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The February 2023 election decided who would be elected to the House. A total of 6 new representatives were elected to this session. The results for the election took almost 2 days. The House finally opened on February 21, 2023.
The February 2023 election decided who would be elected to the House. A total of 6 new representatives were elected to this session. The results for the election took almost 2 days. The House finally opened on February 21, 2023.
== Major events ==
== Major events ==
* February 20, 2023: The Mexican Empire enacts an embargo against Cascadia.
* May 21, 2023, 6:00 p.m. PST: Setrus is inaugurated as the 7th president of Cascadia.
** The nations of Arizona, Florida, Mughal, Nevada, Greece, San Joaquin, Arabia, and USA embargo Cascadia in support of the Mexican Empire.
** 6:13 p.m. PST: The House of Representatives officially convened.
* February 21, 2023, 1:04 p.m. PST: The House officially convened in Olympia 48 hours after representatives were elected.
** 8:24 p.m. PST: The House reached a quorum of members and officially began legislative business.
* February 21, 2023: Cascadia and the Midwest Union sign the Treaty of Olympia.
* February 22, 2023: Saskatchewan declared war on Cascadia.
* February 22, 2023: Cascadia declared war on Saskatchewan.
* February 22-23, 2023: Elections for Speaker commenced. [[AghastBlock]] was elected Speaker in a vote of 9-5 against [[En_Es]].
* February 23, 2023: The House passes the Grand Canyon Protection Act. This ends the embargo against Cascadia.
* March 4, 2023: Cascadia and Belarus sign the Treaty of Overseas Friendship.
* March 5, 2023: The town of Banff secedes from Cascadia. EdgyIsRandom creates the nation of Rocky_Mountains.
* March 10, 2023: Cascadia, with the Midwest Union, North Sea Republic, and Belarusian People’s Republic create the Organization of Free Nations.
* March 13, 2023: Cascadia enacts an economic embargo on the Rocky Mountain Federation.
** The Midwest Union and Belarus embargo Rocky Mountains in support of Cascadia.
** The nations of Indochina, Mississippi, the Turan Pact, and Poland embargo Cascadia in support of Rocky Mountains.
* March 16, 2023: Cascadia and the Rocky Mountain Federation sign the Treaty of Banff, ending the respective embargoes on both nations.


== Major legislation ==
== Major legislation ==
=== Enacted ===
=== Enacted ===
* February 21, 2023: Treaty of Olympia, TC-7-001
* February 23, 2023: An Act to Legalize Hunting, Pub.L. 7-1
* February 23, 2023: Grand Canyon Protection Act, Pub.L. 7-2
* March 4, 2023: March 2023 National Budget, Pub.L. 7-6
* March 10, 2023: Act to be an establishing signature of the Organization of Free Nations, Pub.L. 7-11
* March 13, 2023: RMF Embargo Act, Pub.L. 7-15
== Major resolutions ==
== Major resolutions ==
=== Adopted ===
=== Adopted ===
* February 21, 2023: H.Res. 3 - A Resolution to censure Representative BillowySplash5
* February 22, 2023: H.Res. 4 - Declaration of War against Saskatchewan
* February 23, 2023: H.Res. 5 - A Resolution creating a committee called the “House Standing Committee on Ethics”
* February 26, 2023: H.Res. 6 - A Resolution confirming WrestlingWithGod as Chief Judge
* March 4, 2023: H.Res. 15 - Approving the Signing of the Treaty of Overseas Friendship
* March 16, 2023: H.Res. 21 - A Resolution signing the Treaty of Banff
=== Proposed ===
=== Proposed ===
* March 4, 2023: H.Res. 16 - A Resolution to expel Representative BillowySplash5
== Constitutional amendments ==
== Constitutional amendments ==
* March 6, 2023: The House passes H.Res. 19, “A Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Cascadia providing that the Legislature of Cascadia reach a quorum of members present in order to conduct legislative business”.
** March 12, 2023: The Amendment goes to a referendum. It is ratified as the First Amendment to the National Constitution of Cascadia.
== Records ==
== Records ==
* Statutes at Large Volume 7 (coming soon)
* Statutes at Large Volume 10 (coming soon)
* Vote Participation Spreadsheet (coming soon)
* Vote Participation Spreadsheet (coming soon)