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There is a procedure for introducing emergency legislation into parliament
In some countries, the Constitution may allow the government to submit emergency legislation to parliament. The provision may, for example, allow the government to set a deadline for parliament to debate a particular bill. The procedure may also be referred to differently depending on the parliament, for e.g., urgent proceedings. In general, this is a formalized procedure that involves speeding up the passage of legislation by circumventing normal processes.
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Aggregated data as of today
| There is a procedure for introducing emergency legislation into parliament | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| No | 11 |
| Yes | 61 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
| Country | Chamber | There is a procedure for introducing emergency legislation into parliament |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) | Yes | |
| Albania | Parliament | No information available |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation | No information available |
| Andorra | General Council | No information available |
| Angola | National Assembly | Yes |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives, Senate | No |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Armenia | National Assembly | Yes |
| Australia | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Austria | National Council, Federal Council | Yes |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | No information available |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives, Shura Council | Yes |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | No information available |
| Barbados | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | Not applicable |
| Belgium | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| Belize | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Benin | National Assembly | No information available |
| Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | Yes |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | No information available |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives, House of Peoples | Yes |
| Botswana | National Assembly | Yes |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | Yes |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Yes |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | No |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | Yes |
| Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Yes |
| Cambodia | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Cameroon | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Canada | House of Commons, Senate | Yes |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | No information available |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No |
| China | National People's Congress | No |
| Colombia | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | No information available |
| Congo | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | No |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | Yes |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | No information available |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | Yes |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | No information available |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | No information available |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | No information available |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | No information available |
| Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | No information available |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | No information available |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | Yes |
| Fiji | Parliament | No information available |
| Finland | Parliament | Yes |
| France | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate | No information available |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | Yes |
| Georgia | Parliament | Yes |
| Germany | German Bundestag, Federal Council | Yes |
| Ghana | Parliament | Yes |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Yes |
| Grenada | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | No information available |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | No information available |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | No information available |
| Guyana | National Assembly | No information available |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Honduras | National Congress | No information available |
| Hungary | National Assembly | No information available |
| Iceland | Parliament | Yes |
| India | House of the People, Council of States | No information available |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | Yes |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | No information available |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | No information available |
| Ireland | House of Representatives, Senate | No |
| Israel | Parliament | Yes |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| Japan | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | No information available |
| Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | No |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | No information available |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | No information available |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
| Latvia | Parliament | No information available |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | No information available |
| Lesotho | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Liberia | House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate | No information available |
| Libya | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | Yes |
| Lithuania | Parliament | Yes |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Not applicable |
| Madagascar | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Malawi | National Assembly | Yes |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | Yes |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | No information available |
| Malta | House of Representatives | Not applicable |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | No information available |
| Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | No information available |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | Yes |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Yes |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | No information available |
| Monaco | National Council | Yes |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | Not applicable |
| Montenegro | Parliament | No information available |
| Morocco | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | No information available |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | No information available |
| House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Namibia | National Assembly, National Council | No information available |
| Nauru | Parliament | No information available |
| Nepal | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Yes |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | No information available |
| Niger | National Assembly | No information available |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | No information available |
| Norway | Parliament | Not applicable |
| Oman | Shura Council, State Council | Not applicable |
| Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |
| Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | Yes |
| Panama | National Assembly | No information available |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | No information available |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | Yes |
| Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Poland | Sejm, Senate | Yes |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | Not applicable |
| Qatar | Shura Council | Yes |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | No |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | No information available |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Yes |
| Russian Federation | State Duma, Council of the Federation | No information available |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | No information available |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | Yes |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | No information available |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Not applicable |
| Senegal | National Assembly | Yes |
| Serbia | National Assembly | Yes |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | No information available |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | Yes |
| Singapore | Parliament | Yes |
| Slovakia | National Council | Yes |
| Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | No information available |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | No information available |
| Somalia | House of the People, Upper House | No information available |
| South Africa | National Assembly, National Council of Provinces | Yes |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | No information available |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | Yes |
| National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | Yes |
| Sweden | Parliament | Yes |
| Switzerland | National Council, Council of States | No information available |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives, National Assembly | No information available |
| Thailand | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | No information available |
| Togo | National Assembly | Yes |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Yes |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | No information available |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | No |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | No information available |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | No information available |
| Uganda | Parliament | No information available |
| Ukraine | Parliament | No information available |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | No information available |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons, House of Lords | Not applicable |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | No information available |
| United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | No |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber, Senate | No information available |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | No |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No information available |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | Yes |
| Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | No information available |
| Zambia | National Assembly | Yes |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |