Animal trade regulation bill submitted to Russia’s lower house of parliamentLawmaker Vladimir Burmatov has brought a bill banning animal trade through pet stores and poultry markets before the lower house of Russian parliament.15:35 27.07.2021
State Duma proposes to suspend taxes for businesses amid pandemicA bill suspending land and property taxes for businesses for the period of COVID-related restrictions has been submitted to the lower house of the Russian Parliament.15:17 20.07.2021
Putin proposes to lift age limits for top military officersPresident Vladimir Putin has introduced to the State Duma a bill allowing top military officers to remain in their posts past the age of 70.14:04 20.07.2021
Bill on pet housing in apartments reaches State DumaA bill on regulations on pet housing in flats has been submitted to the State Duma, according to the website of the lower house of parliament. Many owners fail to provide sufficient care of their pets and create anti-sanitary environment in their apartments.16:49 18.06.2021
Discrediting of State Duma elections coordinated from USA, EU, Ukraine - senatorsActions aimed to discredit the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation is coordinated with direct participation of the US Department of State, according to a press release published by the working group under the Federation Council commission on monitoring attempts of external interference in elections.15:06 18.06.2021
State Duma elections to be held on September 19Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree on holding of elections for the State Duma on September 19.10:59 18.06.2021
State Duma passes bill obliging media to indicate terrorist organizations banned in RussiaThe State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a bill introducing administrative responsibility for disseminating information about terrorist organizations without indicating that those had been liquidated or activities thereof had been banned in Russia.16:13 17.06.2021
State Duma adopts proposal to compel foreign IT giants to open offices in RussiaThe State Duma adopted a bill obliging foreign IT companies to open offices in Russia in the third and final reading on Thursday.12:23 17.06.2021
State Duma lawmakers adopt ban on public demonstration of Nazi leadersA bill prohibiting public demonstration of images of Nazi Germany leaders passed its third and final reading in Russia’s State Duma on Wednesday.15:26 16.06.2021
Cafes and restaurants with revenues below $28 mln to be exempted from VAT in RussiaThe State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a draft law exempting cafes and restaurants earning annually less than 2 billion rubles ($28 million) from paying VAT.13:49 16.06.2021
Russian MPs back harsh punishment for arms trafficThe lower house of Russian parliament finally passed an initiative on severe punishment for illegal trafficking in weapons and explosives on Wednesday.12:37 16.06.2021
State Duma adopts bill on prosecutors' right to represent Russia in foreign courtsThe State Duma adopted a presidential draft law empowering the Prosecutor General's Office to represent the interests of the Russian Federation in international and foreign courts in a final third reading on Wednesday.12:01 16.06.2021
Legislative proposal to ban surrogacy services for foreigners moves onward in RussiaA draft law prohibiting surrogacy services for foreigners has been submitted to Russia’s State Duma.15:10 11.06.2021
State Duma adopts bill on geolocation data use in search for missing personsState Duma lawmakers adopted amendments to the Law Concerning Investigative Activities permitting the use of geolocation data in order to facilitate search for missing persons in the third and final reading on Thursday.17:35 10.06.2021
Decriminalization of inadvertent drug circulation violations approved by Russia’s MPsThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, on Wednesday finally adopted a government bill on the humanization of criminal legislation in relation to persons who had committed violations of the rules for the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the course of medical activities.15:07 09.06.2021
Bill to ban public identification of USSR with Third Reich adopted by State DumaA legislative proposal to ban public identification of the role of the USSR and Nazi Germany in World War II passed its third and final reading in the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.14:20 09.06.2021
Russian lawmakers back tougher sanctions for drunk drivingThe State Duma MPs passed a bill envisaging increase from 2 to 3 years of the maximum prison sentence for repeated driving while intoxicated in the third and final reading on Wednesday.13:13 09.06.2021
State Duma adopts bill banning Russians from involvement in undesirable NGOs’ activitiesThe State Duma adopted a bill prohibiting Russian nationals from participating in the activities of foreign NGOs abroad which had been declared undesirable in Russia in the third and final reading on Wednesday.12:01 09.06.2021
MPs back inclusion of vaccination against COVID-19 in National Vaccination CalendarThe State Duma has adopted in the first reading a bill on the inclusion of vaccination against COVID-19 in the National Calendar of Preventive Vaccinations.17:44 08.06.2021