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56K1776 Revision of the Constitution
Under consideration
Proposal to limit parliamentary summer recess to four weeks
Official title: Voorstel tot herziening van artikel 44 van de Grondwet teneinde het parlementaire zomerreces te beperken tot vier weken.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- The proposal aims to amend the Constitution to cap the summer recess of the House and Senate at a maximum of four consecutive weeks.
- This directly affects federal members of parliament, who will have to resume their legislative work earlier in the summer.
- For you, this means Parliament keeps closer scrutiny on the government and can debate laws more quickly after the break.
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How parliament voted
Parliament has not voted on this proposal yet.