The Rules of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the National People's Congress to promote the improvement of the people's congress system

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 24th: The rules of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will be revised to promote the improvement of the people's congress system

Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Qi

On the 24th, the 35th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress passed the decision to revise the rules of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The basic laws on the system and working procedures of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress were completed.

The people's congress system is an important system of the people's democracy to achieve the entire process of people's democracy. For the revision of the rules of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, how to improve the system and working procedures of the Standing Committee meeting? In what aspects of the design of the people's congress system, the design of the people's congress is more complete?

Optimize arrangements and improve the quality of review

The rules of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress were passed by the 23rd meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of November 1987. The eighth meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the National People's Congress in April 11th 2009 was partially modified. Over the past years, the Standing Committee has many good practices in actual operation, which has increased it into laws, which helps to make the system more scientific.

For example, the National Organization Law was amended in March this year. Before this law case was submitted to the National People's Congress, the National People's Congress was submitted for review in October and December last year.

Such arrangements ensure the quality of the law review. The revision of the rules of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress this time, according to the actual practical method of many years, increased the provisions: During the period of the law on the National People's Congress, it can be proposed to the Standing Committee during the period of closure of the National People's Congress; , Make a decision to review the National People's Congress for review.

After the law case was submitted to the Standing Committee meeting for review, the members of the Standing Committee were reviewed to the law case and issued a review opinion in the process. The revision of the rules of the discussion and further standardized the group meeting and the joint group meeting to increase the regulations: If there are major opinions or other important situations during the review of the group meeting, the convener shall report to the secretary general in a timely manner. At the same time, the joint group meeting can be jointly held by each group, or it can be held by more than two groups.

Reflecting the new features and requirements of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the revision of the rules of the discussion this time has improved the arrangement and form of the meeting. If the provisions are added to the "general rules", the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress holds a meeting should reasonably arrange the meeting period, agenda and schedule to improve the quality and efficiency of negotiations. In the form of an innovation meeting, there are special circumstances in the case of special circumstances. After the meeting of the chairman, the members of the Standing Committee can attend the meeting through online video.

These regulations have improved the quality and efficiency of the discussion, and will help make decisions collectively on the basis of combined benefits.

Innovate arrangements and effectively carry out supervision

The power of supervision is an important authority of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. There are many highlights of the supervision work of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. For example, in October 2018, the Sixth Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress reviewed the "Comprehensive Report of the State Council on the Management of State -owned Assets in 2017" and the Special Report of the State Council on State -owned Assets of Financial Enterprises in 2017. This is the first time that the State Council reports to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in accordance with the requirements of "full -caliber and full coverage". Since then, the state -owned assets are gradually institutionalized. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will consider the annual comprehensive report and special report of the year of state -owned assets management every year, and manage the common wealth of all the people of state -owned assets.

The revision of the rules of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress this time, supplemented and improved the scope of the report listed by the Standing Committee, and added a report on the mid -term evaluation report and the report of the five -year planning outline of the national economic and social development. The State Council's report on the completion of the annual environmental conditions and the completion of environmental protection goals has made the supervision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress more extensive and more effective.

Carrying out a special inquiry is an innovative system for the supervision work of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. After years of practice, it has been mature. The revision of the rules of the discussion, clarifying the major issues of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress around the overall situation of the reform and development of relations and the general interests of the people's vital interests, and the general concern of the society, can hold a joint group meeting and group meeting to conduct special inquiries. According to the topics inquiries, the heads of the State Council and the relevant departments of the State Council and the State Council and the State Supervision Commission, the Supreme People's Court, and the Supreme People's Procuratorate shall attend the meeting, listen to opinions, and answer inquiries.

The special inquiry is to achieve the effect, focusing on implementation. Regarding the opinions put forward in the inquiry, the revision of the rules of the discussion stipulates that the relevant authorities shall submit the research and handling report to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in a timely manner. Make a resolution.

In order to give full play to the role of the National People's Congress special committee, it is stipulated that according to the work arrangement of the Standing Committee or entrusted by the chairman's meeting, the special committee may conduct investigations on related issues. This further enriches the form of inquiry.

Consciously meet the wind, diligently perform duties

The good demeanor is the guarantee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to ensure the quality of discussions and exercise its powers in accordance with the law.

Since the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee has performed his duties, a series of measures have been adopted to improve the discipline of the meeting to achieve obvious results. The rules of the discussion are modified, absorb good experience, good practices, and add relevant content:

If you refine the leave system and clarify that the members of the Standing Committee cannot attend due to illness or other special reasons, they shall ask the chairman to leave the chairman in writing through the office of the Standing Committee. Reasons for absence; clarify the discipline of the meeting, stipulate that the members of the Standing Committee shall diligently and diligently consider, conscientiously review various bills and reports, and strictly abide by the discipline of the meeting;

The members of the Standing Committee of the meeting should participate in the voting.

These rules will keep the good conferences and the members of the Standing Committee fulfill their duties with a serious attitude.

Transparent and open, show self -confidence in the system

The revision of the rules of the discussion, one of the important changes is to add a "announcement" chapter to make the working link of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress more complete.

The addition of the "announcement" chapter is rich in content. For example, the announcement of the decision decision and other matters, the law approved by the Standing Committee shall be announced by the President of the State President; other resolutions and decisions approved by the Standing Committee shall be announced by the Standing Committee; Election, supplementary elections, resignation, and removal of matters will be announced by the Standing Committee.

At the same time, the revised rules of discussions stipulate that the laws, decisions, decisions and explanations, and modifications adopted by the Standing Committee of the Standing Committee, the reports of the results of the results, the announcement of the announcement, decide the treaty or added treaty and important agreement, the standing committee, the special committee, the special committee Statement, etc., should be published online and online in the Standing Committee Bulletin and the China People's Congress. These regulations are convenient for the public to understand the relevant situation, and it is also a good law window.

Transparent, timely, and openly, implementing the important concept of "people's democracy in the whole process" helps to better ground and gather people's wisdom, and the advantages of socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics are even more highlighted.

【Edit: Tian Boqun】

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