Putin backs out of early State Duma electionRussian President Vladimir Putin sees no reason to hold early State Duma election if lower house lawmakers cannot reach a consensus in this matter.17:53 10.03.2020
Parliament’s lower house passes amendments to Russian Constitution in second readingThe State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, passed a bill on amendments to the Constitution in the second reading on Tuesday.16:48 10.03.2020
State Duma MP proposes to lift presidential terms limits in RussiaLawmaker Valentina Tereshkova on Tuesday proposed to consider removal of restrictions on the number of presidential terms.14:59 10.03.2020
Russian lawmaker proposes to hold early State Duma electionA lawmaker representing the United Russia political party Alexander Karelin during a plenary meeting on Tuesday proposed to hold early State Duma election.12:42 10.03.2020
Parliamentary leaders back amendments to Russian Constitution - expertAll leaders of the State Duma parties have supported amendments to Russia’s Constitution, Director of the International Institute for New States Alexey Martynov has told RAPSI.13:05 06.03.2020
Russia’s State Duma adopts bill on activities of regional ombudsmenThe State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a bill regulating the activities of human rights commissioners in the country’s regions, which aims to extend their powers and set uniform rules and approaches governing the formation of this institution.17:45 05.03.2020
Bill to prevent overpricing at Russian pharmacies reaches State DumaA draft law aimed to prevent overpricing at drug stores has been introduced into the State Duma.13:38 03.03.2020
Bill on punishment for violations at Constitution amendments voting reaches State DumaA bill on criminal sanctions for violations during the All-Russia voting on amendments to the Constitution has been submitted to the lower house of parliament.16:28 28.02.2020
Amendment setting vote on Constitutional changes on April 22 reaches State DumaAn amendment setting April 22 as the date of the All-Russian vote on Constitution has been submitted to the State Building and Legislation Committee of the lower house of Russia’s parliament in the framework of run-up to the second reading of the bill on Constitutional changes.14:11 27.02.2020
Russian MPs propose long prison terms for online drug propagandaThe State Duma Anti-Corruption Committee’s members have drafted a bill on criminal punishment for online inducing to drug use and propaganda of drugs.13:38 27.02.2020
Bill entitling citizens to freely sell secured assets submitted to State DumaA bill giving Russia’s citizens the right to sell property pledged to banks as security at their own discretion at best possible prices has been submitted to the State Duma by Deputy Chair of the lower house of the Russian Parliament Irina Yarovaya.13:59 25.02.2020
State Duma adopts bill on antimonopoly complianceThe State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a bill on antimonopoly compliance, a system of measures aimed to prevent companies from violation of antimonopoly law.16:08 20.02.2020
Russia’s State Duma simplifies e-visa entry of foreigners to Far EastThe State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a bill extending a simplified entry of foreign citizens having e-visas to Russia’s Far East region.16:12 12.02.2020
Children’s Ombudsman sends State Duma Chair proposals on post-orphanage follow-upRussia's Children Rights Ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova has sent proposals on follow-up of orphans after they leave their residential care facilities to the Chair of the lower house of the Russian Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin.10:25 12.02.2020
E-voting experiment may continue throughout 2020 – draft lawA bill extending a e-voting experiment for a year has reached the State Duma.11:41 07.02.2020
Russia’s State Duma seeks to prevent overpricing at pharmaciesLawmakers of the lower house of Russia’s Parliament from the ruling United Russia party have drafted a bill aimed to prevent overpricing at drug stores, according to a vice-chair of the State Duma and the party’s parliamentary leader Sergey Neverov.12:11 06.02.2020
Punishment for minor crimes may be mitigated for convicted mothers, pregnant womenRussia’s Cabinet of Ministers submitted a bill mitigating punishment for pregnant women and women with children under the age of three years, who had committed non-serious crimes to the State Duma.11:31 05.02.2020
State Duma leans toward protection of minors’ housing rights after parents’ divorceA bill introducing new safeguards with respect to housing rights of children of divorcing couples into the Russian Family Code passed its third and final reading in the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, on Thursday.16:11 23.01.2020
Initiative to introduce Security Council Deputy Chair post adopted by Russian lawmakersThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma adopted a presidential bill establishing a new post, a Deputy Chair of the Security Council, in a final third reading on Thursday.14:14 23.01.2020
Russia’s lower house of parliament supports amendments to ConstitutionThe State Duma passed a bill on amendments to the Russian Constitution in the first reading on Thursday.12:32 23.01.2020