Background on Ricardo Monreal and His Role
Ricardo Monreal, the parliamentary leader of Morena in the Chamber of Deputies, announced an extraordinary session of Congress from June 23 to July 2 in both chambers. This session aims to discuss at least 22 pending reforms, as agreed upon by the parliamentary groups.
Details of the Pending Reforms
Chamber of Deputies Reforms
- Ley del Sistema Nacional de Investigación e Inteligencia en Materia de Seguridad Pública (National System of Investigation and Intelligence in Public Security Matters Law)
- Ley General del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública (General National Public Security System Law)
- Transference of Coneval functions to Inegi dictamen
- Reforms to the Ley de la Guardia Nacional (Guardia Nacional Law)
Senate Reforms
- Burocratic tramite reforms
- Modifications to the Ley Sobre Escudo, la Bandera y el Himno Nacionales (Law on the National Shield, Flag, and Anthem) regarding women’s recognition in transforming the nation
- Ferroviar and normative harmonization law modifications
- Dispositions reforms in the Ley de Impuestos Generales y de Importación y Exportación (General and Import/Export Tax Law), known as Totoaba
Additional Reforms Under Consideration
The Senate, acting as the revising chamber during this extraordinary session, will also consider:
- Ley General de Vida Silvestre (Wildlife General Law) concerning dolphins
- Ley conocida como lavado de dinero (money laundering law) in matters of illicit resource operations and its modifications to the Federal Criminal Code
- Sistema Nacional de Búsqueda de Personas (National System for Searching for Persons) and Desaparición Forzada de Personas (Forced Disappearance of Persons) law
- Ley de Competencia Económica (Economic Competition Law)
- Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión (Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law)
Contingency Plans
Monreal mentioned that if the proposed judicial law initiatives aren’t received by tomorrow or if there’s no agreement on the enforced disappearance law or telecommunications and broadcasting law, a separate extraordinary session might be convened.
Key Questions and Answers
- What is the purpose of the extraordinary session? The main goal is to discuss and approve at least 22 pending reforms in both chambers of the Mexican Congress.
- Who announced this extraordinary session? Ricardo Monreal, the parliamentary leader of Morena in the Chamber of Deputies, announced it.
- What types of reforms are being considered? The reforms cover various topics, including security, public safety, women’s recognition, ferroviar matters, tax laws, wildlife protection, and telecommunications.
- What happens if crucial reforms aren’t ready or agreements can’t be reached? There’s a possibility of convening a separate extraordinary session to address those specific issues.
