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Bill: Culture, Science and Technology Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Democratic Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 3435
Description[?]:
.Mr, Speaker, I call upon the Duma to pass this law to regulate dangerous content on the internet and clean up government. Monica Harrison, MP (Minister of Science and Technology) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Current: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is unregulated.
Proposed: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Art subsidies
Old value:: The government subsidises artistic institutions such as art schools and galleries, but does not subsidise individual artists.
Current: The government subsidises artistic institutions and all artists.
Proposed: The government never subsidises art, but may commission artworks for its own use.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards the cloning of human beings.
Old value:: Research in cloning technologies is not regulated.
Current: Research in cloning technologies is not regulated.
Proposed: The cloning of human beings is illegal.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Current: Space exploration and use shall be totally unregulated.
Proposed: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Debate
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Vote | Seats | ||
yes | Total Seats: 250 | ||
no |
Total Seats: 250 | ||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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