2025-03-24

 The Council of Representatives held its fifth session of the first legislative term of the fourth legislative year of the fifth electoral cycle, chaired by Mr. Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani, Speaker of the Council, today Monday, 24/3/2025, in the presence of (170) deputies. It should be noted that for the fifteenth time in this electoral cycle, the Council announced the names of attendees. The session included the following:

-Mr. Ahmed Al-Masari took the constitutional oath to assume membership in the Council, replacing Deputy Ahmed Al-Mashhadani.

-The postponement of the vote on the draft law for the fourth amendment to the Industrial Investment Law for the private and mixed sectors, No. (20) of 1998, submitted by the Parliamentary Committees on Economy, Industry and Trade, and Investment and Development.

-The first reading of the draft law of the Popular Mobilization Authority, submitted by the Security and Defense Committee.

-The first reading of the draft law to repeal the law ratifying the agreement on exempting holders of diplomatic and service passports from entry visas between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, No. (26) of 2023, submitted by the Foreign Relations Committee.

-The second reading of the proposed law for the fourth amendment to the Law on the Gradation of Medical and Health Professions No. (6) of 2000, submitted by the Health and Environment Committee.