The Immigration and Asylum Committee held two oral consultations.

One consultation was with Minister Van Weel of Asylum and Migration and Minister Keijzer for Asylum and Migration. It concerned the amended motion-Van Meenen (D66) et al. regarding a revised structure of the asylum procedure and the asylum chain in the context of the temporary law on temporary newcomer provisions in education. The motion aims to reduce the number of forced relocations of children in the asylum procedure to a maximum of 1. This is to ensure that children can optimally develop in education and in social and psychological terms, as prescribed by the quality requirements of education. These members had previously submitted written questions but have not yet received answers.

The second oral consultation was with Minister Van Weel of Asylum and Migration regarding the parliamentary treatment reservation for the proposal for a return regulation. In March 2025, the European Commission published the proposal for a Return Regulation. This proposal replaces, among other things, the Return Directive from 2008. In June 2025, the Chamber placed a parliamentary treatment reservation on the proposal.

The Finance Committee spoke with the Audit Service Rijk about strengthening the coordinating role of the General Audit Office. The committee had previously spoken with the General Audit Office about this topic. Today, the conversation took place with the Audit Service Rijk (ADR).

Several committees have submitted various legislative proposals as hammer pieces or for plenary treatment (including voting) on the last meeting day before the summer recess. An overview can be found in the voting overview of July 8, 2025.

Before a legislative proposal is ready for plenary treatment, committees consult with ministers and state secretaries, usually by submitting written questions. A selection:

The Immigration and Asylum Committee (I&A/JBZ) discussed:

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  the Asylum Emergency Measures Law. The committee decided to postpone the proposal and wait for the advice requested by the government from the Council of State regarding the article on the criminalization of illegality (article 108a) of the legislative proposal. The committee will agendize the procedure again on September 9, 2025 (upon receipt of the advice from the Council of State), or discuss the state of affairs (if no advice has been received yet).
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  the Law Introduction Two Status System. The committee decided to postpone the agenda item until September 9, 2025.

The Education, Culture and Science Committee (OCW) discussed the Amendments to the Budget States Education, Culture and Science 2025 related to the Spring Note. It was decided that factions could submit contributions for the report on July 15. The plenary treatment, which was scheduled for July 8, has therefore been postponed.

The Social Affairs and Employment Committee discussed:

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  the Future Pensions Law. It was decided that factions would have the opportunity to submit contributions on September 9, 2025.
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  the Law Increase Minimum Wage 2024. It was decided that factions would have the opportunity to submit contributions on September 9, 2025.

The Infrastructure and Water Management/Housing and Spatial Planning Committee discussed the Law Strengthening Regulation Housing. Factions can submit contributions for the report on September 9, 2025. The committee also decided to ask the Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning to inform the committee whether the amendment of the Member of Parliament Mooiman regarding a ban on urgency for foreigners who have been granted a residence permit needs repair and, if so, how.

The minister was also requested to ask the Council of State for advice or information regarding the legality and feasibility of this amendment and two other rejected but adopted amendments by the House of Representatives:

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  the amendment of the Members of Parliament Grinwis, Ceder and Welzijn regarding the addition of families without permanent residence with minor children to the mandatory categories of urgent housing seekers;
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  the amendment of the Members of Parliament Welzijn, Grinwis, Peter de Groot and Vijlbrief regarding the use of a fatal deadline in the granting of permits for technical construction activities.

The Senate committees discuss legislative proposals and meet regularly. Committees assess whether a legislative proposal is ready for plenary treatment or whether further questions are raised with the government. Legislative proposals with a blank report are treated as hammer pieces. The most important decisions of the committees are made public as short notes. All incoming letters to the committees (such as letters from citizens and interest groups) can be found here.

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