Committee Description

In BoğaziçiMUN’25, the inter-connected committees of the U.S. Government will provide the delegates with a unique opportunity to step in the shoes of key American decision-makers. Whether in the President’s Cabinet, the Senate, or the House of Representatives, delegates will have the chance to participate in an environment of intense governance, legislation, and bureaucracy in one of the most defining moments of modern history. All three bodies of the U.S. Government will focus on a different aspect of the gruesome terrorist attacks of September 11. The committees will not work in isolation and be constantly affecting each other, simulating the complex dynamics of the U.S. Government and bringing the intricate interactions of legislative and executive bodies of the United States to life.

In the wake of the attacks, the Senate will convey together to authorize the President to use military force and work towards an extensive legislation to found the Department of Homeland Security. At the same time, the House of Representatives will work on drafting and adopting comprehensive counter-terrorism legislation to make sure the United States will stay safe from another attack in the future. Lastly, the Cabinet will exercise its executive powers and responsibilities to first manage the national emergency and organize the immediate response and then move towards planning and overseeing the implementation of the War on Terror.