The ruling and opposition parties agreed on August 20 to process over 70 bills pending in the National Assembly. The 'Yongsan Park Special Law' was excluded from the agenda for the day.
Cheon Jun-ho, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, told reporters at the National Assembly, "Today (August 20), we decided to present and process over 70 bills in the plenary session. The Speaker of the National Assembly expressed the intention to ensure that bills discussed in the first half of the year but not processed will be addressed in the second half."
The recently discussed Yongsan Park Special Law was not included in the agenda. This bill aims to relax green space standards in the Yongsan Park complex to increase housing supply. The government is considering utilizing part of the Yongsan Park area for housing, including public rental housing. However, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon emphasized the need to preserve urban green spaces, arguing that sufficient social discussion and public consensus must precede such measures.
In this context, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Yun-deok and Mayor Oh are set to meet in Seoul to discuss related issues. The parties agreed to decide on the processing of the Yongsan Park Special Law after monitoring the results of the discussions between Minister Kim and Mayor Oh. The 'Urban and Residential Environment Maintenance Act' and the 'Special Act on Promoting Urban Restructuring' were also postponed.
Additionally, bills that did not reach an agreement between the parties will not be presented in today's plenary session. Kim Seung-soo, the floor leader of the People Power Party, noted, "There are bills that passed while our party's members of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee were absent. We agreed to further discuss bills that passed through the committee and the Legislation and Judiciary Committee without sufficient consultation between the parties and make adjustments if necessary."
Meanwhile, the National Assembly law amendment, which was interrupted during a filibuster on July 31, will be automatically scheduled for today's plenary session. This bill aims to reduce the maximum review period for fast-track items from 330 days to 90 days.
Cheon Jun-ho, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, told reporters at the National Assembly, "Today (August 20), we decided to present and process over 70 bills in the plenary session. The Speaker of the National Assembly expressed the intention to ensure that bills discussed in the first half of the year but not processed will be addressed in the second half."
The recently discussed Yongsan Park Special Law was not included in the agenda. This bill aims to relax green space standards in the Yongsan Park complex to increase housing supply. The government is considering utilizing part of the Yongsan Park area for housing, including public rental housing. However, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon emphasized the need to preserve urban green spaces, arguing that sufficient social discussion and public consensus must precede such measures.
In this context, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Yun-deok and Mayor Oh are set to meet in Seoul to discuss related issues. The parties agreed to decide on the processing of the Yongsan Park Special Law after monitoring the results of the discussions between Minister Kim and Mayor Oh. The 'Urban and Residential Environment Maintenance Act' and the 'Special Act on Promoting Urban Restructuring' were also postponed.
Additionally, bills that did not reach an agreement between the parties will not be presented in today's plenary session. Kim Seung-soo, the floor leader of the People Power Party, noted, "There are bills that passed while our party's members of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee were absent. We agreed to further discuss bills that passed through the committee and the Legislation and Judiciary Committee without sufficient consultation between the parties and make adjustments if necessary."
Meanwhile, the National Assembly law amendment, which was interrupted during a filibuster on July 31, will be automatically scheduled for today's plenary session. This bill aims to reduce the maximum review period for fast-track items from 330 days to 90 days.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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