The ruling and opposition parties held a plenary session on the 15th and passed 11 livelihood-related bills.
At a plenary session held that afternoon, the National Assembly passed amendments to the Child Welfare Act to strengthen the Ministry of Health and Welfare's response to child abuse death cases, as well as the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety for supporting victims of the 12·19 passenger plane disaster and wildfires in the Yeongnam region.
It also passed amendments to the Act on the Reduction and Management of Fine Dust, the Special Act on the Prevention of Loss from Telecommunications-based Financial Fraud, and the Military Personnel Management Act, which provides state financial support for financial products for service members. In addition, it approved a motion to elect Han Byung-do, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, as chair of the House Steering Committee.
The floor leadership of the ruling and opposition parties agreed to handle livelihood-related bills ahead of the plenary session that day. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik requested the passage of 35 livelihood-related bills, but after ruling-opposition negotiations, they agreed to pass only 11 bills.
Afterward, the second comprehensive special counsel bill pushed by the Democratic Party was introduced to the National Assembly. The People Power Party and the Reform Party launched a filibuster (a legitimate obstruction of proceedings through unlimited debate) to block it. Cheon Ha-ram, the Reform Party's floor leader, took the floor as the first filibuster speaker.