Legislative Bill · Rheinland
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Welfare And Economic Restructuring Act of 2019

Failing
passing in 1 of 2 chambers
Opened
23 Nov 2019
Voting closes
22 Jan 2020
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

These reforms balance fiscal responsibility with targeted support, ensuring sustainable welfare, care, housing, and energy policies for long-term public benefit.

Proposed Changes

1

Welfare Conditionality
Previous law
Unconditional benefits
Light conditions, few sanctions

2

Social Care for the Elderly
Previous law
Free universal social care
Capped lifetime care costs

3

Minimum Wage Policy
Previous law
High living wage
Basic minimum wage

4

Foreign Land Ownership
Previous law
Foreign purchases require government approval
Foreign ownership limited to commercial property only; residential banned

5

Renewable Energy Mandates
Previous law
Renewables priority
Balanced energy mix

Timeline

  • Draft
    23 November 2019


  • Vote Open
    23 November 2019


  • Vote Closed
    22 January 2020


  • Did Not Become Law
    22 January 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed
20Yes 22No 27Not voted 69 seats

For: 20 / 69 seats (29.0%)

Against: 22 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 27

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 47.6%)
Party Seats Vote
Civic Platform 11 No
Labour Movement 11 No
Liberal Union 10 Yes
National League For Freedom And Democracy Proposer 10 Yes

Bundestag

Passed
261Yes 232No 157Not voted 650 seats

For: 261 / 650 seats (40.2%)

Against: 232 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 157

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 52.9%)
Party Seats Vote
Civic Platform 155 No
Labour Movement 77 No
Liberal Union 111 Yes
National League For Freedom And Democracy Proposer 150 Yes

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Labour Movement
Voted Dec. 19, 2019
No

“We should not tighten the social safety net which will harm workers”

Liberal Union
Voted Dec. 13, 2019
Yes

“That seems fair, though we are worried about an overall decline in the free market”

Civic Platform
Voted Nov. 23, 2019
No

“Sorry, but we cannot accept such drastical welfare cuts”

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