Legislative Bill · Rheinland
Failed

Citizenship, Immigration, Retirement Reform of 2009

Proposed by Social Democratic Union · fronted by Ingrid König
Failing
passing in 0 of 2 chambers
Opened
20 Aug 2009
Voting closes
19 Oct 2009
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
3 changes

Rationale

These reforms modernize citizenship access, boost economic growth through open immigration, and improve workforce well-being with earlier retirement.

Proposed Changes

1

Immigration Quota Policy
Previous law
Annual quotas with caps
No quotas, open immigration

2

Retirement Age Policy
Previous law
Retirement at 55
Retirement at 50

3

Citizenship Requirements
Previous law
Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency
Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency

Timeline

  • Draft
    20 August 2009


  • Vote Open
    20 August 2009


  • Vote Closed
    19 October 2009


  • Did Not Become Law
    19 October 2009

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed
15Yes 16No 38Not voted 69 seats

For: 15 / 69 seats (21.7%)

Against: 16 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 38

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 48.4%)
Party Seats Vote
Common Ground 0 Abstain
Liberal Center 0 No
Liberal Meritocratic Alliance 0 Abstain
Movement Of New Forces 0 Abstain
National Legionary Front 14 No
Social Democratic Union Proposer 15 Yes
The Christian Democrats 2 No

Bundestag

Failed
82Yes 238No 330Not voted 650 seats

For: 82 / 650 seats (12.6%)

Against: 238 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 330

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 25.6%)
Party Seats Vote
Common Ground 0 Abstain
Liberal Center 64 No
Liberal Meritocratic Alliance 0 Abstain
Movement Of New Forces 0 Abstain
National Legionary Front 124 No
Social Democratic Union Proposer 82 Yes
The Christian Democrats 50 No

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