Katy Taylor TFA TOC NIETOC Fall Classic
2025 — NSDA Campus/Taylor HS, TX/US
Varsity Congressional Debate
Event Description:
Rules for TFA competition were recently changed, now requiring all TFA-sanctioned tournaments to pre-set the agenda for all congressional debate.
For our tournament, we will follow the rules established for TFA State clarifying the rules for debate under a pre-set docket:
- The Congress Docket for each round of debate is locked. No other items may be debated. Legislation must be debated in the order listed.
- No item may be tabled until it has been debated, per definition in #3.
- Debate on an item means that at least one of the following has occurred: one cycle (authorship/sponsorship and a con speech) or three speeches on the same side. At this point, an item may be tabled, or previous question may be moved.
In addition:
Time for debate per legislation item will be limited to no more than one-third of a session’s floor time. If action has not been taken on the legislation by that time, an immediate vote shall be taken.
The docket order for the tournament will be as follows:
Prelims:
28—A Bill to Improve the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen--Jasper
30—A Bill to Rejoin and Strengthen the JCPOA to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation--WB Ray
27—A Bill to Provide Paid Parental Leave--Austin Westlake
26—A Bill to Eliminate Federal Funding for School Resource Officers--The Village School
29—A Bill to Require Federally Funded Colleges to Adopt Test-Optional Admissions--Walnut
Grove
Semis:
9—A Bill to Utilize Artificial Intelligence in Immigration Courts--Austin Westlake
8—Bill to Regulate the Use of Facial Recognition Technology to Protect Civil Liberties--Jordan
6—The American Climate Infrastructure and Resiliency Act (ACIRA)--Walnut Grove
10—A Bill to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $15 by the Year 2028--Coppell
7— Bill to Establish a Standardized Exam-Based College Admissions Process--Flower Mound
Finals:
5—The Next Stop America Act of 2025--The Village School
4—A Bill to Make Private Schools Accountable--Katy Taylor
2— A Resolution to Redefine the Standard Workweek to Promote Public Health--Hays
3—A Bill to Establish a Free Trade Agreement with Ecuador--DeBakey
1—A Bill to Increase Funding for Stem Cell Research in Limb Regeneration--Katy Tompkins