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The council of representatives held on 26/7/2012 the eighth session of the first legislative term for the third year under chairmanship of Osama Al-Nujaifi, the chairman of the council of representatives. The session included the following:
- Presence 240 members.
- The member of the parliament Vian Dakhil, the head of the labor and service committee, confirmed in a statement the critical need of water in Baghdad, demanding to host the Mayor of Baghdad in the council of representatives to find out the approved plans to tackle water scarcity.
Mr. Al-Nujaifi directed to host each of the Mayor of Baghdad and the Governor of Baghdad during the next couple days to discuss the approved plans to provide drinking water.
- The council voted in principle on the draft law of social security submitted by the committees of labor and social affairs and legal.
- The council finished voting on the draft law of Diwan of Shiite and Sunni Waqf submitted by the committee of awqaf and religious affairs.
- The parliamentary energy committee read a resolution concerning the inability to solve the electricity problem by the Ministry of Electricity, which included to open the field of investment in the electrical power and give the provinces all the authorities to facilitate granting of investment licenses and the investment should be in energy production and transferring and distribution in coordination with the formations of the Ministry of Electricity as well as calling on the Ministries of Finance and Interior to provide the necessary facilitations for the investing companies in regards to the residency of experts and technicians, a multiple Visa and to expedite opening of banking credits.
- Mr. Al-Nujaifi called the committees of legal and energy to formulate a resolution about the calling to promote the investment in the electrical power by the companies, pointing out that the working on legislation of a law to deal with the providing of electricity issue will allow the Ministry of Electricity to work hard in coordination with the relevant authorities to develop this sector.
- The first reading of the draft law of the federal supplementary budget of the Republic of Iraq for the financial year 2012, submitted by the committees of financial, legal, economy and investment has been postponed to next Monday.
- The council of representatives discussed with Muhannad Al-Saadi, the minister of water resources, and general manager of Mosul dam the issue of Mosul dam.
- Mr. Al-Nujaifi announced that the council of representatives completed voting on 100 laws.
The session was adjourned until 28/7/2012
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