7th Federal Congress of Oportia

7th Federal Congress of Oportia
The interior of the Chamber of Deputies' Meeting Hall at the Palais Federal; Vanie, Oportia.
Session Number	7th (Seventh)
Start Date	1731 AN
End Date	1734 AN
President of the Senate	Élise Moreau, Liberty Now! Movement (1731 AN)
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies	Jean-Luc Moreau, Liberty Now! Movement (1731 AN)
Parties in Senate	Liberty Now! Movement (LNM) Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP) Federal Conservative Union of Oportia (FCU) Nationalist & Humanist Party of Oportia (NHP)
Parties in Chamber of Deputies	Liberty Now! Movement (LNM) Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP) Federal Conservative Union of Oportia (FCU) Nationalist & Humanist Party of Oportia (NHP) Green Party of Oportia (GPO) Independents/Unaligned
Majority Party in Senate	Liberty Now! Movement (LNM) Supported by the Federal Conservative Union of Oportia
Majority Party in Chamber of Deputies	Liberty Now! Movement (LNM) Supported by the Federal Conservative Union of Oportia
Minority Party in Senate	Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP)
Minority Party in Chamber of Deputies	Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP)
Total Seats in Senate	35
Total Seats in Chamber of Deputies	337
Last Election	1730
Next Election	1734

The 7th Federal Congress of Oportia is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the government of the State of Oportia, composed of the Chamber of Deputies of Oportia and the Senate of Oportia. It convened in Vanie, Oportia since 1731 AN and will end in 1734 AN, when it will dissolve before the 1734 general election.

In the general elections of 1730, the Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP) won a plurality of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Liberty Now! Movement won a plurality of seats in the Senate. Negotiations between Federal Representative Galilea Montijo of the Liberty Now! Movement, Lawrence Marchelier of the Federal Conservative Union of Oportia, and several independents resulted in a legislative coalition that gave full control of both chambers to the Liberty Now! Movement to implement its legislative agenda. This marked the end of the Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP)'s long-standing trifecta, which had started in 1722 AN, wherein they held the office of Federal Representative and both legislative chambers.

The current session of Congress is notable not only for its legislative outcomes but also for its historical firsts. Élise Moreau (LNM) has become the first female and openly lesbian President of the Senate, while Jean-Luc Moreau (LNM), has taken the role of the first Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies from the newly acquired lands in the east side of the country. The majority leadership of the Chamber of Deputies is held by Lawrence Marchelier (FCU), with Henri Santos (LPP) serving as the minority leader.

The 7th Federal Congress has been characterized as a uniquely contentious but productive Congress, with its most notable events pointing towards political dysfunction and partisan strife. The Congress began with a multi-ballot election for Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, the first time this happened in Oportian history. After negotiations between the LNM and FCU, the compromise candidate emerged from the LNM with Jean-Luc Moreau, who managed to win his election and mark the beginning of an uneasy alliance between the parties. In response, Lawrence Demarchelier, the leader of the FCU, was elected majority leader of the Chamber of Deputies. There has been an increase in censures passed in the Chamber of Deputies; setting records with 28 censures, as of 1733 AN. The Congress also saw the first legislative impeachment process in Oportian history when in late 1733 AN, the LPP won enough support in the Chamber of Deputies to pass impeachment articles on the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Étienne Girard, which were promptly dismissed by the Senate upon arrival.

Election

Composition of the Federal Congress of Oportia

Party	Chamber of Deputies				Senate
	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberty Now! Movement	3,200,000	27.9	114	New	5,764,641	50.3	16	New
Liberal Progressive	3,298,543	28.8	119	-13	4,102,913	35.8	14	-4
Federal Conservative	2,292,616	20.0	52	-33	1,004,308	8.8	4	-6
Nationalist & Humanist	1,147,308	10.0	26	+2	500,056	4.4	1	-2
Green	687,615	6.0	16	-	101,164	0.9	0	-3
Independent	847,000	7.3	10	-	-	-	-	-
Total	11,473,082	100.0	337		11,472,082	100.0	35

Legislative Agenda

Bills

Bill Number	Bill Title	Bill Author	Party of Author	Vote Results in Chamber of Deputies	Vote Results in Senate	Notes
HB-001	Oportian Economic Opportunity Act, 1731	Dr. Adrián Lucero	Liberty Now! Movement	Aye: 196 Nay: 140 Abstain: 1	Aye: 21 Nay: 14 Abstain: 0	This bill overhauled the Oportian tax code, implemented significant spending cuts, balanced the budget, and implemented other economic reforms.
HB-002	Future-Ready Education Act, 1731	Julia Akers-Dellington	Liberty Now! Movement	Aye: 196 Nay: 141 Abstain: 0	Aye: 21 Nay: 14 Abstain: 0	This bill overhauled the Oportian education system, introduced a per-pupil funding system for school districts, decentralized the system, and established more programs for vocational and technical education that meet the needs of the job market. Introduced tax deductions for school supplies, tuition, and for "school at home" schemes.
HB-003	Jobs and Infrastructure Act, 1731	Federico Menem	Liberty Now! Movement	Aye: 196 Nay: 141 Abstain: 0	Aye: 21 Nay: 14 Abstain: 0	This bill overhauled the national permitting system for businesses, construction, and urban development; further decentralizing the system and devolving many planning decisions to city-states. It created common, basic urban standards but deferred most details to city-states. It also simplified the regulations and processes around government infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships in Oportia. Funded several projects, such as the Vanie Intercity Rail project.
HB-004	Oportian Export Boost Act, 1731	Dr. Adrián Lucero	Liberty Now! Movement	Aye: 196 Nay: 141 Abstain: 0	Aye: 21 Nay: 14 Abstain: 0	This bill implemented a significant reduction of trade, bureaucratic, and procedural barriers and implemented policies to make Oportia an export-oriented economy.
HB-005	National Defense Act, 1731	Marcus Pontus Fenix	Liberty Now! Movement	Aye: 196 Nay: 140 Abstain: 1	Aye: 21 Nay: 14 Abstain: 0	This bill increased defense spending, enacted significant defense reforms, created significant research & development tax benefits for the Oportian defense industry, and funded several significant defense infrastructure projects.
SB-001	Public-Private Partnerships Act, 1731	Belle Frances Delorean	Liberty Now! Movement	Aye: 196 Nay: 141 Abstain: 0	Aye: 21 Nay: 14 Abstain: 0	This bill defined the regulations around public-private partnerships with the government of the State of Oportia, facilitated permitting, and streamlined business processes with Oportian economic agencies.
SB-002	Paycheck Fairness Act, 1731	Vicky Rouhani	Federal Conservative Union of Oportia	Aye: 318 Nay: 19 Abstain: 0	Aye: 32 Nay: 3 Abstain: 0	This bill established a Worker's Bill of Rights and created standards around wage discrimination in Oportia, increasing the minimum wage to Ṁ8 per hour. The bill is particularly remarkable for the way a pro-union consensus obtained buy-in from almost all political parties in the legislature.
SB-003	Oportian Diplomatic Missions Act, 1731	Vicky Rouhani	Federal Conservative Union of Oportia	Aye: 318 Nay: 19 Abstain: 0	Aye: 32 Nay: 3 Abstain: 0	This bill established laws and protocols for all of Oportia's diplomatic missions abroad, established a Code of Conduct, and reformed the civil service to create more diplomatic posts; among many other reforms.
SB-004	City-State Devolution Reform Act, 1731	Emmanuel Marengo	Liberty Now! Movement	Aye: 319 Nay: 18 Abstain: 0	Aye: 33 Nay: 2 Abstain: 0	This bill further provides for the devolution of powers and responsibilities from the federal government to the city-states of Oportia; establishes block grants for funding, and provides for other administrative reforms.
HB-006	Manufacturing Expansion Act, 1731	Julia Akers-Dellington	Liberty Now! Movement	Aye: 196 Nay: 140 Abstain: 1	Aye: 21 Nay: 14 Abstain: 0	This bill enacted significant economic reforms aimed at streamlining or removing excessive regulations that create barriers to entry and operation for manufacturing businesses, making it easier and more cost-effective to operate; increasing investments into transportation infrastructure; offering tax incentives, grants, and subsidies for research and development in manufacturing technologies to encourage innovation and improve productivity and quality.
SB-005	Tripartite Pact Treaty Ratification and Enforcement Act, 1731	Emmanuel Marengo	Liberty Now! Movement	Aye: 327 Nay: 8 Abstain: 2	Aye: 32 Nay: 2 Abstain: 1	This bill ratifies the Treaty of Mutual Defense and Cooperation between Oportia, Natopia, and Nouvelle Alexandrie, implements it in Oportian law, integrates Oportia into the bodies of the Tripartite Treaty Organization.
HB-007	Federal Privatization Act, 1732	Dr. Adrián Lucero	Liberty Now! Movement	Aye: 196 Nay: 139 Abstain: 2	Aye: 21 Nay: 14 Abstain: 0	This bill proposed establishing a formal process for the privatization of Oportian state companies, and identified several Oportian state companies for phased privatization. Among the companies identified were Oportian Energy Solutions, the Oportian Manufacturing Corporation, and the State Shipping Corporation. Profits from privatization go toward paying down debts, supplementing the national budget, and funding infrastructure projects.
SB-005	Health Care Reform Act, 1732	Dr. Adrián Lucero	Liberty Now! Movement	Aye: 166 Nay: 139 Abstain: 2	Aye: 21 Nay: 10 Abstain: 4	This bill did not pass. This bill proposed the phased privatization of the public Oportian health care system. The program would be replaced by a federal block grant to city-states for their local healthcare solutions and programs.

See Also

• Federal Congress of Oportia
• Government and politics of Oportia