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~OFFICIAL MID-TERM REPORT FOR THE 24th eUNITED STATES CONGRESS~

Table of Contents:

Section A – Information the 24th Congress
~ Introduction of Speaker of the House, Deputy Speaker of the House, Congressional Whip, and Deputy Congressional Whip.
~ The Committee Roster and Breakdown.
~ Easy Access Link for Congress, eUSA Code.
~ The Start and End date of the 24th Congress.

Section B – The Works of the 24th Congress
~ Topic 1: The Flufferton Prize
~ Topic 2: Congressional Newspaper
~ Topic 3: Jan. – Mar. 2010 Budget
~ Topic 4: Congressional Outreach Program
~ Topic 5: A Map of Congress

Section C – Voting Records of the 24th Congress



Mid – Term Congressional Report compiled by Panther

Hello there eAmericans! It’s been a while since the Congressional Paper was fired up, so we are re-igniting it with a bang. So without further ado, on behalf of the Government Oversight Subcommittee, I present to you a briefing on the 24th Congress. The briefing will have a summary of 5 key items that have been passed in the past 2 weeks, and will include a list of the voting records of the 24th Congress as well.

-Panther

* For future reference, all 'lulz proposals' (made simply for XP) have been excluded from this report.
** All currency transfers to the Congressional Budget Office and issuing of US dollars were pre-approved and passed. So as to avoid redundancy, they are not listed below.



Section A – Information the 24th Congress:

Introduction of People you should know:

The Speaker of the House (Serendipitous), and the Deputy Speaker of the House (Rheinlander von Phalz), are the ones who handle things relating to the Committees, and making sure they are properly functioning.
The Congressional Whip (St Krems) and the Deputy Congressional Whip (Bradely Reala) are responsible for handling the organization of Congress, for example sending out Messages to all the Senators reminding them, and updating them on current proposals & votes and to record their recent votes in-game.
The general idea of all four of their jobs is to: keep Congress organized and on track, assign Committees, and step in during times of emergency.

The 24th Congress’ Committee and Subcommittee Breakdown:


Want to contact a Committee? Or even a Subcommittee? Here is a roster for your convenience!

Budget and Finance Committee:
Committee Chair:
sydiot

Members of the B&F Committee:

AidenAstrup
BTuck20
Clevinger
Devoid
Dr. Tango
Emmanuel Cruise
Illithian
seeker1
Tyler Buublar
Zcia

Domestic/Internal Committee:
Committee Chair:
Jude Connors

Citizen Affairs Subcommittee:
Subcommittee Chair:
ligtreb

Government Oversight Subcommittee:
Subcommittee Chair:
Panther

Infrastructure Subcommittee:
Subcommittee Chair:
CrashNBurn

Members of the D/I Committee:
Abayarde
Blanemcc
Cromstar
Daniel Dodge
Dodgercatcher
eliwood_sain
Fionia
Gannonus
Indrae
Joe Lansing
Maxx Johnson
mjdiv
Phoenix Quinn
rainy sunday
Rheinlander von Phalz
Willisen

International/External Committee:
Committee Chair:
Split into the two Subcommittees

Foreign Relations Advisory Subcommittee:
Subcommittee Chair:
Bradely Reala

Members of the FRAC SubCommittee:
Bekarius
DanielCD
Evan Feinman
Herrn Sterling
Myles Robinson
system0101
Tormod

Armed Services Subcommittee:
Subcommittee Chair:
Kyle321n

Members of the ASsCom.:
Devan Kronos
DisDick
Jimmy Olsen
Max McFarland 2
Robert Loggia
SGGHays
St Krems
Vincenzo Macena

Did not sign up for a Committee Assignment:
Killing Time

Easy Access Links
The Constitution and Code of the eUnited States of America
http://eusforum.com/index.php/topic,15187.0.html

The Start and End date of the 24th Congress

The 24th Congress began it’s term on the 26th Day of November, 2009, and it will end it’s term on the 26th Day of December, 2009.



Section B – The Works of the 24th Congress

~ The Flufferton Prize:

Written by eliwood_sain

Recently, Congress voted on and approved the Flufferton Award, the eRepublik equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. The Flufferton Award is actually 5 monthly awards promoting good media and newspaper articles. The awards are:

1. The Zoli Prize for True Reporting:
~ Covers Propaganda, Trolling, Interviews, Etc
2. The DesertFalcon Prize for Strategic Reporting:
~ Covers Military, Diplomacy, Etc
3. The Joe DaSmoe Prize for Public Service Reporting:
~ Covers Newbie Guides, Investigations, Etc
4. The One Eye Prize for Economic Reporting:
~ Covers How-To Guides, Economic Analysis, Etc

In addition, there is the Monthly Flufferton Award for overall excellence in media. Prizes for all awards include 5 gold and a eUSA forum medal. The 1st board of judges for the awards are:

Zoli
Joe DaSmoe
Desertfalcon
Necrosis (aka Glorious Failure)
St Krems
(In case of tie)

St Krems serves as co-director of the program with Jimmy Olsen. The program is run out of the Flufferton Foundation, and is named after Jack Flufferton, a eUS self-made media mogul.

~ Congressional Newspaper

Written by Panther

The Congressional Newspaper over the past couple of months has been neglected as Congress has had bigger issues to deal with. Last term, Jude Connors began the revival of the Congressional Newspaper, and it has continued into this term with the final result being the paper published for you to read.
The purpose the Congressional Paper is to give a summary of what Congress is doing, and to allow for better public disclosure and transparency.

~ Jan. – Mar. 2010 Budget
Written by Daniel Dodge

Once again, Congress has approved a budget for the eUS Government. Passed in a vote on December 5th, this budget allows for 4000 Gold to be spent a week, a little over half of it going to defense, with the rest spread between state, treasury and internal sources. This budget was prepared by sydiot
, the Chairman of the Budget and Finance committee.


~ Congressional Outreach Program

Written by Daniel Dodge

As most are well aware, citizen retention is a primary concern of most active eUS citizens and lately the eUS Congress has been taking steps to address this issue. Proposed by Congressman Emmanuel Cruise
, the Congressional Outreach Program was made a part of the eUS Code of Law early in December. To quote from the Code itself, "The Congressional Outreach Program shall assist the Mentorship Program and Welcoming Committee with new citizen retention and recruitment through Mentorship, gifting and finding new ideas and ways to increase new citizen retention and the planning of recruiting new citizens." As a part of this new effort, congressman will also be informed of the success or failure of retention efforts so that they can work to improve or fix the program if needed.

~ A Map of Congress

Maps provided by Rheinlander von Phalz












Section C – Voting Records of the 24th Congress

November 26:

The President of the USA, Josh Frost, proposed for the USA to join EDEN Alliance. Congress voted Yes, 40-5-6

The President of Singapore, Erius proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with the USA. Congress voted Yes, 51-0

The President of the USA, Josh Frost proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with Romania. Congress voted Yes, 49-0

The President of Paraguay, Santivaz proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with the USA. Congress voted Yes, 47-0

November 28:

The President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, simonica proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with the USA. Congress voted Yes, 46-0

November 29:

The President of the USA, Josh Frost, proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with Australia. Congress voted Yes, 49-0

The President of Finland, Kuhaa proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with the USA. Congress voted Yes, 49-0

December 2:

The President of India, kansarasumit proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with the USA. Congress voted No, 22-30

December 4:

The President of Peru, stanleysts, proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with the USA. Congress voted Yes, 48-2

The Senator from Nevada, sydiot, proposed a budget from January – March of 2010. Congress voted Yes, 31-0

December 5:

The President of Czech Republic, DaLe, proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with the USA. Congress voted Yes, 51-0

December 6:

The President of the USA, Jewitt, proposed to Declare War on Japan. Congress voted Yes, 47-4

December 8:

The President of Chile, Leanix, proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with the USA. Congress voted Yes, 46-0

The President of USA, Jewitt, demanded a sum of demand 0 from your National Treasury in return to a peace treaty with China. Congress voted Yes, 46-0

December 9:

President of Croatia, rocker-ma, proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with the USA. Congress voted Yes, 51-0

President of Slovakia, Rumpil, proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with the USA. Congress voted Yes, 50-0

President of Poland, Cerber, proposed a Mutual Protection Pact with the USA. Congress voted Yes, 44-1

/s/
Serendipitous
Speaker of the House
24th Congress of the eUnited States of America

This Congressional Report was compiled by Panther.

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