Katy Taylor TFA TOC NIETOC Fall Classic
2026 — NSDA Campus, TX/US
Varsity Congressional Debate
Abbreviation
CONG
Format
Congress
Entry Fee
$40.00
Overall Entry Limit
100
Entry
1 competitors per entry
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: