More than 4,000 students participated in JSA’s annual Winter Congress convention, writing bills, voting on them and deciding what would become laws. One of JSA’s most exciting conventions, Winter Congress is focused on teaching negotiation, compromise, and persuasive writing. Across the 10 JSA states, students passed a number of bills that covered a variety of issues including the Second Amendment, education, net neutrality and much more. Check out the list of bills that were passed.
Pacific Northwest Passed Legislation
BILL DESCRIPTION | BILL SPONSORS |
|---|---|
A BILL TO RECLASSIFY THE CRIMINALIZATION OF MARIJUANA | Ethan Tuttle, Keya Roy - Interlake High School |
A BILL TO RESTRUCTURE POLICE TRAINING | Priya Getchell, Abhay Sunil - International School |
A RESOLUTION TO REVIEW AND RECLASSIFY NET NEUTRALITY UNDER THE FCC | Alvin Liu, Robert Heussner - Westview High School |
A BILL TO DECRIMINALIZE THE HOMELESS | Maggie Bick, Calum Nguyen - Sunset High School |
A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO LIMIT PRESIDENTIAL PARDONING POWER | Mia Barkenaes, Richard Zhang - International School of Beaverton |
A BILL TO JUSTLY REPRESENT SOUTHERN CULTURE AND IDENTITY | Raj Kumar, Jack Tillman - Issaquah High School |
A BILL TO PROTECT NONHETEROSEXUAL AND NONBINARY CITIZENS | David Edelman, Nina Spellman - Catlin-Gabel High School |
A BILL TO REQUIRE MAIL-IN VOTING | Bethany Abbate, Ella Moenne-Loccoz - International School of Beaverton |
A BILL TO PREVENT RAPISTS FROM OBTAINING PARENTAL RIGHTS | Vicky Siah, Elly Stehle - Westview High School |
A BILL TO RESOLVE LOOPHOLES IN EXEMPTIONS IN ANIMAL WELFARE | Berkeley Weir, Sophia Campbell - Sunset High School |
A BILL TO RESTRUCTURE ENTITLEMENTS | Sam Kehoe, Alex Park - The Overlake School |
A BILL TO REQUIRE PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS OF FIREARM OWNERS | Hayden Miller, Parth Vaidyu - Skyline High School |
A BILL TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR DISORDERS IN EDUCATION | Austin Freeman, Ari Nikas - Kentridge H.S. |
A BILL TO BAN UNNECESSARY FELINE DECLAWING OPERATIONS | Salina Zhang, Helen Yin - Skyline High School |
A BILL TO REPEAL TAX ON FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS | Vivian Guo, Isabelle Johnson - International School |
A BILL TO BAN ABSTINENCE ONLY SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC EDUCATION | Quinna Sypher, Anna Shapiro - Westview High School |
A BILL TO IMPROVE THE EXCHANGE OF CONSUMER INFORMATION | Batu Akkas, Uma Pandit - Sunset High School |
A BILL TO GIVE LEGAL STATUS TO PEOPLE WHO CAME INTO THE US UNDOCUMENTED AS CHILDREN | Nick Liang, Kendall Smith - International School |
A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO MAKE THE BUREAUCRACY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE | Dylan Leebrick, Zach Miler - West Linn High School |
Northeast Passed Legislation
BILL DESCRIPTION | BILL SPONSORS |
|---|---|
A BILL TO MOVE MARIJUANA TO SCHEDULE III OR LOWER | Brian Bourdierd & Lee Agramonte - Mott Hall H.S. |
A BILL TO STOP THE CONFEDERATE FLAG FROM BEING AFFILIATED WITH CURRENT STATE GOVERNMENTS | Fayth Wisehart & Abigail Wilson - John Jay H.S. |
A BILL TO RESTORE NET NEUTRALITY | Isabela Watson & James Baumann - Horace Mann H.S. |
A BILL TO PROMOTE PAY EQUITY AMONG RACES, GENDERS, AND SEXUALITIES | Sarah Hoffman & Sofia Japal - Ossining H.S. |
A BILL TO PROTECT AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE WORKPLACE | Maya Scheinfeld, Sophie Goldman & Elizabeth Crocker - New Rochelle H.S. |
A BILL FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER | Chole Kurtz, Harvest Carocci & Alyssa Misiewicz - Cheshire H.S. |
A BILL TO TERMINATE THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN US PRISONS | Sana Pashankar & Maddie Pickett - Amity Regional H.S. |
A BILL TO AID IN REINTRODUCING EX-FELONS INTO SOCIETY | Catherine Prigov, Anastasia Bulgakova & Casey Toner - Staten Island Technical H.S. |
Ohio River Valley-Midwest-Southeast Passed Legislation
A BILL TO DEFUND U.S. FUNDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS BY 30 PERCENT | Melinda Xia & Robert Gortner - Olentangy Liberty High School, Naperville Central High School |
|---|---|
A BILL FOR THE VOLUNTEER LIFE-SAVING ACT | Daniel Seely & Mark Malkin - Upper Arlington High School |
A BILL TO AMEND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT | Aditi Ram & Anjali Parande - Vernon Hills High School |
A BILL TO ABOLISH ABORTIONS IN THE THIRD TRIMESTER | Brad Upham & Chris Neumann - Indian Hill High School |
A BILL FOR PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE | Andy Wang & Liana Koleva - District 204, IMSA |
A BILL TO INCENTIVIZE THE REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE | Sen Kalidoss & Rachel Zhou - Naperville North High School |
A BILL TO LEGALIZE DOCTOR ASSISTED SUICIDE | Kristin Soulliere & Ashley Tamson - Barron Collier High School |
A BILL TO ADD A THIRD INTERSEX GENDER OPTION TO BIRTH CERTIFICATES | Tess Woosley & Saraina Wise - Dublin Coffman High School, Union Local High School |
A BILL TO ENACT THE UNDOCUMENTED MINORS PROTECTION ACT | Sathvik Rayala & Yolani Ponce - Dublin Coffman High School |
Mid-Atlantic- Texas Passed Legislation
BILL DESCRIPTION | BILL SPONSORS |
|---|---|
A BILL TO TAX COSMETIC COMPANIES FOR TESTING ON ANIMALS | |
A BILL TO AID THE EXPANSION OF UNDERDEVELOPED RURAL BROADBAND | |
A BILL TO REQUIRE EDUCATION ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | |
A BILL TO DECRIMINALIZE THE POSSESSION OF DRUGS | |
A BILL TO ANNEX CANADA | |
A BILL TO ESTABLISH GENDER-NEUTRAL BATHROOMS | |
A BILL TO ENACT PRESIDENTIAL RECOGNITION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE | |
A BILL TO DECRIMINALIZE DRUG USE | |
A RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE SECESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS | |
A BILL TO ESTABLISH AN OPT-OUT SYSTEM FOR ORGAN DONATION | |
A BILL TO REORGANIZE ORGAN DONOR REGISTRATION | |
A BILL TO IMPLEMENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN STATE PRISONS | |
A BILL TO MAKE COAL MINING IN THE UNITED STATES ILLEGAL | |
A BILL TO AMEND THE PRESIDENT'S PARDONING POWER | |
A BILL TO PROTECT LGBT CONSUMERS | |
A BILL TO REFORM THE RESTRICTIONS ON WHO CAN POSSESS GUNS AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH CITIZENS OBTAIN THEM | |
A BILL TO INVADE AND ANNEX CANADA | |
A BILL TO IMPOSE DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT | |
A BILL TO EQUALIZE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL AND DISTRICT SCHOOL FUNDING IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY | |
A BILL TO IMPROVE POLICE UNION CONTRACTS | |
A BILL TO ESTABLISH VOTING RIGHTS FOR CONVICTS | |
A BILL TO BAN THE CAPTIVITY OF ANIMALS IN THE FORM OF COMMERCIAL ZOOS | |
A BILL TO FURTHER IMPLEMENT VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE TREATMENT FOR VETERANS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER | |
A BILL TO IMPOSE EQUAL PAY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE | |
A BILL TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND MASS INCARCERATION IN THE UNITED STATES | |
A BILL TO ALLOW THIRD GENDER RECOGNITION | |
A BILL TO LIMIT POLITICAL FINANCING | |
A BILL TO REGULATE BIG PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND REDUCE THE UNSUSTAINABLE COSTS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN THE US | |
A BILL TO REGULATE TRANSPORTATION PRICES DURING AND AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS | |
A BILL TO PROTECT MUNICIPAL INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CONSUMER DATA | |
A BILL TO SANCTION THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO INTO THE VOTING SYSTEM | |
AN AMENDMENT TO REPLACE THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WITH POPULAR VOTE | |
A BILL TO LABEL "LOOT BOXES" AND MICROTRANSACTIONS IN VIDEO GAMES A FORM OF UNDERAGE GAMBLING AND THEREFORE BE BANNED | |
A BILL TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL ADOPTION AGENCY | |
A BILL TO REEVALUATE SENIOR CITIZENS' DRIVER'S LICENSES | |
A BILL TO LEGALIZE PROSTITUTION | |
A BILL TO ABOLISH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND EXISTENCE OF PRIVATE PRISONS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |
AN AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | |
A BILL TO ABOLISH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-CONTRACTED PRIVATE PRISON | |
A BILL TO LEGALIZE PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE | |
A BILL TO ELIMINATE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR THE CRIME OF RAPE IN ALL 50 STATES | |
A BILL TO INCENTIVIZE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS | |
A BILL TO END THE FEDERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S DEFERRAL ON HOMOSEXUAL BLOOD OR TISSUE FOR ORGAN TRANSPLANT DONATIONS | |
A BILL TO PROVIDE A 0% LOAN INTEREST FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS | |
A BILL TO RETURN TO THE WELFARE REFORM LEGISLATION OF 1996 | |
A BILL TO BAN PLASTIC BAGS | |
A BILL TO REINSTATE VOTING RIGHTS FOR FELONS | |
A BILL TO REDUCE RESTRICTIONS ON MILITARY WAIVERS FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES | |
A BILL TO PERMANENTLY FUND CHIP | |
A BILL TO REPEAL THE JONES ACT | |
A BILL TO INCREASE MERIT-BASED IMMIGRATION AND ELIMINATE DIVERSITY VISA PROGRAMS | |
A BILL TO REFORM THE PRACTICE OF CONVERSION THERAPY | |
A BILL TO OUTLAW BREED SPECIFIC LEGISLATION | |
A BILL TO LEGALIZE THE MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL USAGE OF MARIJUANA NATIONWIDE | |
A BILL TO ELIMINATE MANDATORY TIPPING IN RESTAURANTS AND PAY TIPPED EMPLOYEES THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE | |
A BILL TO REFORM STANDARDIZED TESTING | |
A BILL TO RAISE THE H-1B VISA CAP |
Southern California Passed Legislation
BILL DESCRIPTION | BILL SPONSORS |
|---|---|
A BILL TO BAN THE CRIMINALIZATION OF VAGRANCY OFFENSES | Katherine Matsukawa and Erick Hererra - Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan |
A BILL TO REGULATE WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT REPORTING | Arek Der-Sarkissian and Harout Darzian - Pilibos Armenian School |
A BILL TO DISTRIBUTE CONTRACEPTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Areni Chorbajian and Ani Ghazarian - Pilibos Armenian School |
A BILL TO REJOIN THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORDS | Tavin Siegel and Brandon Tejeras - Servite H.S. |
A BILL TO REINSTATE TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS | Jose Miranda and Jennifer Abrego - Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan |
AN ACT TO REFORM FOSTER CARE SYSTEMS | Shivani Sakthi and Neha Davaluri - Santa Susana |
Northern California Passed Legislation
BILL DESCRIPTION | BILL SPONSORS |
|---|---|
A Bill to “Ban the Box” (A Bill to Ban Restrictive Employer Bias) | Oona Fitzpatrick & Joni Lee - Lick-Wilmerding HS |
A Bill to Implement Permit-to-Purchase Laws | Kaetlyn "CK" Loeffler Malatesta Charlotte Liberty" - Mercy HS |
A Bill to Improve the Sentencing and Incarceration of Minors | Oliver Soglin & Lucy Helms - Alameda HS |
A Constitutional Amendment to Protect the Privacy of Genetic Information | Calder Hartigan & Lea Fabian-Davies - Alameda HS Petaluma HS |
A Bill to Impose A Universal Carbon Tax (A Bill to Propose a National Carbon Tax) | Brittany Broadwood Rohan Cooppan-Boyd - Kirby School |
A Bill to Fix Gerrymandering | Griffin Epstein Eli Witz - Petaluma HS |
A Bill to Put A Cap on Campaign Donations | Greer Moss & Logan Goldstein - Petaluma HS |
A Constitutional Amendment to Allow Incarcerated and Formerly incarcerated Americans to Vote | Julia Avila & Santiago Delgado - Gateway HS |
A Bill to Guarantee Universal Healthcare in the United States | Maeve Andrews & Sam Orta - Piedmont HS |
A Bill to Decriminalize the Use, But Not Sale, of All Currently Controlled Substances | Ari Rangarajan & Nicholas Wisley - Lick-Wilmerding HS |
A Bill to Streamline and Publicize Sexual Assault and Harassment Allegations Against Federal Elected Officials | Ylva Bosemark Sabine Gillelen - Lick-Wilmerding HS |
