▲ Cheon Joon-ho, head of the National Assembly Steering Improvement Subcommittee, signals the start of the 1st subcommittee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 28th.
The National Assembly Steering Committee held a meeting of its Steering Improvement Subcommittee today (the 28th) and passed a revision to the National Assembly Act led by the ruling bloc, including the Democratic Party of Korea, to significantly shorten the review period for fast-tracked bills.
The revision stipulates that the review period for bills placed on the fast-track schedule will be shortened to 60 days for standing committees and 30 days for the Legislation and Judiciary Committee's review of legal consistency and phrasing.
It also includes a provision that once a fast-track bill passes the plenary session of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, it must be submitted to the first plenary session held thereafter.
Under the current National Assembly Act, when a bill is designated for the fast-track process, it takes a maximum of 330 days, including 180 days in the standing committee, 90 days in the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, and 60 days for submission to the plenary session.
Following the vote, Cheon Joon-ho, senior deputy floor leader for operations of the Democratic Party, met with reporters and said, "We judged that it is necessary to process bills in alignment with the original intent and name of the fast-track system."
The Democratic Party plans to bring the National Assembly Act revision passed today to a full committee meeting on the 29th for further processing.
The People Power Party protested the bill's processing and did not participate in the vote.
Immediately after walking out, Kim Mi-ae, senior deputy floor leader for policy of the People Power Party, met with reporters and criticized, "The Democratic Party came with a predetermined conclusion without allowing even a minimal amount of time," adding, "They have reduced not just the opposition party, but the entire National Assembly to a rubber stamp."
Meanwhile, the subcommittee also discussed other revisions to the National Assembly Act concerning the reform of the filibuster system and the prohibition of unauthorized bringing of sound equipment into meeting rooms, but decided to continue deliberations.
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