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2024 — Houston, TX/US

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D: Congressional Debate

Event Description:

NCFL Qualifying Event

Student Congress Student Congress will consist of three preliminary sessions, and a Semi-Final and Final Session.

• The goal for the size of preliminary chambers will be 18 members. If there are 216 entries or less, as of 1 week prior to the Grand National Tournament, there will be 12 preliminary chambers. If there are more than 216 entries prior to the Grand National Tournament, then there will be an additional chamber added for every 18 entries above 216, or fraction thereof. Five members will advance from each Chamber to the Semi-Finals. Selection will be as defined in the NCFL Student Congress Manual.
• The qualifiers for Semi-Finals will be distributed into approximately equal chambers of 16 to 20 students. There will be four Scorers and a Parliamentarian for each Semi-Final Chamber. Six to eight members will advance from each Semi-Final Chamber to the Grand Final Session of 24 students. Selection will be as defined in the NCFL Student Congress Manual.
• There will be four Scorers and a Parliamentarian for the Grand Final Session. Selection to determine the National Champion will be as defined in the NCFL Student Congress Manual.
• The chambers will hold three preliminary sessions, meeting for a total of 7.5 hours, preceded by a 30 minute caucus and committee session to set the Preliminary Agenda. Semi-Finals and Grand Finals will consist of two two-hour sessions, with Presiding Officers elected for each.
• The bills and resolutions that will be debated by the chambers are placed in a packet by the NCFL Clerk of Congress. The Clerk of Congress attempts to select legislation that encourages educational debate on a wide range of subjects. Each diocese entering students is encouraged to submit legislation, and may submit up to two items. Submission of legislation for the tournament must be done using the templates found on the NCFL website; legislation that does not utilize the templates will not be accepted. A committee established by the NCFL National Tournament Director and the Clerk of the Congress shall select four pieces of submitted legislation for each of the Preliminary sessions, and five pieces of legislation for each of the Elimination sessions. Submitting legislation, and its selection by the committee, does not confer authorship, sponsorship, or other special rights on any student representing the diocese during competition.

TFA Qualifying Event

Session #1: 12, 4, 19, 27, 23

Session #2 (if needed): 2, 5, 11, 20, 25

Finals: 1, 14, 8, 6, 17

Event Description: https://texasforensicassociation.com/debate/