2023 Model US Congress will take place April 14-17, 2023 at Saaremaa Upper Secondary School in Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia.
2023 Model US Congress will take place April 14-17, 2023 at Saaremaa Upper Secondary School in Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia.
Model Congress is a role-play simulation of the United States Congress. Students will have an opportunity to engage with current US political issues while increasing their understanding of how the US government functions. Delegates will be offered a hands-on approach to problem solving by working in committees as well as full House or Senate sessions to pass bills pertaining to selected current US political issues. Model Congress does not aim to completely replicate how the US Congress functions, but rather gives students an opportunity to learn more about US politics in a more simplified setting better suited to the time constraints of the conference.
Committee topics:
– Healthcare: public health, increasing access to health care for all citizens, universal healthcare, telehealth policy, etc.
– Education: student loan forgiveness, college tuition reduction/standardization, curriculum reform, nutritional requirements for school cafeterias, etc.
– Immigration Policy: naturalization exam reform, funding for immigration non-profit organizations, state sponsored English language learning programs, etc.
– Law Enforcement & the Criminal Justice System: accountability for law enforcement misconduct, increasing training and assessment requirements, incarceration alternatives, etc.
– Healthcare: public health, increasing access to health care for all citizens, universal healthcare, telehealth policy, etc.
– Education: student loan forgiveness, college tuition reduction/standardization, curriculum reform, nutritional requirements for school cafeterias, etc.
– Immigration Policy: naturalization exam reform, funding for immigration non-profit organizations, state sponsored English language learning programs, etc.
– Law Enforcement & the Criminal Justice System: accountability for law enforcement misconduct, increasing training and assessment requirements, incarceration alternatives, etc.
Students will not have to pay any registration fees to attend the conference. Students will be responsible for transportation costs and dinner on Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th. Students will be provided with dinner on Friday the 14th as well as breakfast and lunch every day, students not from Saaremaa will have lodging provided in the school.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: February 27, 2023: http://bit.ly/congress23