Tishwash: Including the Popular Mobilization Law… 140 draft laws await parliament’s vote
The Parliamentary Investment and Development Committee revealed that there are more than (140) draft laws, including new legislation and amendments to existing laws, that are still awaiting a vote in the House of Representatives.
The committee’s vice-chair, Hussein Al-Sa’bari, said, “A large number of these projects have completed their discussions within the relevant committees and are ready for inclusion on the agenda of the general sessions.”
He pointed out that “many of them concern vital sectors that affect citizens’ lives.”
He explained that “among the most prominent laws proposed are the Popular Mobilization Forces Law, legislation related to higher education, particularly the “Basis for Granting Certificates,” in addition to service and administrative laws.”
For his part, member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Muhammad Anouz, added that the legislative priorities also include the Anti-Narcotics Law and the Retirement Law, which needs to be amended to ensure.. link
Tishwash: Parliamentarian: Extraordinary sessions will be held after Eid to approve important service laws
MP Hussein Al-Saabari revealed, on Saturday, that the House of Representatives intends to hold extraordinary sessions after the Eid Al-Adha holiday, to compensate for previous sessions that were not held due to the lack of quorum.
Al-Saabari said in a statement to the Al-Maalouma Agency, that “the House intends to discuss a number of important laws during these sessions, most notably the Popular Mobilization Law, the budget schedules, and the Ministry of Education Law.”
He called on members of the House of Representatives to “commit to attendance and not be absent from upcoming sessions,” calling on “political blocs to urge their representatives to perform their legislative role in a way that serves the public interest.”
Al-Saabari pointed out that “the holding of extraordinary sessions represents an important opportunity to correct the course of legislative performance and compensate for the delay in passing laws that directly affect the lives of citizens,” noting that “serious political will and cooperation between blocs will be the decisive factor in the success of these sessions and achieving tangible results.”
It is noteworthy that the House of Representatives had previously called for holding emergency sessions during the legislative recess in order to vote on important laws link
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Tishwash: Al-Sudani to a member of Congress: It is necessary to build a comprehensive vision for Iraq that keeps pace with economic transformation and development.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received today, Saturday, Senator Jacky Rosen, a member of the Armed Forces Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee in the US Congress, and her accompanying delegation, in the presence of the Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Iraq.
A statement from his office, a copy of which was received by {Euphrates News}, stated that: “The meeting discussed the overall Iraqi-American relations and ways to strengthen them in a way that serves common interests, Iraq’s progress in economic recovery, and confirms regional stability.”
Al-Sudani pointed to “the importance of deepening relations with the United States in various fields, continuing bilateral dialogue based on mutual respect, and affirming Iraq’s sovereignty and shared values, within the framework of the agreements and strategic partnership between the two friendly countries.”
He also highlighted the “need to build a comprehensive vision for Iraq in light of the scale of the economic and developmental transformation taking place in Iraq.”
For her part, Senator Rosen affirmed her country’s “commitment to building sustainable relations with Iraq,” praising “the progress being witnessed in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities, and the Iraqi government’s ability to avoid regional conflicts, which underscores Iraq’s pivotal role and its growing importance in the region.” link
