The House of Representatives holds its eleventh session of the second legislative term of the third legislative year of the fifth electoral cycle under the chairmanship of Mr. Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday 17/9/2024, in the presence of (186) Representatives and the session included the following.
-Voting on the draft law on the first amendment to the Martyrs Foundation Law No. 2 of 2016 submitted by the Committee of Martyrs, Victims and Political Prisoners.
-The second reading of the draft law on service and retirement for the Mujahideen of the Popular Mobilization Commission submitted by the security, defense, legal, and financial committees, martyrs, victims and political prisoners.
-Second reading of the draft law on the ratification by the Republic of Iraq of the Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income on Capital and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance between the Governments of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, submitted by the Foreign Relations Committee.
-The Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee noted that the Committee hosted the Minister of Finance and the Chairman of the Tax Authority to discuss the agreement and the statement of the views of the two sides in the field of double taxation and the extent to which it achieves benefit to Iraq.
The House of Representatives held its tenth session of the second semester of the third legislative year of the fifth electoral session under the chairmanship of Mr. Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, Acting Speaker of the House on Monday16/9/2024, and in the presence of (180) Representatives, which included the following session:
-Postponing the vote on the draft law on the return of real estate to its owners covered by some decisions of the dissolved Revolutionary Command Council until the political blocs reach a compromise formula.
-Calling on Mr. Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, Acting Speaker of the House, to participate in the meetings to be held this week to reach an acceptable version of the draft law and vote on it.
-Voting on the draft law on the lease of agricultural land submitted by the Committee on Agriculture, Water and Marshes.
-Second reading of the proposed law amending the Personal Status Act No. 188 of 1959, submitted by the Legal Committees and Women, Family and Childhood.
-The second reading of the draft law on the second amendment to the General Amnesty Law No. (27) of 2016 submitted by the legal, security and defense, and human rights committees.
The House of Representatives holds its ninth session of the second legislative term of the third legislative year of the fifth electoral cycle under the chairmanship of Mr. Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Sunday 1/9/2024, in the presence of (170) Representatives, and the session included the following.
-First reading of the proposed law on the preservation of cultural heritage submitted by the Committee on Culture, Tourism, Antiquities and Information.
-First reading of the draft law on the repeal of the law ratifying the Agreement on Economic Unity among the States of the League of Arab States No. 169 of 1963, submitted by the Foreign Relations Committee.
-Second reading of the draft mental health law submitted by the Health, Environment and Legal Committees.
-The House began the first reading of the draft civil aviation law submitted by the Transport and Communications Committee.
The House of Representatives held its eighth session of the second semester of the third legislative year of the fifth electoral session under the chairmanship of Mr. Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, Acting Speaker of the House on Saturday 31/8/2024, and in the presence of (170) Representative, which included the following session:
-First reading of the draft law amending the fifth amendment to the Cancer Council Act No. 63 of 1985 submitted by the Health, Environment and Legal Committees.
-First reading of the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, submitted by the Foreign Relations Committee;
-Second reading of the draft arbitration law submitted by the Investment, Development, Legal and Financial Committee.
-First reading of the draft law on intellectual protection submitted by the Committee on Culture, Tourism, Antiquities and Media, Legal, Strategic Planning and Federal Service, Higher Education and Scientific Research.
-Mr. Hamid Jassam Al-Zobaie is sworn in in place of the deceased MP Gandhi Abdul Karim.
The House of Representatives holds its seventh session of the second legislative term of the third legislative year of the fifth electoral cycle under the chairmanship of Mr. Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday 7/8/2024, in the presence of (172) Representatives, and the session included the following.
-Voting on the draft law on private public university higher education submitted by the Higher Education and Scientific Research Committee.
-The second reading of the draft law amending the first law of the Martyrs Foundation Law No. (2) of 2016 submitted by the Committee of Martyrs, Victims and Political Prisoners.
- First reading of the draft law amending the first industrial cities law No. (2) of 2019 submitted by the Economy, Industry and Trade Committee. - First reading of the draft law amending the first law of the notaries public Law No. (33) of 1998, submitted by the Legal Committee.
-Postponing the first reading of the proposed law amending the first law of the Iraq Pharmacists Syndicate Law No. 112 of 1966, submitted by the Health and Environment Committees, Labour and Civil Society Organizations.
- First reading of the proposed law on the first amendment to the House of Representatives Law and its formations No. (13) of 2018, submitted by the Legal Committee
The House of Representatives held its sixth session of the second semester of the third legislative year of the fifth electoral session under the chairmanship of Mr. Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, Acting Speaker of the House on Tuesday 6/8/2024, and in the presence of (194) Representatives, which included the following session:
-Voting on the draft law on the registration of births and deaths submitted by the Health and Environment Committee.
-Postponing the vote on the proposed law on the first amendment to the Law on the Foundations of Equivalence of Arabic and Foreign Certificates and Degrees No. (20) of 2020, submitted by the Higher Education and Scientific Research Committee.
-Voting on the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives of 2015, submitted by the Foreign Relations Committee.
-The second reading of the proposed law on the Iraqi Programmers Syndicate submitted by the Labour Committees and civil society organizations, and the legal ones.
