This morning, May 23, the opening of the 3rd session of the 15th National Assembly
The National Assembly convened for 19 days at the National Assembly House (Hanoi). The opening session took place this morning, May 23, and is expected to close on June 16, 2022.
Before entering the session, this morning National Assembly delegates laid wreaths and visited President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum.
At exactly 8:00 a.m., the National Assembly held a preparatory session to discuss and vote to approve the agenda of the 3rd session of the 15th National Assembly.
The official opening session took place at 9:00 a.m. and was broadcast live by Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam Television and Vietnam National Assembly Television for voters and people nationwide to follow.
After National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue delivers the opening speech, the National Assembly will hear a series of reports on socio-economic issues, voters' recommendations, and budget settlement.
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| 2nd Session of the 15th National Assembly |
Passed 5 draft laws, decided many important issues
At this session, the National Assembly considered and approved 5 draft laws and resolutions, including: Law on Mobile Police; Law on Cinema (amended); Law on Insurance Business (amended); Law on Emulation and Commendation (amended); Law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property; Resolution on piloting a model of organizing labor activities, career guidance, and vocational training for prisoners outside prison; Resolution on the 2023 Law and Ordinance Development Program, adjusting the 2022 Law and Ordinance Development Program; Resolution on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Khanh Hoa province.
The National Assembly reviewed and commented on 6 draft laws: Law on Petroleum (amended); Law on Prevention and Control of Domestic Violence (amended); Law on Inspection (amended); Law on Implementing Democracy at Grassroots Level; Law on Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Radio Frequencies; Law on Medical Examination and Treatment (amended).
The National Assembly will also consider reports on additional assessments of the results of the implementation of the socio-economic development plan and the state budget in 2021; the implementation of the socio-economic development plan and the state budget in the first months of 2022; approve the 2020 state budget settlement; report on the practice of thrift and anti-waste in 2020; the National Assembly will consider and decide on the transfer of borrowed capital for re-lending and government guarantees into state budget allocation.
The National Assembly considered and decided on the investment policies of 5 projects: Hanoi Capital Region Ring Road 4 Project; Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 Project; Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Project; Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot Expressway Project; Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang Expressway Project; reviewed the summary and overall assessment of the implementation of Resolution No. 66/2013/QH13 dated November 29, 2013 on adjusting a number of contents and solutions to continue effectively implementing the investment policy for the construction of Ho Chi Minh Road according to Resolution No. 38/2004/QH11 until 2020-2021 and the plan to implement the Ho Chi Minh Road project in the next phase.
Regarding supervision, the National Assembly shall conduct supreme supervision of the implementation of policies and laws on planning since the Law on Planning came into effect; consider and approve Resolutions on the Supervision Program and establish the National Assembly's Thematic Supervision Delegation in 2023; conduct questions and answers from National Assembly deputies.
The National Assembly listened to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front report summarizing voters' and people's opinions and recommendations sent to the 3rd session of the 15th National Assembly; listened to the National Assembly Standing Committee report on the results of supervising the settlement of voters' recommendations sent to the 2nd session of the 15th National Assembly.
In the closing session, the National Assembly considered and approved the Resolution of the 3rd session of the 15th National Assembly (including the extension of the application period of Resolution No. 42/2017/QH14 dated June 21, 2017 on piloting the handling of bad debts of credit institutions and contents related to the Ho Chi Minh Road project)./.