7th Legislature of Cascadia
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The 7th Legislature of Cascadia is the current meeting of the the legislative branch of the Republic of Cascadia, composed of the Cascadia House of Representatives. It convened in Olympia, on February 21, 2023, one day after President Milgorn123 entered office. It is scheduled to end on March 19, 2023.
This was the last legislature in which an electoral district had all incumbent representatives at the start of a legislature.
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
- February 20, 2023: The Mexican Empire enacts an embargo against Cascadia.
- The nations of Arizona, Florida, Mughal, Nevada, Greece, San Joaquin, Arabia, and USA embargo Cascadia in support of the Mexican Empire.
- February 21, 2023, 1:04 p.m. PST: The House officially convened in Olympia 48 hours after representatives were elected.
- 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
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
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
- March 4, 2023: H.Res. 16 - A Resolution to expel Representative BillowySplash5
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
- Statutes at Large Volume 7 (coming soon)
- Vote Participation Spreadsheet (coming soon)
Officers and officials
Note: The Vice President serves to break ties if the House is evenly divided.
Members
[i] - Indicates an incumbent representative
Central
- AllStarPro90 [i] - Ephrata (until March 5, 2023)
- Setrus - Othello (from March 12, 2023)
- Bachinuni [i] - Bread INC
- Moxies_hoe - Columbia Valley (later Yakima)
- Paradox_1080 [i] - Ephrata
Frontier
- 3llies [i] - Chaeronea
- AghastBlock [i] - Phoenix
- TheTrueCrimson [i] - Crimea (until March 2, 2023)
- Jo_Star - Phoenix (from March 2, 2023)
Great North
- BillowySplash5 [i] - Banff (until March 5, 2023)
- TB7_ - Silverthrone (from March 5, 2023)
- cheeseballfluffy [i] - Avola
- EdgyIsRandom - Banff (until March 5, 2023)
- DaCorgoKing - Corgos Pass (from March 12, 2023)
Oregon
- PavTheYT [i] - Turtlemania
- Small_Cat - Gould City
- Yellowcar1954 - Portland
Salish Coast
- En_Es - Olympia (until March 10, 2023)
- EstiQT - Victoria
- SayerQT [i] - Olympia