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Thursday 28 of March 2024

Senate Lines Up “Mega Vacation” for Semana Santa


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Before they leave, they pledge to legislate on the National Anti-Corruption System in the Senate, and on medical marijuana in the Chamber of Deputies

The legislators will break that week three times: next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and from Friday the 18th on, they’ll enjoy 11 days of vacation.

The period of absence will end on March 28, and upon their return the senators will be left with only 33 days to remove the remaining agenda points for this period of sessions, which will conclude April 30.

This Tuesday, the parlimentary coordinators in the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies will meet to outline the common agenda that they will discus, and approve the return of the “mega actions” for Holy Week.

On the last February 2, the plenary of the Chamber of Senators approved the session calendar for the Second Ordinary Period of Sessions of the First Year of the LXIII Legislature.

Senators from multiple poliltical parties meet with Venezuelan activists in February. Soon, the politicians will be taking a long break for Semana Santa. NOTIMEX/FOTO/ESPECIAL/COR/ACE/
Senators from multiple poliltical parties meet with Venezuelan activists in February. Soon, the politicians will be taking a long break for Holy Week. Photo: NOTIMEX

In that schedule remain 26 ordinary sessions. It also established that during the period of March 18 to 28 there will be mandatory breaks on Monday 21 for Benito Juárez’ birthday and on March 24 and 25 for Holy Thursday and Good Friday.

The senators are expected during this ordinary period to legislate in the secondary laws of the National Anti-Corruption System; to reach consensus to approve with modifications President Peña Nieto’s initiative and in matters of security and justice.

It was also proposed this period to put forth the Executive Federal initiative that draws up the Law of Special Economic Zones; the general legislation to Prevent and Sanction Crimes Regarding the Kidnapping of People and the General Law to Prevent, Investigate and Sanction the Crimes of Tortura and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and the National Law of Penal Implementation.

51008158. México, 8 Oct (Notimex-José Pazos).- La procuradora general de la República, Arely Gómez González, comparece ante el pleno del Senado en el marco de la glosa del Tercer Informe de Gobierno del presidente Enrique Peña Nieto. NOTIMEX/FOTO/JOSÉ PAZOS/JPF/POL
When the senators return, they will have 33 days to finish up legislation for this session. Photo:
NOTIMEX/José Pazos

The coordinators, Emilio Gamboa Patrón of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Fernando Herrera Avila of the National Action Party (PAN) and Miguel Barbosa Huerta of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), resolved that before they left for vacation they would approve the Law of Financial Discipline of States and Municipalities, it will regulate the debt of those governmental orders.

The legislators also gave their word that they would regulate on the possible legalization of marijuana for therapeutic purposes.

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