Congress Legislation & Procedures

Congress Updates 2024

- To promote fairness and ensure an equitable experience for all, we will be moving away from school and student submissions of legislation. Instead, we will provide the legislation that will be provided through semifinals, along with setting the docket for each preliminary session.

- After a vote of participating schools the majority voted to have prepared legislation. We have posted the legislation for Prelims, Semis, and Finals below.

CONGRESS LEGISLATION

Preliminary Legislation

Semifinals Legislation

Finals Legislation

CONGRESS PROCEDURES & REMINDERS:

Agenda Setting:
Prior to the beginning of Session 1, each preliminary chamber will act as a committee of the whole to determine the order of legislation to be debated throughout the two preliminary sessions. The chamber may do this by unanimous consent or by voting on multiple proposed agendas.

We have predetermined which legislation will be used for Session 1 and which legislation will be used for session 2.

Session 1:
05 - A Bill to Abolish the Federal Capital Gains Tax
12 - The SMART (Systematic Medical AI Reform and Treatment) Act
04 - A Bill to Expand Telecommunications and Broadband Access
08 - A Bill to Modify the UN Security Council Veto Process
06 - A Bill to Limit Tourism in National Parks
01 - A Bill to Provide Funding to NPR

Session 2:
12 - A Bill to Establish Stability in Venezuela
07 - A Bill to Support Climate Vulnerable Islands through the IRIS Program
09 - A Bill to Halt Expansion of US ICBMs
03 - A Bill to Provide for the Eradication of the Bradford Pear Tree
02 - A Bill to Restore Haiti
10 - A Bill to Mandate Historical Marker Accuracy and Integrity

Please note that we do not determine which order the bills are debated, just which bills will be in which sessions.

Freedom of Debate:
Suspensions of the rules to allow for changes to the agenda are not permitted. Once the chamber has set an agenda for the tournament, they may not deviate from that agenda. This ensures fair competition and equitable preparation. Debate on a bill will continue until time expires in the session during which it began, or before the previous question is called, whichever comes first. There is no minimum or maximum time (i.e. no one-hour limit) for each agenda item to be debated.