Title: An Act to __________________________ Title should not be too specific but give an accurate statement of what the bill will do.
Preamble: Your only opportunity in the bill itself to make an argument about why the bill is important and good. Consists of 2 or 3 clauses that begin with phrases such as "given that" or "recognizing that."
Section 1: States the main purpose of the bill.
Section 1A: If you want to clarify something about Section 1, use a subsection.
Section 1B: If there is more to clarify, use another subsection. Remember, if you have a Subsection A, you need at least a Subsection B. Add as many subsections as needed If you only need one subsection, you just make it the next section.
Section 2: This is where you present the next part of your bill. You can use subsections here as well, they follow the same rules. For the rest of the sections explaining your bill, use this format.
Section 3: Enactment clause. This is the last section of your bill (not always Section 3). In this section, you state how long it will take for the bill to go into effect. Often it is 91 days. Anything less is considered emergency legislation and requires a 2/3 vote to pass.
Sample Bill
Title: An Act to Abolish Capital Punishment
Preamble: Whereas capital punishment violates the Eigth Amendment, seeing that it is not an effective deterrent to crime, and given that many people executed are later found innocent;
BE IT HEREBY ENACTED BY THE ROSLYN MODELCONGRESS
Section 1: Capital Punishment will no longer be used as a punishment for crimes.
Section 2: All convicted criminals currently on death row will not be executed.
Section 2A: These criminals will be sent to a maximum security prison for life.
Section 2B: This sentence cannot be reduced.
Section 3: This bill will go into effect 91 days after passage.