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109thCongress
1stSession
SenateBill#1738
ABillForAnActEntitled:Titleofbill
or

AnAmendmenttotheConstitutionEntitled:Titleofamendment
In the Senate
Writethedate
Write:SenatorsYournamesintroducedthefollowingresolutionwhichwasreferredtothe
Committeeonfillinthisblankwhenyouknowthecommitteename.

SenateProposal
ResolvedbytheU.S.SenateoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,thatthefollowingarticleis
proposedasfederallawunderthejurisdictionoftheUntiedStatesofAmerica,enforceableby
Executiveaction.
Forabill:"BeitenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericain
Congressassembled,that:"
ForanAmendment:"BeitamendedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesof
AmericainCongressassembled,that:"
Section1:ExplanationofterminologyWhichtermsneedtobedefinedinordertounderstandthebill?
Section2:Whatistheactgoingtodo?Whoisgoingtobeinvolved/impacted/
affectedbytheact
Section3:Where?AllofU.S.oracertainarea/placeintheU.S.?
Section4:Howistheactgoingtobefunded?Whoisgoingtoenforce/administer
thisact?(Whichgovernmentagencywilloverseethebillanditsduties?)
Section5:Penalties(ifany)fornoncompliance(notfollowingtherules)oftheact
Section6:EnactmentDate:Whenwillthelawgointoeffect?

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In the Senate
109th Congress
2nd Session
Senate Bill # 1738
A Bill For An Act Entitled:
In the Senate
Date: 2/19/16

Senators writing the bill: Kimberly Howard introduced the following resolution which was referred to
the Committee on _________________.
Senate Proposal
Resolved by the U.S. Senate of the United States of America, that the following article is proposed as
federal law under the jurisdiction of the United States of America, enforceable by Executive action.
"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, that:"
Section 1: Explanation of Terminology Pizza: a round circle cut in to triangles or squares that has
sauces chees any form of vegetables and or meet
Section 2 : Explanation of what the bill will provide for. . . pizza can only be eaten on
Wednesdays any other day is prohibited , this will involve only people under the age of 18 if you are
over the age of 18 pizza can be enjoyed any day of the week , this act will hope to help with any child
hood obesity.
27. Section 3: Where would this bill take effect: this bill will take place in all of the southern states
in the United States of America.
31. Section 4: Governing body that will oversee the bill and its duties and how funded: this act
will be funded by the department of agriculture.
36. Section 5. Penalty for non-compliance with the legislation: if this law is broken more than
three times the child will be contained in a home for 2 weeks without any fatty food just vegetables
and meat.
41. Section 6: Enactment Date: This law will take place on 1/1/2018
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