The 14th NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) will convene for its 22nd session in late April. The Council of Chairpersons is expected to meet in mid-April to decide on the agenda and the dates of the session.
The Council is also expected to approve the NPCSC’s 2026 work priorities as well as plans for legislative, oversight, and delegates-related work. These documents will be released after the upcoming NPCSC session (likely in early May).
The session is expected to review the recently submitted draft revision to the Bid Invitation and Bidding Law [招标投标法] and draft revision to the Water Law [水法].
The session is also likely to review one or more of the following bills:
- draft Social Assistance Law [社会救助法];
- draft revision to the Prisons Law [监狱法];
- draft Healthcare Security Law [医疗保障法];
- draft revision to the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law [企业破产法];
- draft Cultivated Land Protection and Quality Improvement Law [耕地保护和质量提升法]; and
- draft Procuratorial Public Interest Litigation Law [检察公益诉讼法].