Open The Pascareses Session Period, DPR Will Continue Discussion Of 53 Bills

DPR Speaker Puan Maharani in a plenary meeting, Tuesday, January 16. (Nailin/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian House of Representatives held a plenary meeting to open the trial period III for 2023-2024 today, Tuesday, January 16. This meeting was chaired by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad accompanied by Lodewijk F Paulus and Rahmat Gobel and Chairman of the House of Representatives Puan Maharani.

In her speech, Puan said that the DPR was committed to carrying out legislative duties even though it coincided with the campaign time ahead of the voting day for the 2024 General Election.

"To coincide with the 2024 election agenda which is entering a stage that is getting higher in intensity of the work of political parties in campaigning, however members of the DPR RI will remain committed to carrying out constitutional tasks effectively, especially in responding to very urgent and strategic matters," said Puan in a plenary meeting, Tuesday, January 16.

Puan said, in the implementation of the legislative function, the DPR RI will continue the discussion of 19 (nineteen) Draft Laws which are currently still in the stage of Level I Talks.

"Yang terdiri dari 3 (tiga) RUU Proposal DPR, 5 (lima) RUU Proposal Pemerintah, 3 (tiga) RUU Proposal DPD dan 8 (eight) RUU kumulatif terbuka," ungkap Puan.

In addition, he continued, there are 34 (twenty-four) bills that will enter the stage of Level I Talks. Namely 3 (three) of the DPR's Proposal Bill, 2 (two) of the Government Proposal Bill and 29 (twenty-nine) of the Open Cumulative Bill.

Puan assessed that the complexity in forming the law was greatly determined by how many different perspectives and interests between parties would be regulated in the law.

"The DPR RI together with the Government in establishing laws, always look for common ground that prioritizes the interests of the state and also pays attention to public aspirations," he said.

For information, the third trial period for the 2023-2024 trial year will start today, Tuesday, January 16, 2024, until February 6, 2024.