The ruling and opposition parties decided to introduce and pass 11 livelihood-related bills at a plenary session of the National Assembly on the 15th.
The agreed livelihood bills include an amendment to the Child Welfare Act to strengthen the Ministry of Health and Welfare's response to child abuse deaths, and the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety to support victims of the Dec. 19 passenger plane disaster and the Yeongnam region wildfires.
Also included are an amendment to the Act on the Reduction and Management of Fine Dust and an amendment to the Special Act on the Prevention of Damage from Telecommunications-based Financial Fraud. An amendment to the Military Personnel Management Act, under which the state provides financial support for financial products aimed at service members, will also be introduced.
The Democratic Party will introduce the second omnibus special counsel bill after voting on the livelihood bills. The People Power Party and the Reform Party will launch a filibuster (a legal obstruction of proceedings through unlimited debate) to block the second omnibus special counsel bill.