Congress Schedule

Congress Schedule & Legislation

PROJECTED SCHEDULE

Saturday, December 6, 2025

All Saturday Congress rounds at the UTC.

8:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Congress Prelim 1
2:00-5:30 p.m. Congress Prelim 2 (stay in same assigned chambers)
7:00 p.m. Coaches' Challenge for Congress and announcement of semi-finalists

Sunday, December 7, 2025

8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Congress Session 3 (Semi-Session)
1:30-4:30 p.m. Super Congress Session

The Congress docket will be set from the TFA Fall 2025 legislation packet, available at: https://texasforensicassociation.com/congress/

The scheduled docket for the rounds will be as follows, in order:

Prelim 1: 8, 16, 6, 25

Prelim 2: 3, 17, 26, 11

Semis: 27, 14, 12, 19

Finals: 28, 18, 13, 9

If more bills are needed, students may follow proper procedures to propose additional legislation to the docket.

Rounds will use direct questioning, as per TFA rules.

Bill titles, for reference:

8 - A Bill to Regulate the Use of Facial Recognition Technology to Protect Civil Liberties

16 - The F.I.R.E.W.A.L.L. Act

6 - The American Climate Infrastructure and Resiliency Act (ACIRA)

25 - A Bill to Get Thermal Heat Energy Microreactors (T.H.E.M.)

3 - A Bill to Establish a Free Trade Agreement with Ecuador

17 - A Bill to Promote the Development of Nuclear Energy

26 - A Bill to Eliminate Federal Funding for School Resource Officers (SROs)

11 - A Bill to Eliminate Cash Bail in the United States

27 - A Bill to Provide Paid Parental Leave

14 - A Bill to Facilitate the Renewable Extraction of Deep-Sea Resources

12 - A Bill to Implement Congestion Pricing Plans in Urban Areas

19 - A Bill to Address the American Housing Crisis

28 - A Bill to Improve the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

18 - A Bill to Establish Independent Redistricting Commission to Abolish Gerrymandering

13 - A Bill to Establish an Expanded North American Free Trade Agreement (ENAFTA)

9 - A Bill to Utilize Artificial Intelligence in Immigration Courts