Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
National Assembly
Openness and transparency
Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.
Parliamentary documents
The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance
The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance.
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance.
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site.
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website.
Citizens can submit comments on draft legislation on the parliamentary web site
Yes
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Annual reporting by parliament
Parliament publishes an annual report on its activities
The annual report is available on the parliamentary web site
Yes
Parliament publishes the parliamentary budget
The parliamentary budget is available on the parliamentary web site
No
Access to parliament
Plenary meetings are open to the public
Notes
Upon the proposal of any Deputy, sessions can be declared private or secret by decision of the absolute majority of the deputies present. (Internal Rules of Procedure and Debate, article 56)
Committee meetings are open to the public
Notes
Committee and sub-committee meetings can be declared private or secret by decision of the absolute majority of the members. (Internal Rules of Procedure and Debate, article 45)
There is a dedicated channel for broadcasting parliamentary meetings
A dedicated channel is one that is mainly about parliament, and is accessible free of charge to the general public. The channel might be owned by Parliament or a public or private company. Dedicated channels may be broadcast by parliament, government, or another broadcaster. They may be carried on television, radio or the Internet (webcasting).
Media used for the dedicated channel
TV
Radio
Webcast
Meetings broadcast on the dedicated channel
Plenary sittings
Committee meetings
Freedom of information
There is a freedom of information law in the country
Yes
Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law
Parliament has an office/division dedicated to FOI requests
No
Categories of Information that are exempt from disclosure
Certain categories of information may be exempt from disclosure
Laws under discussion, decrees, international cooperation agreements under discussion, manifestos, etc.