Opening of the 34th session of the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly

Attending the meeting were members of the National Assembly Standing Committee, representatives of the Nationalities Council, National Assembly Committees, and leaders of Committees under the National Assembly Standing Committee.

Also attending the meeting were Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang; Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court Nguyen Hoa Binh; Director of the Supreme People's Procuracy Le Minh Tri; and representatives of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, representatives of central ministries and branches...

Speaking at the opening of the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said that the National Assembly Standing Committee held the 34th meeting (regular meeting in June 2024) between the two sessions of the 7th Session of the 15th National Assembly. The meeting is expected to last for 3 days to review and comment on 16 contents, including reviewing and commenting on 8 draft laws, 3 draft resolutions to be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval in the second session of the Session and 5 other contents under the authority of the National Assembly Standing Committee.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that the first session of the 7th Session of the 15th National Assembly was a great success. The session received great attention and follow-up from voters and people; personnel work was carried out promptly, in accordance with regulations and procedures.

The National Assembly Chairman highly appreciated the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuracy, the Government agencies, the ministries, the agencies under the National Assembly Standing Committee for their high responsibility, their carefully prepared content, and their timely and effective coordination. In particular, the situation of late submission of documents for the session has been basically resolved. The discussion atmosphere in the hall, in the Groups and the Questioning Session was lively, democratic, focused, and concise, with many delegates having the opportunity to speak, with many profound and practical opinions, in a constructive spirit and with high responsibility.

Also at the first session of the recent session, the National Assembly completed the discussion and comments on 10 draft laws and 06 draft resolutions; passed 02 resolutions with a high consensus voting rate (Resolution on the Law and Ordinance Building Program in 2025, adjusting the Law and Ordinance Building Program in 2024; Resolution on the National Assembly's Supervision Program in 2025).

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that at this 34th session, the National Assembly Standing Committee will focus on giving opinions on projects and drafts with large, complex contents and many different opinions.

Specifically, the National Assembly Standing Committee will give opinions on explaining, accepting and revising 08 draft laws including: Law on Social Insurance (amended); Law on National Defense Industry, Security and Industrial Mobilization; Law on Roads; Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety; Law on the Capital (amended); Law on Organization of People's Courts (amended); Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Support Tools (amended); Law on Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Security Guards.

Commenting on 03 draft Resolutions including: Resolution of the National Assembly on piloting the addition of a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province; Resolution of the National Assembly on the organization of urban government and piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Da Nang city; Resolution on the National Marine Spatial Planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

The National Assembly Chairman requested the National Assembly Standing Committee to carefully consider and clearly express its views on projects and drafts that have met the conditions to be submitted to the National Assembly for approval in the second session, especially projects with great impacts such as the Law on Social Insurance (amended) and projects and drafts expected to be submitted to the National Assembly for approval according to the procedure at one session (such as: National Marine Spatial Planning; Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Support Tools (amended); resolutions on piloting specific policies for Nghe An province and Da Nang city).

The National Assembly Standing Committee also gave opinions on the Hanoi Capital Planning for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2050; Adjustment of the Hanoi Capital Master Plan to 2045, with a vision to 2065 and 02 draft laws and resolutions approved by the National Assembly to be added to the 2024 Law and Ordinance Development Program, namely: Draft law amending 4 laws (Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Land Law, Housing Law, Real Estate Business Law, Law on Credit Institutions) and Resolution of the National Assembly on reducing value added tax.

The National Assembly Chairman emphasized that the draft law amending four laws and reducing value added tax are urgent issues; the National Assembly Party Delegation and the National Assembly Standing Committee agreed and supported submitting it to the National Assembly for approval to meet practical requirements.

At this session, the National Assembly Standing Committee will also consider and decide on two contents under its authority, including: Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on job positions of agencies under the management authority of the National Assembly Standing Committee and Plan to use sources of increased revenue and regular expenditure savings of the central budget in 2023.

Promoting the spirit, high responsibility, and practical effectiveness from the direction, management, to the advisory and service work of the first session of the last session, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man requested the Standing Committee of the Ethnic Council and the National Assembly Committees to preside over the content and continue to closely coordinate with the Government agencies, report concisely, and go straight to the issues that need the opinion of the National Assembly Standing Committee. Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee clearly stated their viewpoints, proposed specific plans and revised contents, as a basis for agencies to seriously, fully, and thoroughly absorb and revise, to synthesize the report, and ask for the opinions of National Assembly deputies for consideration and approval at the second session of the 7th session of the 15th National Assembly.