H.Res. 1512House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Congressional Modernization Competition Resolution of 2024

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The resolution creates an annual academic competition in every congressional district that invites students to propose ideas for making the House of Representatives more effective, efficient, and transparent. It is intended to encourage civic education and participation while giving Congress fresh modernization suggestions. The competition is run under rules set by the House Administration Committee, and members of Congress may seek help from outside experts to design judging criteria and evaluate entries.

Key Provisions

Establishes a yearly student competition in each congressional district focused on ideas to improve the House’s operations
Allows the Committee on House Administration to issue regulations governing the competition
Permits members’ offices to consult external experts in government, political science, and civics education when setting judge selection criteria and evaluating submissions

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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September 25, 2024

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September 25, 2024

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 25, 2024

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. RES. 1512

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 25, 2024

Mr. Kilmer (for himself, Mr. Morelle, and Mr. Carey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

RESOLUTION

Establishing the Congressional Modernization Competition, and for other purposes.

Short title

This resolution may be cited as the Congressional Modernization Competition Resolution of 2024.

Findings

The House of Representatives finds the following:

(1)

The House of Representatives was designed to be the representative branch of government closest to the people.

(2)

The House of Representatives must continually assess its capacity to fulfill its constitutional responsibilities.

(3)

Civic education and citizen participation are vital components to the continued health of our democracy.

(4)

Research shows that participation in civic life at an early age allows students to build interest and skillsets that will keep them engaged citizens throughout their lives.

(5)

Ideas to modernize Congress can and should come from Americans of different ages, backgrounds, and walks of life.

(6)

It is therefore appropriate for the House of Representatives to institute a new competition to both encourage students’ participation in civic life, while providing Congress with additional recommendations to modernize and improve its work.

Congressional competition in effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency

(a)

Establishment of competition

There is hereby established an academic competition for the purposes of developing ideas for increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency of the operations of the House of Representatives which shall be held each year among students in each congressional district.

(b)

Regulations

The competition under this subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Committee on House Administration, except that the regulations shall permit the office of a Member to seek guidance from outside experts in the fields of government, political science, and civics education for the purposes of establishing criteria for the selection of competition judges and for the judgment of competition submissions.