Mexico's Congress and Senate prepare legislative agenda focusing on security and justice

Mexico's legislative bodies, the Congress and the Senate, are set to convene this week with a packed agenda, prioritizing critical issues of national security and justice. The Permanent Commission of the Congress of the Union and the Senate of the Republic will undertake various activities, including the formal installation of the Bicameral Commission on National Security. Additionally, the Justice Committee is scheduled to convene to analyze proposed reforms to the General Law on Civic Justice.

Laura Itzel Castillo Juárez, President of the Board of Directors, shared the legislative schedule via a social media video message. Due to the Mexican national football team's match on June 24, the session of the Permanent Commission has been moved to Tuesday, June 23. This session will feature a special address by Reina Juliette de la Cruz de la Cruz, a young indigenous woman from Veracruz, who has been a prominent advocate for the preservation of the Nahuatl language.

The Senate's agenda also includes significant commemorations. On the same Tuesday, the decree nationalizing the railways by former President Lázaro Cárdenas on June 23, 1937, will be remembered. The Second Working Commission, which handles social affairs, will also meet. Furthermore, the Commission for Gender Equality will convene to review various reports, and the Bicameral Commission on National Security, presided over by Senator Eugenio Segura, is expected to be installed.

Looking ahead to Thursday, June 25, the Justice Commission will focus on analyzing two initiatives related to the General Law on Civic Justice. On Friday, June 26, the Senate building will be illuminated in observance of International LGBTTTIQA+ Pride Day. President Castillo Juárez also took a moment to express pride in the Mexican national football team's performance in the World Cup, conveying hope for their continued success.

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We are proud of the victory of the Mexican National Team and I have hope that next Wednesday we will also beat the Czech Republic National Team.