VHSL Student Congress
2023-24

For official rules, please see the VHSL Debate Manual.

*To submit legislation, select your high school under the Regional Tournament Legislation Submission Area at the bottom of this page. You will be taken to the submission page for your region. If your school is not listed, you may click on any of the schools in your region to get to the correct regional submission form.
All legislation is timestamped when you press the submit button on the legislation submission form. No legislation timestamped after the deadline date/time will be accepted for any reason. 
A confirmation email will be sent to the email address entered into the form. Some schools block incoming emails to students. In the event that you do not receive a confirmation email, you are responsible for contacting the Clerk of Congress, Nick Kalagian (nkalagian@gmail.com), to verify whether your legislation was received. If your legislation is not received by the deadline and you have not attempted to follow up before the deadline, you will be disqualified from competition. Submission deadlines for each region are detailed below. Please note: these are hard deadlines with no exceptions.


Regional Tournaments - First Level of Competition

Region 6A Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 2, 2024
Clover Hill High School
Contact: Jaclyn Clark (jaclyn_clark@ccpsnet.net)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/23/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 6B Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 2, 2024
Gar-Field High School
Contact: Michael Payne (
payneme@pwcs.edu)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/23/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 6C Occoquan Region Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 16, 2024
Wakefield High School
Contact: Dylan Forshay (
dtforshay@fcps.edu)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/8/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 6D Northern Region Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 16, 2024
Wakefield High School
Contact: Nate Hailey (
nathel.hailey@apsva.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/8/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 5A Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
February 24, 2024
First Colonial High School
Contact: Steve Butler (stephen.butler@vbschools.com)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/16/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 5B Schools - 
No Tournament Reported
Deadline for Submissions: TBD @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 5C Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 2, 2024
Clover Hill High School
Contact: Hunter Clark (hunter_clark@ccpsnet.net)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/23/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 5D Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 9, 2024
Turner Ashby High School
Contact: Brandon Burley (
bburley@harrisonburg.k12.va.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/1/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 4A Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
February 10, 2024
Smithfield High School (Link to Directions)
14171 Turner Dr, Smithfield, VA 23430
Contact: Pat Dulin, host (pdulin@iwcs.k12.va.us) Peter Henry, director (peter.henry@wjccschools.org)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/2/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 4B Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED/NO ENTRIES RECEIVED 
March 2, 2024
Richmond
Contact: Dion Foxx (
dfoxx@rvaschools.net), Angela Moore (aandrews@rvaschools.net)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/23/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.

NO LEGISLATION PACKET WILL BE CREATED Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 4C Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 16, 2024
Rock Ridge High School (Link to Directions)
43460 Loudoun Reserve Dr., Ashburn, VA 20148
Contact: Kevin Briscoe (kevin.briscoe@lcps.org) and Sheryl Gusman (sheryl.gusman@lcps.org)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/8/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 4D Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 9, 2024
Jefferson Forest High School (Link to Directions)
1 Cavalier Circle, Forest, VA 24551

Contact: Jeremy Sink (jeremy.sink@bedford.k12.va.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/1/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region West Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 16, 2024
Cave Spring High School
Contact: Elizabeth Mayer (emayer@rcps.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/8/2024@ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region South Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
February 10, 2024
Smithfield High School
Contact: David Powell, host (
dpowell@ycsd.york.va.us) Peter Henry, director (peter.henry@wjccschools.org)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/2/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region Central Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 9, 2024
Turner Ashby High School (Link to Directions)
800 N. Main Street, Bridgewater, VA 22812
Contact: Michael Villacrusis (mvillacrusis@rockingham.k12.va.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/1/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region North Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 9, 2024
Turner Ashby High School (Link to Directions)
800 N. Main Street, Bridgewater, VA 22812
Contact: Michael Villacrusis (mvillacrusis@rockingham.k12.va.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/1/2024 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LEGISLATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)





Regional Topic Areas (Released January 2024)

Domestic
1. Supreme Court
2. Selective Service/Draft
Super Session: Endangered Species Act

International
1. Russia
2. Indonesia
Super Session: South Africa

Economic
1. Treasury Bonds
2. Housing Market
Super Session: National Bank

Virginia
1. Right to Work
2. Tobacco/Nicotine Regulations
Super Session: Primary Elections



Regional Tournament Legislation Submission Area (if your school is not listed, you may click on any of the schools in your region to get to the correct regional submission form)