Who’s in Your Wallet?: The United States Senate, 2025.

NCSC’s annual flagship committee, bringing Washington, DC to life.

Because this committee will function as one large & joint body on Thursday and Saturday, there is one set of awards for all three Senate sub-committees. The large Senate will have around 60 delegates total, and each individual Senate committee will have around 20 delegates.

Intentioned as the more ‘deliberative’ and less directly responsive chamber of the most powerful branch of government, the United States Senate has always had a complex relationship with monied interests. Most aptly illustrated by Joseph Keppler’s 1889 cartoon, the public perception of the Senate as one “of the monopolists, by the monopolists, and for the monopolists” continues over a century later. In 2025, the decisive Senate action can finally take firm accountability and stand on the peoples’ side (or continue the status quo), through inevitable partisanship, gridlock, and arcane procedure.

Three committees of the Senate will convene on Friday to discuss this broad topic in more detail.

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs will attempt to resolve the myriad ethical concerns swirling around the federal government and especially those around the Senators themselves–including the legality of anti-bribery measures, insider trading, and revolving door politics.

Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Born of former Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Lina Khan’s assertion that monopolies inherently harm the democratic order, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary will debate the scope of antitrust reform, focusing on two primary legal approaches to antitrust: the Consumer Welfare Standard and the ‘big is bad’ approach. 

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration addresses one major elephant in the room: campaign finance laws and the $16 billion dollars spent in the 2024 election. Despite 72% of Americans supporting caps on campaign spending, both sides of the aisle continue to benefit from big donors for their own interest. 

Co-Chair:
Annabelle Kim

  • Annabelle Kim is a Public Policy and Economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, class of 2027. She calls the San Francisco Bay Area home–Pleasanton, CA to be specific. At Georgetown, Annabelle is involved in the Georgetown International Relations Association, Jumpstart for Kids, the Student Advocacy Office, and educational research. She regularly volunteers with (read: is bullied by) preschool children, which is where she cultivated her endless patience for the childlike antics of adults. When not staring at a small or medium screen, Annabelle occupies her time embroidering, antiquing, watching sci-fi, and paying a lot for artisan coffee. Annabelle has competed in Model UN in high school and college and previously served as USG of Non-Traditionals for NCSC LII, running the pilot Senate committee. She is thrilled to be back to chair the Senate! 

Co-Chair:
Jacob Brown

  • Jacob Brown is an Economics and Math double major in his third year in the College of Arts of Science. Perpetually annoyed at his inability to declare a third major in government or public policy, he has decided to nurse his deep interest in the structures and institutions of American government by getting fellow college students to deal with them. When not studying or going on a rant about the importance of the details of some OMB circular, he can be found speed-walking randomly around campus while listening to audiobooks at three-times speed. “Too substantive” to have received detention for holding a séance, he settles for having been escorted out of UN HQ by security only to sneak back in the next day. Jacob was a Co-Chair for NCSC’s inaugural Senate last year and is so excited to run the committee again.

Co-Chair:
Jack Fritz Gigante

  • Jack Fritz Gigante is a student in the College at Georgetown University. He is keenly interested in the field of law and is excited to provide an opportunity to welcome others into that passion. However, Jack is not all about work and no play, as he is also an avid fan of Star Wars, the West Wing, and the Atlanta Braves. Despite academic pursuits, Jack is not one to shy away from the occasional mischievous act. In fact, he once found himself in detention after being caught holding a seance on campus. This incident only served to fuel his curiosity and interest in criminal rights, and Jack is sure he would have won release on appeal. Jack was a Co-Chair for NCSC’s inaugural Senate last year and is so excited to run the committee again.

USGs: Carlos Gerke and Kee Hung Giam

This committee is in the Assemblies & Specialized Organ, and your Under-Secretary-Generals are Carlos Gerke and Kee Hung Giam. Committees in this organ are General Assembly-style committees, with 40-160 delegates.


If you have any questions about your committee, please reach out to c.gerke@modelun.org and k.giam@modelun.org.