According to parliamentary statistics, there are five draft federal laws and two general issues awaiting the return of the parliamentary activity of the Federal National Council, which will open the fourth and final session of the 16th legislative term during the second half of next October, most notably a draft federal law to link the general budget of the Union, Federal Independent Annex for the fiscal year 2019, and another on the railway.
In detail, the Federal National Council is preparing to launch the first regular session of the fourth and final session of the 16th legislative term scheduled for the second half of next October, according to article «78» of the Constitution, which states that «the Council holds an ordinary session of not less than seven Months, beginning in the third week of October of each year, and can be invited to convene in an unusual role when the requirement ».
The Council's permanent and temporary committees ended its parliamentary break last Sunday, about a month before the Council's re-convening. It resumed its activities in order to prepare and complete reports on draft laws and general subjects on its agendas with a view to submitting them to the Council for discussion under the dome during the fourth regular session Legislative Council, in order to enable the Council to exercise its legislative, supervisory and political powers in line with the orientations of the State.
According to statistics provided by the General Secretariat of the Council, there are five projects with pre-approved laws for some committees of the Council, for discussion and amendment in preparation for submission to the Council for approval, a bill on linking the general budget of the Union and the budgets of the independent federal agencies attached to the fiscal year 2019; A third on regulating the practice of human medicine, a fourth on regulating the profession of pharmacy, pharmaceuticals and medical products, and finally a draft federal law on railways.
The statistics indicated that two topics would be discussed before the committees to prepare the final reports on them, the first on the policy of the Ministry of Energy, and the second on the policy of the Ministry of Justice on the legal profession.
According to parliamentary statistics, the third regular session of the 16th legislative session of the Council witnessed 21 meetings that lasted more than 102 working hours (other than the closing session) during which 24 draft laws and a general subject were discussed and approved. At the legislative level, 13 federal bills The establishment of the Insurance Authority and the organization of its work, the adoption of the unified final account of the Union and the final accounts of the independent entities for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2016, linking the general budget of the Union and the budgets of the independent federal agencies attached to the fiscal year 2018, Finance, arbitration, product safety, anti-begging, voluntary work, integrated waste management, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the diplomatic and consular corps. "
51 parliamentary questions
According to parliamentary statistics, the Federal National Council discussed 11 general issues. During the sessions, the members addressed 51 parliamentary questions, while the Council adopted 113 recommendations submitted to the Council of Ministers, pointing out that the complaints committee in the Council received and discussed 50 complaints.
With regard to the activities and activities carried out by the committees of the Council during the previous session, the committees held 116 meetings, which lasted more than 276 hours. It also organized three seminars and 15 field visits. 140 committees, During the meetings, 145 papers were examined.