Nepal's House Session Ends After 145 Days: 12 Bills Passed, 20 Still in Committees

i)Finance Bill, 2083

ii)Appropriation Bill, 2083

iii)National/Public Debt Collection Bill, 2083

iv)House of Representatives Member Election (First Amendment) Bill, 2083

v)Voters' Roll (First Amendment) Bill, 2083

Other laws passed include the Third Amendment to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2083, and the Public Procurement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2083. Important treaties were also ratified during the session. The House also gave the government a directive on rescue and relief for victims of floods and landslides.

Bills still pending

At the end of the session, 20 bills were still before parliamentary committees.

On the last day, seven more bills were sent to the relevant committees for clause-by-clause discussion. Law Minister Sobita Gautam proposed sending the Bill to Revive Provisions of Some Nepal Acts, 2083, and the National Defence University Bill, 2083, to committees for detailed review. The others sent to committees were:

i)Waste Management Bill, 2083

ii)An amendment bill on social security and on women, children, gender and sexual minorities

iii)Infant Formula Sale and Distribution Control (First Amendment) Bill, 2083

iv)Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Rights (First Amendment) Bill, 2083

v)Health Workers and Health Institutions Security (Second Amendment) Bill, 2083

vi)Ramraja Prasad Singh Health Sciences Academy Bill, 2083

Gautam also tabled the Eighth Annual Report of the National Natural Resources and Finance Commission, 2083, on behalf of Prime Minister Balendra Shah.

Civil Service Bill to waitThe government registered the Federal Civil Service Bill in the House on October 1, 2026, as Bill No. 35. A bill can be presented only seven days after it is registered, so it was not expected to be taken up in the closing session. It is expected to wait for the winter session.

National Assembly

The National Assembly held 52 meetings totaling 98 hours during its 21st session. It also held 35 oral question-and-answer sessions involving 15 ministries.

Speaker's remarks

Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal chaired the closing meeting and reviewed the session's work. He said, "Parliament is not just a process of majority rule but also a place for people-oriented debate and dialogue." He also said that "the mixture of the studiousness and maturity of the young MPs along with the experience of the senior members has made the parliament more effective."