote on the proposal or conclusion thereof. Requires a supermajority (“⅔”) and a second from a member of the Committee.
- Motion To Debate Behind Closed Doors
1. Allows the Committee to deliberate on the matter behind closed doors. Doing such allows deliberations without the presence of the audience. Requires a second and a simple majority vote (“½”).
- Motion To Open Doors
1. Allows the Committee to continue in the presence of the audience. Requires a second and a simple majority vote (“½”).
- Motion to Conclude Review
1. Finalizes the investigation into the member of Congress. This is immediately followed by a secondary vote to suggest further action as outlined in §4M
- The Committee shall be able to have a Scribe. The Scribe shall be present at meetings and transcribe each and everything a member of the Committee or one being investigated states or does. The Scribe is a non-voting member. As such, they must also not have any input and must not aid the investigation in any which way. The Scribe shall be selected by the Chair, and be a member of the Committee with a supermajority agreement (“⅔”) vote. Further, they can be removed from their position following a supermajority vote (“⅔”).
- At times when a review is marked as concluded, the Committee shall come to a vote to suggest action on the member. Should a crime be present, the Committee shall vote to recommend impeachment on the Congressperson. Should the Committee come to a (“⅔”) supermajority vote, the member of the State Legislature shall be recommended for impeachment. This does not mean that a member of the House is required to propose an impeachment on the member in question.
- Pursuant to 2 F.S.C. 24, the Congressional Ethics Committee is an Internal Affairs agency. As such, they are required to Mirandize all people they question.
- Should the Committee vote on summoning an individual of Congress & a relevant witness to the proposal, the Chairperson shall summon the member to appear before the Committee. The summons must be delivered at least five (5) days before the session. Should the person being summoned present a valid excuse, determined at the discretion of the Chair to not appear, appropriate arrangements may be made by the Committee.
- Whilst a person being investigated appears before the Committee, they must be delivered their oath. The person shall be able to either recite the religious (‘Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, nothing but the truth, and only the truth, so help you God?’) or non-religious(‘Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, nothing but the truth, and only the truth?’) oath. Should at any time that person go against their oath, they shall be found guilty by conviction in the Courts of in Contempt of Congress, and be sentenced at the discretion of the Judge. Should any individual purposely throw the investigation off track, lie, spread and/or provided falsified information, they shall be found guilty of perjury by the conviction of the Courts, and sentenced at the discretion of the Judge.
- All actions, votes tallies & what each member voted, etc., by the Committee, must be made open to the public at the end of the investigation. However, the Committee must not have the authorization to classify documents, unless given consent by the Governor, so should they be requested of information they must be obliged to tell.
SECTION 5. ABOLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
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Upon passage of this bill, the Congressional Government Oversight Committee shall be abolished, its bills shall be declared null, and it shall halt all of its operations.
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The following bills shall be declared null:
SECTION 6. RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FBI
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The Firestone Bureau of Investigation shall be re-established; and shall be tasked with investigating Government Officials.
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The Firestone Bureau of Investigation shall be managed by a Director. The Director of the Firestone Bureau of Investigation must:
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Be nominated by the Governor and pass a senate confirmation by a simple majority.
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Be subject to removal of the position at the will of the Governor or by means of impeachment from Congress.
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In a time where there is no incumbent Director of the Firestone Bureau of Investigation, the Governor may designate an Acting Director. The Acting Director of the Firestone Bureau of Investigation shall:
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Assume all authority over the Firestone Bureau of Investigation
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Serve until a Director of the Firestone Bureau of Investigations is confirmed by the Senate.
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The Firestone Bureau of Investigation shall operate under the Executive Branch; as said, the Director of the Firestone Bureau of Investigation has the ability to set forth policy and regulation, as long as it is constitutional, for the department to follow, and report to the Executive Office of the Governor.
SECTION 7. AUTHORITY
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The Firestone Bureau of Investigation shall have the authority to:
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Conduct reasonable surveillance, as permissible by law, if suspected or confirmed that the person under surveillance has committed a serious crime, or has posed a threat against the national security of the State.
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Open investigations to the fullest extent permissible by law, of the following:
1. A person holding public office or a person of importance; if there are reasonable grounds to suspect or confirm that the person(s) has committed a crime that would be deemed corrupt, like bribery, involvement in illicit activities, or anything else that is illegally defined, with approval from the Director.
- Provide information to Law Enforcement Agencies in order to apprehend said criminals.
- Should it be necessary, under special circumstances, investigations may be conducted on foreign territory with the discretion of the Governor and the Department of State.
SECTION 8. STAFFING
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Every position within the Firestone Bureau of Investigations, excluding the rank of Director, is to be deemed “secondary”. The Director shall be deemed as “primary”.
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All employees must:
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Be vetted, and be found free of criminal offenses.
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Be highly trained to properly and efficiently execute their duties.
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Sign a contract that they with uphold their duties, and ensure they will not leak classified information.
1. Should the contract be broken, they shall be prosecuted accordingly.
- Members of Congress may not hold a position within the Firestone Bureau of Investigations.
SECTION 9. POLICY AND REGULATION
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The Governor shall be able to:
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Call for an investigation, surveillance, or other operation to be conducted by the Firestone Bureau of Investigation, if deemed by the Governor.
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Call for a “redo” on an operation conducted by the Firestone Bureau of Investigation, if he or she deems it was not conducted properly.
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The Attorney General shall be able to, with agreement by their Inspector General:
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Call for an investigation, surveillance, or other operation to be conducted by the Firestone Bureau of Investigation, if deemed by said individuals.
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Call for a “redo” on an operation conducted by the Firestone Bureau of Investigation, if they deem it was not conducted properly.
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The Director of the Firestone Bureau of Investigation shall create any further policies and regulations, that he deems necessary for the Bureau to be at order.
SECTION 10. PUBLIC SUPPORT
- To respect the fact that the Firestone Bureau of Investigations has received tremendous disapproval in the past, the Governor shall be obliged to post a referendum on whether or not the Firestone Bureau of Investigations shall be abolished every eight (8) weeks from its establishment. The questions shall be “Should the Firestone Bureau of Investigations be abolished?” and the answers shall be “Yes” and “No.” The referendum shall be open for one week. Should the vote be in favor of abolishing it, Congress shall be obliged to abolish it.
SECTION 11. JOINT-INVESTIGATIONS
- Joint investigations between the Firestone Bureau of Investigations and the Intelligence Office may occur if both the Director of the Firestone Bureau of Investigations and the Chief of the Intelligence Office come to an agreement.
- Joint Investigations may be declassified with an agreement between the Director and the Chief of the respected investigative agencies listed in Section 11 (a).
- Joint Investigations may be visible to the Governor of Firestone & Attorney General & Inspector General by request.
SECTION 12. OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT
- This legislation shall be overseen and enforced by the Office of the Governor, the Attorney General, the Inspector General, the Speaker of the House, and the Lieutenant Governor when applicable.
Respectfully submitted to the Congress of the State of Firestone,
CHIEF SPONSORS:
Ronald_Reagan
Representative Ronald_Reagan (R)
Senator T4NJ1M
CO-SPONSOR(S):