The Council of Representatives held on 8/11/2012 the thirty-first session of the first legislative term for the third year under chairmanship of Osama Al-Nujaifi, the chairman of the Council of Representatives. The session included the following:
- Presence 174 members.
- The MP Mohammad Jamsheed recited a statement with the participation of security and defense committee and a number of MPs from different blocs in which he condemned the repeated attacks on the Shabaks in several areas.
- The Council voted on the draft law on ratification of the Arab convention on anti-corruption submitted by the committees of integrity, foreign relations and legal.
- The Council Presidency postponed voting on the draft law of the Monetary and Banking Training Center submitted by the finance committee to another session in order to reformulate it in agreement with the legal committee.
- Voting of the draft law of Al-Nahrain Islamic Bank submitted by the committees of finance and legal.
- The first reading of the draft law on ratification of the convention on establishment of the International Academy for anti-corruption as an international organization submitted by the committees of integrity, foreign relations and legal.
- The second reading of the proposed law of the monthly grants for the athletes, champions and pioneers submitted by the committee of youth and sport.
- The second reading of the draft law of sale and rent of state funds submitted by the committees of finance and legal.
- The Chairman of the Council of Representatives announced on formation of a parliamentary committee under his chairmanship and includes each of the committees of finance, integrity and legal, in order to investigate the files regarding the property and rented estates belonging to the State which have been sold and submit a report to the Presidency within 10 days.
- Mr. Al-Nujaifi indicated that the Council of Representatives will host the Ministers of Finance, Planning and Trade in next Monday session in order to discuss the issue of ration card canceling.
The session was adjourned until Monday 12/11/2012.