The Senate is scheduled to meet on Monday, 6 April 2020, at 11am because the act establishing the current 25-day State of Emergency ends on 13 April. The state of emergency restricts transit in the Dominican Republic and enables the government to make emergency purchases without having to comply with usual procurement controls.
Once approved, the act for extending the state of emergency will move to the Chamber of Deputies for approval. The Chamber of Deputies have already scheduled a Tuesday, 7 April session at noon.
The meetings are scheduled for the National Assembly hall in order that the legislators can keep physical distance among themselves.
The Senate session will be chaired by Vice President Aristides Victoria Yeb, since Senate President Reinaldo Pared Perez has indicated he is undergoing cancer treatment.
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6 April 2020