政治改革３法案が衆院通過　政活費廃止、今国会成立へ

　政策活動費廃止を柱とする政治資金規正法再改正など政治改革３法案は１７日の衆院本会議で、自民、公明両党と立憲民主党、日本維新の会などの賛成多数で可決、参院に送付された。参院は１８日から政治改革特別委員会で審議に入り、今国会で成立する見通しだ。
　衆院を通過したのは(1)野党７党が提出した政活費廃止法案(2)公明、国民民主両党が提出した、政治資金の支出を広く監視する第三者機関「政治資金監視委員会」設置法案(3)外国人による政治資金パーティー券購入を禁止し、収支報告書をデータベース化する自民修正案。
　自民は当初、使途公開が不要な政活費を廃止する一方、外交などに関する支出を非公開にできる「公開方法工夫支出」を新設し、第三者機関で監査する仕組みを提案していた。野党が「新たな抜け穴になる」と反対し、法案可決に必要な過半数を得る見通しが立たなかったため断念した。（2024/12/17-18:29）

The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, approved on Tuesday three political reform bills including one to abolish so-called policy activity expenses, which have been under fire for not requiring disclosure of how they were used.
   The bills were approved at a Lower House plenary meeting by a majority vote with support mainly from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner Komeito, the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party).
   They were soon sent to the House of Councillors, the upper chamber. The bills, which will be debated at the upper chamber's Special Committee on Political Reform from Wednesday, are likely to clear the full Upper House for enactment during the current extraordinary Diet session.
   One of the three bills was submitted by the CDP and six other opposition parties to revise the political funds control law for the abolition of policy activity spending, and another, sponsored by Komeito and the opposition Democratic Party for the People, calls for establishing a third-party organization to oversee spending of political funds.
   The remaining bill, submitted by the LDP, is for banning foreign nationals from purchasing fundraising party tickets and for creating a database for political fund reports.