Congressional Resources
The resources provided here will assist delegates with legislation (bill) writing, legislation tracking, learning the rules of procedures, and more. We understand that there is no "one way" to prepare for the model congress. However, by providing participants with the necessary tools, we believe that any delegate that takes advantages of these resources will be prepared enough for the program.
Legislation (Bill) Writing:
Bill writing is a major component of our legislative process. It serves to create, amend, or abolish laws. All students attending the conference should write bills. The Official National Model Congress Bill Tracker will be posted online with legislation as it is accepted. A "bill tracker" allows participants to quickly view the status of a bill in relation to its chamber or committee, and whether it has effectively "died".
Bill Writing Guide: A guide and template to help you research, draft, and submit bills.
Bill Tracker: 2017 National Model Congress Bill Tracker is NOW available.
Agenda Topic: An Agenda Topic List will give participants an idea of possible legislation that may be covered at the conference.
Bill Submission Deadlines:
National Model Congress: February 20, 2017 (for pre-conference printing)
**ONLY legislation that is germane (applicable to the business of the Florida Legislature) will be accepted. Any legislation that is not relevant and NOT the business/duty of the legislature will be rejected.
Click HERE to submit a bill!
Please be sure to include a "background summary" of your bill. This summary should give a brief history of the issue, sort of a current situation analysis. This summary will help conference participants understand the issue/bill.
Bill writing is a major component of our legislative process. It serves to create, amend, or abolish laws. All students attending the conference should write bills. The Official National Model Congress Bill Tracker will be posted online with legislation as it is accepted. A "bill tracker" allows participants to quickly view the status of a bill in relation to its chamber or committee, and whether it has effectively "died".
Bill Writing Guide: A guide and template to help you research, draft, and submit bills.
Bill Tracker: 2017 National Model Congress Bill Tracker is NOW available.
Agenda Topic: An Agenda Topic List will give participants an idea of possible legislation that may be covered at the conference.
Bill Submission Deadlines:
National Model Congress: February 20, 2017 (for pre-conference printing)
**ONLY legislation that is germane (applicable to the business of the Florida Legislature) will be accepted. Any legislation that is not relevant and NOT the business/duty of the legislature will be rejected.
Click HERE to submit a bill!
Please be sure to include a "background summary" of your bill. This summary should give a brief history of the issue, sort of a current situation analysis. This summary will help conference participants understand the issue/bill.
Rules of Procedure:
Learning the rules of procedure for the model congress is essential to successful conference participation. The rules of procedure provide general guidelines for debate in committee and on the House and Senate floors. Because the rules of debate are a mixture of parliamentarian procedure (Robert's Rules) and Legislative Procedures, it will be important for participants to understand the flow of debate and the motions that are used by the Model Congress program. These motions can differ from a State Model Legislature, Student Government, United Nations, and any similar legislative simulations.
Learning the rules of procedure for the model congress is essential to successful conference participation. The rules of procedure provide general guidelines for debate in committee and on the House and Senate floors. Because the rules of debate are a mixture of parliamentarian procedure (Robert's Rules) and Legislative Procedures, it will be important for participants to understand the flow of debate and the motions that are used by the Model Congress program. These motions can differ from a State Model Legislature, Student Government, United Nations, and any similar legislative simulations.
