{"id":"seances/2026-05-20-n143","title":"Sitting of 20 May 2026","type":"seance","date":"2026-05-20","html":"<p>Public sitting 143 of the Chamber of Deputies, 20 May 2026. The verbatim text is in <a href=\"/lhoft?page=_sources%2F2026-05-20-n143\" class=\"sourceLink\" data-target=\"_sources/2026-05-20-n143\">Verbatim record</a>.</p>\n<h2>Topics debated</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fhousing\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/housing\">Housing and rents</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Continuation of the debate on the state of the nation, in which two housing motions were put to the vote: motion 1 by Taina Bofferding (LSAP), asking the government to recognise a structural housing crisis and to set up a crisis taskforce, rejected by 40 votes to 20; and motion 4 by Meris Sehovic (déi gréng), on rent control, the mobilisation tax on building land and the taxation of empty dwellings, rejected by 40 votes to 20.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Ftaxation\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/taxation\">Taxation and tax reform</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Debate on motion 2, tabled by Sam Tanson (déi gréng), which asked the government to add one or two tax brackets at the top of the scale, to shelve the announced further cut in corporate income tax and to review the balance between taxing capital and taxing income; the motion was rejected by 40 votes to 18 with 2 abstentions.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fhealth-and-care\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/health-and-care\">Health system and care</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Debate on motion 3, tabled by Djuna Bernard (déi gréng), which asked for multi-year national planning of medical staff, faster access to psychiatric and psychological care and a coherent national health strategy; the motion was rejected by 35 votes to 25.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fenergy\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/energy\">Energy supply and energy prices</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Debate on motion 5, tabled by Joëlle Welfring (déi gréng), which asked for six measures to speed up the energy transition, among them higher subsidies for heat pumps, restored support for electric cars, a social leasing scheme, pre-financing and a heating strategy; the motion was rejected by 40 votes to 20.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fpublic-finances\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/public-finances\">State budget and public finances</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Continuation of the debate on the state of the nation, in which opposition speakers questioned how the measures announced the previous day would be financed and the prime minister replied for the government.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fwages-and-purchasing-power\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/wages-and-purchasing-power\">Wages, minimum wage and purchasing power</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Continuation of the debate on the state of the nation, in which opposition speakers attacked the announced cost-of-living package for leaving out the middle class and demanded a higher minimum wage, and the prime minister answered for the government.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Speakers</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fclaude-wiseler\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/claude-wiseler\">Claude Wiseler</a> (CSV) — 45 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fsven-clement\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/sven-clement\">Sven Clement</a> (Piraten) — 12 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdavid-wagner\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/david-wagner\">David Wagner</a> (déi Lénk) — 11 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ffred-keup\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/fred-keup\">Fred Keup</a> (ADR) — 4 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmeris-sehovic\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/meris-sehovic\">Meris Sehovic</a> (déi gréng) — 4 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ftaina-bofferding\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/taina-bofferding\">Taina Bofferding</a> (LSAP) — 4 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fgilles-baum\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/gilles-baum\">Gilles Baum</a> (DP) — 3 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmars-di-bartolomeo\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/mars-di-bartolomeo\">Mars Di Bartolomeo</a> (LSAP) — 3 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Falex-donnersbach\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/alex-donnersbach\">Alex Donnersbach</a> (CSV) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fcarole-hartmann\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/carole-hartmann\">Carole Hartmann</a> (DP) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdjuna-bernard\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/djuna-bernard\">Djuna Bernard</a> (déi gréng) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ffranz-fayot\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/franz-fayot\">Franz Fayot</a> (LSAP) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmarc-goergen\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/marc-goergen\">Marc Goergen</a> (Piraten) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fsam-tanson\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/sam-tanson\">Sam Tanson</a> (déi gréng) — 2 turns</li>\n<li>Luc Frieden (Premier ministre) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdiane-adehm\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/diane-adehm\">Diane Adehm</a> (CSV) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ffrancoise-kemp\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/francoise-kemp\">Françoise Kemp</a> (CSV) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fjeff-boonen\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/jeff-boonen\">Jeff Boonen</a> (CSV) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fjoelle-welfring\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/joelle-welfring\">Joëlle Welfring</a> (déi gréng) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ftom-weidig\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/tom-weidig\">Tom Weidig</a> (ADR) — 1 turn</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Votes held on 20 May 2026</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>MO 1 - Débat état de la nation (Voté)</li>\n<li>MO 2 - Débat état de la nation (Voté)</li>\n<li>MO 3 - Débat état de la nation (Voté)</li>\n<li>MO 4 - Débat état de la nation (Voté)</li>\n<li>MO 5 - Débat état de la nation (Voté)</li>\n</ul>"}