Parallel legislation to tackle SLAPPs introduced in both Houses of Parliament

Teal MPs release policy paper for plastic packaging overhaul, back producer-pays scheme

A pair of MPs have launched a fresh push to tackle what they describe as one of the nation’s most pressing health and environmental crises.

Ogun Assembly moves to strengthen judiciary, Rural roads as two bills scale second reading

Ogun State House of Assembly on Thursday began the consideration of two bills aimed at strengthening the state judiciary and for improving rural road administration. The bills underwent second reading process at the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Oludaisi Elemide. Also, another bill seeking to regulate matters relating to termination of pregnancy was formally introduced for [] Ogun Assembly moves to strengthen judiciary, Rural roads as two bills scale second reading

राष्ट्रियसभामा ६ विधेयक टेबुल

काठमाडौँ। राष्ट्रियसभाको बैठकमा विभिन्न ६ विधेयक टेबुल गरिएको छ। राष्ट्रियसभाको आजको बैठकमा सभाका सचिव तुलबहादुर कँडेलले ‘आर्थिक विधेयक, २०८३’, ‘राष्ट्र ऋण उठाउने विधेयक, २०८३’, ‘सार्वजनिक खरिद (दोस्रो संशोधन) विधेयक, २०८३’, सम्पत्ति शुद्धीकरण (मनी लाउण्डरिङ) निवारण (तेस्रो संशोधन) विधेयक, २०८३’ का सम्बन्धमा प्रतिनिधिसभाबाट प्राप्त सन्देश राष्ट्रियसभा समक्ष टेबुल गरेका हुन्। सचिव कँडेलले सहकारी (पहिलो संशोधन) विधेयक, []

Congress' Housing Bill: Modest But Meaningful

Though it punts on the biggest issues, the bipartisan legislation marks a rare instance of constructive dealmaking in Washington.

Fair to the taxpayer? MPs dodged cuts to their lavish super scheme

Fair to the taxpayer? MPs dodged cuts to their lavish super scheme

Lawmakers plan bill to provide aid to civilian victims of World War II

Submission of the bill to parliament will be the first such move in 38 years.

Albanese government urged to go further on tax reform

With federal parliament breaking for the winter, all eyes are on the NSW Labor conference and demands for even more tax reform. Meanwhile, Labor MPs in Victoria are joining calls for a Big Build royal commission. The post Albanese government urged to go further on tax reform appeared first on Crikey.

Senate passes sweeping housing affordability bill with bipartisan support

The bipartisan legislation was crafted in both chambers and must now pass the House. It seeks to build more homes and prevent large investors from outbidding families.

Calculating policy costs is not so easy

A debate that comes up again and again is whether the party programs or some of their proposals and measures they formulate are adequately cost-assessed.

Should the 17th Amendment Be Repealed?

The controversial legislation may be headed toward the chopping block.

Carney channels Harper by flouting parliamentary democracy

In 2014 Stephen Harper put all kinds of contentious measures into a budget implementation bill, bypassing the full scrutiny of Parliament. In 2026 Mark Carney did the same. The post Carney channels Harper by flouting parliamentary democracy appeared first on rabble.ca.

Inside the surreal UK parliament debate on pro-Israel influence dominated by lobby group members

Inside the surreal UK parliament debate on pro-Israel influence dominated by lobby group members The UK parliament's Westminster Hall saw a highly unusual debate on Monday evening on a petition to call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics democracy. The petition, which received more than 118,000 signatures from members of the public, said: We are concerned about reported Israeli state-linked and pro-Israel lobbying activity in UK politics. We believe it is important to determine the scope and impact of any such influence campaigns. Petitions to parliament which receive more than 100,000 signatures are always debated on. However, this debate consisted mainly of Conservative and Labour MPs who are members of pro-Israel groups saying the petition was antisemitic, while a minority who spoke in favour of it posed detailed questions about lobbying and transparency which went unanswered. James Frith, a government minister and the parliamentary under-secretary of state for digital government, said that the government do not support a public inquiry solely on pro-Israeli influence. Read more: Inside the surreal UK parliament debate on pro-Israel influence dominated by lobby group members Westminster Hall debate on pro-Israel influence on Monday 22 June (UK Parliament)

LIVE NOW: House Committee Holds Markup Session on FY 2027 NDAA Defense Budget and Disabled Americans Act

The House Rules Committee convenes for a high-stakes legislative markup session at 4 p.m. ET on June 29 to debate and vote on crucial national security and domestic welfare bills. The committee is primarily hammering out the final text of: H.R. 8800 (NDAA FY2027): Shaping the future of defense spending, equipment manufacturing, and military base []

Delaware General Assembly roundup: Impacts on rural communities

This year’s legislative session saw a number of bills that will directly impact peoples’ lives in rural communities across the state, from gun ownership, farmland interests, wetland preservation and changes to town charters. Bills addressing rural communities tend to be more bipartisan in their introduction and support, as Delaware’s Republican minority largely represents the southern part of the state – and rural areas. The post Delaware General Assembly roundup: Impacts on rural communities appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.

Washington rewards failure. It’s time to send career politicians home

Career politicians benefit from gridlock on immigration, drug prices, and housing. Term limits would force Congress to deliver on a deadline, one argues.

Antonia Cox: Reform UK’s councillors are facing the realities of power

What is Reform going to achieve by having its elected representatives play a part - even if only through scrutiny committees - in the hard choices that have to be made? The post Antonia Cox: Reform UK’s councillors are facing the realities of power appeared first on Conservative Home.

Equal pay bill reaches Parliament, healthcare staff gain arduous work pension option

The Ministry of Labor’s bill on equal pay, wage transparency, and pension provisions is being introduced to the Parliamentary Committee on Social Affairs The post Equal pay bill reaches Parliament, healthcare staff gain arduous work pension option appeared first on ProtoThema English.

Social Democrats propose cross-party talks on tax reform if they win election

Social Democrats propose cross-party talks on tax reform if they win election

RUU pemisahan kuasa Peguam Negara, Pendakwa Raya usaha reformasi besar kerajaan

PUTRAJAYA: Kerajaan bersedia membawa Rang Undang-Undang (RUU) bagi memisahkan fungsi Peguam Negara dan Pendakwa Raya untuk dibahaskan serta diluluskan pada sidang Parlimen kali ini selepas mengambil kira hasil sesi libat urus serta penelitian Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Parlimen. Menteri Komunikasi, Datuk Fahmi Fadzil berkata, perkara itu antara yang dibincangkan dalam Mesyuarat Jemaah Menteri hari ini, sekali ... Read more The post RUU pemisahan kuasa Peguam Negara, Pendakwa Raya usaha reformasi besar kerajaan appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Germany advances bill criminalizing denial of Israel's right to exist

Germany's upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, has advanced draft legislation that would make the public denial of Israel's right to exist a criminal offense, AzerNEWS reports.

Opinion: The Story Of Congress And Its Never-Ending Obsession With 'Committees'

The present-day Congress works on a mantra that says loud and clear - when in doubt, set up a committee.Whether they achieve anything is another matter.

General : Dewan Rakyat: Three Bills, Suhakam Motion Among Third Week's Highlights

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- The third week of the Dewan Rakyat sitting saw the tabling and passage of two bills, alongside debates on a wide range of issues concerning public well-being, healthcare, food security, energy, national security and governance.

Bears taking advice, but haven’t put forward specific stadium plan, Pritzker says – Capitol News IL

Gov. JB Pritzker reiterated his willingness to call a special session to pass legislation. “I think (the Bears are) looking at both of the bills that passed – the one in the House, the one in the Senate – hoping to put the provisions of each of those together in a form that they think will pass,” he said. “And then, of course, they need to begin conversations with members of the legislature that they weren’t able to win over before.

As the first teal MP for Wentworth, I have many questions about this new party

Microparties can, in time, grow into a significant political force. Look at One Nation.

Trump 'doesn't care' to sign bipartisan bill that would help desperate Americans: Analyst

The clock is ticking for President Donald Trump to either sign or veto a bipartisan bill that could help renters and prospective homeowners nationwide, reports show. The housing legislation will go into effect midnight Friday as the 10-day deadline to either sign or kill the bill elapses. Despite the bill's strong bipartisan support and the pressing need for housing, Trump has taken no action, noted political analyst Amy Suskind.It’s one of the least politically astute moves that I can remember, she wrote on X. He just doesn’t care.The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act aims at ease the nation’s affordability crisis and passed in both the House and Senate last month. But Trump canceled his signing ceremony on June 24 as he demanded Congress push the SAVE America Act forward instead, an MS NOW report notes.The housing legislation represents one of the rare major bipartisan achievements of the 119th Congress, MS NOW reported, bringing together lawmakers from both parties around a package intended to increase the nation’s housing supply and lower costs for renters and prospective homebuyers.

Nordic datacentre investments surge amid tightening licence rules

Strains on national power grids in the Nordic region are pushing the region’s governments towards tougher regulation

‘Prioritise flood control funding’ – Haruna Iddrisu urges Parliament

Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, has urged Parliament to exercise its legislative oversight role for adequate allocation of resources to the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources.

Congress can’t term-limit itself — the Supreme Court already said so, twice

Fourteen state legislatures have passed a resolution asking for something Congress could, in theory, hand them for free: term limits on its own members. They aren’t asking Congress to pass a law. They’re applying for an Article V convention, the slower path to a constitutional amendment, because the faster path doesn’t exist. Twenty more states []

Labour Eyes Social Media Censorship for UK Elections

The rules that already tell British broadcasters what they can say at election time are being eyed for a much bigger target: everyone's timeline. The post Labour Eyes Social Media Censorship for UK Elections appeared first on Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights.

Reps introduce 2,747 bills, pass 363 in three years

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja ABUJA — The House of Representatives says it introduced 2,747 bills and passed 363 during the first three years of the 10th National Assembly, describing the record as evidence of its commitment to legislative reforms and governance. Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Hon. Francis Waive, disclosed the [] The post Reps introduce 2,747 bills, pass 363 in three years appeared first on Vanguard News.

First Syrian parliament since al-Assad’s ousting begins legislative duties

The new 210-member parliament takes shape, marking a historic shift after decades of Assad family rule.

The caucus cheered Albanese’s tax changes – but will voters?

The biggest reform package in a generation was made law this week. Now the battle for the prime minister is to see it work on the property market.