Overview
- Chamber of Deputies President Martín Menem formally sent the decree‑control reform to the Senate on Oct. 16, signing the communication with parliamentary secretary Adrián Pagán and notifying Senate head Victoria Villarruel.
- The initiative tightens oversight by requiring approval from both chambers for Decretos de Necesidad y Urgencia, but the 90‑day automatic expiration clause failed in Deputies by two votes in the article‑by‑article vote.
- The Senate assigned the file to the Institutional Affairs Committee chaired by Alejandra Vigo, and a committee report is needed before the bill can reach the floor.
- Opposition blocs accused Menem of stalling to avoid a pre‑election debate, while the lower chamber’s leadership cited administrative processing, a holiday and an overloaded session docket.
- Parliamentary sources indicate the project is unlikely to be debated in the full Senate before the Oct. 26 elections, leaving the chamber to later choose between accepting Deputies’ changes or insisting on its earlier text.