The program will bring 100 young men from across the nation to the D.C. area to conduct their own simulated Senate.
The 75th session of American Legion Boys Nation will take place July 23-30 at Marymount University in Arlington, Va.
The program, canceled last summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will bring 100 incoming high school seniors from across the nation to receive an education on the structure and function of federal government. The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a similar program, American Legion Girls Nation, which will meet July 24-30, also in the Washington, D.C., area.
While continuing pandemic restrictions in some states forced the cancellation of several Boys State programs this summer, The American Legion — in order to have a full Boys Nation senate and maximize the Boys Nation experience for the greatest number of youth possible — has approved alternate delegates from those Boys State programs who were able to meet this year, whether in-person or virtually, on a random basis.
The Boys Nation senators, representing 49 states and the District of Columbia, will introduce legislation, organize party platforms and conventions, and elect a president, vice president, president pro tempore and secretary of the Senate.
The senators are also scheduled to meet virtually with their real world Senators or their staff. Other scheduled activities include a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington National Cemetery, a dinner with American Legion National Commander James W. “Bill” Oxford and other members of the Legion Family at Post 136 in Greenbelt, Md., and a tour of the National Mall.
Follow the happenings at American Legion Boys Nation at legion.org/boysnation, and on social media on Twitter (@ALBoysNation) and Instagram (@theamericanlegion) with the hashtag #BoysNation75.
- Boys Nation