“We cannot accept this !”
Parental Leave And Housing Reform Act of 2021
Rationale
These changes aim to improve family well-being, housing affordability, and worker security by ensuring equal parental care, balanced development, and fair welfare support.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Parental Leave Policy |
Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)
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Mandatory one-year leave for both parents; employers may not contact them
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| 2 | Housing Supply & Planning |
Market-led, deregulated planning
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Balanced planning system
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| 3 | Welfare Conditionality |
Mandatory work-for-benefits
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Light conditions, few sanctions
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Parental Leave Policy2
Housing Supply & Planning3
Welfare ConditionalityProposer
Party
Civic Platform
We plant the seeds of progress today so the harvest of tomorrow feeds every family and fuels every dream.
Core pillars
Elias Weiß
Activist · Age 46
A former philosophy lecturer turned policy wonk, Elias Weiß is known for his offbeat media stunts and razor-sharp debate points, often leaving audiences both baffled and deeply impressed.
Timeline
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Draft11 August 2021
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Vote Open11 August 2021
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Vote Closed10 October 2021
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Did Not Become Law10 October 2021
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Bundesrat
FailedFor: 12 / 69 seats (17.4%)
Against: 27 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 30
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union | 0 | No | Some of these go to far |
| Civic Platform Proposer | 12 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Union | 17 | No | This threatens the very fabric of our prosperous economy, that our conservative government have built and proved that it works |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy | 10 | No | These are bad changes |
| The United Workers Front | 0 | No | We cannot accept this ! |
Bundestag
FailedFor: 90 / 650 seats (13.8%)
Against: 342 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 218
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union | 51 | No | Some of these go to far |
| Civic Platform Proposer | 90 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Union | 124 | No | This threatens the very fabric of our prosperous economy, that our conservative government have built and proved that it works |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy | 167 | No | These are bad changes |
| The United Workers Front | 0 | No | We cannot accept this ! |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“This threatens the very fabric of our prosperous economy, that our conservative government have built and proved that it works”
“Some of these go to far”
“These are bad changes”