Rules of Procedure of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会议事规则
[Current Text: Chinese, English]
(adopted and effective Apr. 4, 1989; amended Mar. 11, 2021, effective Mar. 12, 2021)
- Status: Amendment passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPC (2895–1–0)
- Principal Drafter: NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission
- Initial Submitter: Council of Chairpersons
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 9th NPCSC Category I; 13th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2019, 2020, 2021
- Legislative History & Text
- NPC deliberation – final round: Mar. 5–11, 2021 (Chinese only)
- NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Dec. 22–26, 2020 (Chinese only 🆚) 💬
- NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Aug. 8–11, 2020 (Chinese only 🆚) 💬
- Legislative Records
- NPCSC Stage
- Explanation (Aug. 8, 2020)
- Report on Status of Revision (Dec. 22, 2020)
- NPC Stage [Gazette 2021(3): 398–405]
- Explanation (Mar. 5, 2021)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Mar. 9, 2021)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Mar. 10, 2021)
- Presidential Order (Mar. 11, 2021)
- NPCSC Stage
NPC Observer Coverage
- 2021 NPC Session: Dissecting the Amendments to the NPC’s Two Governing Laws (Mar. 2, 2021)
- NPCSC (Early) Session Watch: Copyright, NPC Modernization & National Flag/Emblem (July 29, 2020)
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Last updated: August 8, 2025, 01:03 EDT