The Iraqi Parliament held its 23rd session today under the presidency of Speaker Haibt al-Halbousi. Speaker Halbousi announced that the Parliament will receive the government program presented by Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Sudani today or tomorrow Thursday. The session discussed several legislative solutions benefiting medical and health professionals alongside important draft laws.
Today’s session reflects intensive parliamentary activity and serious responsiveness to important social and economic issues facing Iraqi society.
Parliament holds session under Speaker Halbousi’s leadership
The Iraqi Parliament held its 23rd session today under the presidency of Speaker Haibt al-Halbousi for the sixth electoral term, first legislative year, first legislative session.
The Parliament’s media office stated that “Speaker Haibt al-Halbousi opened proceedings of session number 23 for the sixth electoral term, first legislative year, first legislative session.”
The session witnessed discussion of several important legislative issues relating to various aspects of economic, social, and health life.
Session agenda and issues presented
Today’s session included:
Official opening of session number 23
Discussion of legislative solutions for medical professionals
First reading of Mental Health Law
Reception of government program soon
Fair legislative solutions for medical and health professionals
First Deputy Speaker Adnan Faihan al-Dulaimi emphasized Parliament’s commitment “to adopting fair legislative solutions for medical and health professionals.”
Al-Dulaimi discussed “during his reception of medical and health group representatives in presence of deputies Alaq al-Gharabi and Nur Adel members of Health Committee and Combating Drugs and Psychotropic Substances a number of demands from medical and health graduates and problems hindering their rights acquisition.”
Al-Dulaimi stressed “Parliament’s commitment to adopting fair legislative solutions for this important societal segment ensuring rights guaranteed by law.”
Demands of medical and health professionals
Legislative solutions include:
Ensuring graduates’ legally granted rights
Finding realistic and implementable solutions
Absorbing remaining graduates from 2023-2024-2025
Considering current students’ situations
Amendment of medical and health professions law under study
Al-Dulaimi emphasized “importance of finding realistic and implementable solutions to absorb remaining graduates from years 2023, 2024, and 2025 while considering current students’ situations.”
This comes “within anticipated amendments to the Medical and Health Professions Law number 6 of 2000.”
This parliamentary attention reflects serious commitment to solving the problem of stranded graduates and expected students.
Parliament to receive government program soon
Parliament Speaker Haibt al-Halbousi announced that “the Parliament will receive today or tomorrow Thursday the government program presented by Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Sudani.”
The program will be distributed “to Parliament members for study and review” before discussion and voting.
This timeline reflects acceleration in the legislative process and serious readiness to receive the new government.
Remaining steps for government formation
Procedures include:
Official reception of government program
Distribution to Parliament members
Study and analysis of program
Discussion of program and voting
Mental Health Law passes first reading
Parliament completed “the first reading of the proposed Mental Health Law presented by the Health Committee and Combating Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Committee.”
The law aims to “improve the level and quality of mental health services in Iraq and align them with international standards through developing treatment methods and respecting mental patients’ rights.”
The law focuses on “developing efficiency of mental health workers and activating treatment institutions’ role and providing allocations to encourage work in psychiatry.”
Mental Health Law objectives
The law includes:
Improving mental health service levels
Meeting international standards
Developing modern treatment methods
Respecting mental patients’ rights
Developing worker efficiency
Encouraging psychiatry work
First reading of labor law amendment postponed
Parliament postponed “the first reading of the proposed amendment to Labor Law number 37 of 2015 presented by the Labor, Civil Society, Federal Civil Service, Youth, Sports, Culture and Tourism Committee.”
The postponement aims to allow deeper review of proposed amendments and ensure broader agreement among parliamentary blocs.
Iraq Security Sciences University passes first reading
Parliament completed “the first reading of the proposed Iraq Security Sciences University Law presented by the Security and Defense Committee.”
The law comes “to ensure a foundation of academic and security personnel and keep pace with developments in various security sciences specializations and related fields.”
The law aims to “exchange information and stay informed of latest developments in this field and establish an academic security scientific institution.”
Security Sciences University objectives
Objectives include:
Ensuring academic and security personnel
Keeping pace with security developments
Developing security sciences and related fields
Information and expertise exchange
Establishing specialized academic institution
Importance of presented legislative projects
The proposed draft laws reflect:
Parliamentary attention to health and mental health issues
Focus on security and academic personnel
Commitment to improving work and employee conditions
Commitment to keeping pace with international standards
Expected effects of new laws
These laws may produce:
Improvement in mental health services
Ensuring medical professionals’ rights
Strengthening security and academic capabilities
Improving employee and staff conditions
Acceleration in legislative process
The intensive work schedule reflects:
Parliamentary commitment to enacting important legislation
Readiness to receive new government
Attention to addressing social issues
Commitment to serving citizens
Parliamentary cooperation and consensus-building
The session demonstrated:
Cross-bloc cooperation on important legislation
Commitment to addressing pressing national issues
Democratic procedures and debate
Commitment to transparent legislative process
Future legislative agenda
Parliament is expected to address:
Government program discussion and voting
Labor law amendments finalization
Mental health law subsequent readings
Security sciences university law finalization
Conclusion:
Today’s Parliament session reflects serious parliamentary activity and genuine attention to addressing pressing issues facing Iraqi society. The intensive legislative program underscores Parliament’s commitment to achieving necessary reforms and ensuring citizens’ rights across various sectors.
