China News Service, June 29. On the 29th, the Central Propaganda Department held a press conference on the progress and achievements of upholding and improving the people's congress system in the new era.
Wang Tiemin, deputy secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, introduced at the meeting that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the system of people's congresses has become more mature and more finalized.
The first is to strengthen the Party's overall leadership over the work of the National People's Congress.
The Party Central Committee strengthened the centralized and unified leadership over the construction of the NPC system and the work of the NPC, convened the Central People's Congress work conference, and improved the system and mechanism for the work of the Party leaders.
Second, the implementation of the Constitution has been raised to a new level.
In 2018, the National People's Congress passed the fifth amendment to the Constitution, laying a solid foundation for the rule of law and gathering mighty forces for the realization of the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Strengthen the implementation and supervision of the Constitution, formulate the Supervision Law, the Law on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs, the National Anthem Law, amend the National Flag Law and other relevant laws of the Constitution, and implement the system of awarding honors and amnesty stipulated in the Constitution.
Adjust the establishment of the National People's Congress Constitution and Law Committee.
Promote the constitutional review work in an orderly manner, and strengthen the filing review system and capacity building.
Establish a constitutional oath system in the form of legislation and establish a National Constitution Day.
Upholding the constitutional order of the Special Administrative Region as determined by the Constitution and the Basic Law, enacting the Hong Kong National Security Law, and making more than 10 decisions on improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's electoral system, it has provided a more solid legal guarantee for the steady and long-term implementation of "One Country, Two Systems".
Third, the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics is improving day by day.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, legislative work has been characterized by heavy tasks, wide coverage, fast pace, and high quality. The National People's Congress and its Standing Committee have formulated 69 new laws, revised 237 laws, and passed decisions on legal issues and major issues. 99, and 9 legislative interpretations were made. So far, there are a total of 292 valid laws.
On the premise of ensuring quality, the legislative work has accelerated, and a number of laws urgently needed for national governance and expected by the people have been introduced or revised and improved.
More than 20 laws, including the Civil Code, the National Security Law, the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, etc. have been compiled and revised, and the national security legal system has basically been formed.
Formulate and implement a legislative plan for strengthening the legal protection of public health, formulate and revise the Vaccine Management Law and the Family Education Promotion Law, and solve the prominent problems of public concern from the legal system.
Formulate and revise more than 20 laws such as the Yangtze River Protection Law, the Black Land Protection Law, and the Forest Law, and initially form an ecological and environmental protection legal system to ensure that major reforms in national development are based on the law, formulate the Foreign Investment Law, the Hainan Free Trade Port Law, and amend the land The management law and anti-monopoly law shall confirm and consolidate the reform achievements in the form of legislation.
About 30 authorization decisions and reform decisions were made to ensure the orderly progress of reform measures.
The fourth is to implement correct supervision, effective supervision and supervision in accordance with the law.
Over the past ten years, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has listened to and reviewed more than 150 reports on supervision work, inspected the implementation of more than 50 laws, conducted 25 special inquiries and 43 special investigations, and helped economic and social development and reform to tackle tough tasks. .
Fifth, better play a representative role.
Promulgated 35 measures to strengthen and improve the work of deputies to the National People's Congress, promote the institutionalization, standardization, and normalization of deputies' work, carefully handle deputies' bills and suggestions, and strengthen the ties between the Standing Committee and the people's deputies and the people. Participate in the work of the committees and special committees, and build and operate an informatization platform for the work of the National People's Congress.
Sixth, serve the overall situation of the country's foreign affairs and do a good job in the foreign affairs of the National People's Congress.
Taking the implementation of the diplomatic achievements and consensus of heads of state as the primary task, consolidate and deepen friendly exchanges with foreign parliaments, and actively participate in multilateral parliamentary organization activities.
Seventh, solidly promote the construction of "four organs".
Adhere to the leadership of political construction, persevere in strengthening innovative theoretical arming, and strengthen the construction of work style and discipline.