Commentaries: Art. 6

The members the Federal Assembly (assembly members) have the right to submit parliamentary initiatives and parliamentary procedural requests and to propose candidates for election.
They may submit proposals relating to pending business and procedure. 2bis. The standing orders of the councils may provide that the rights in accordance with paragraph 1 may be exercised jointly by two or more council members.¹
The right to speak and the time allowed for speeches may be limited by the standing orders of the councils.
If a parliamentary initiative, a motion or a postulate is opposed, a vote may be held only if the originator has been given the opportunity to provide verbal justification. In addition, the person who first requested rejection must at least be given the right to speak.²

Inserted by No I of the FA of 21 March 2025 (Submission of Procedural Requests and Parliamentary Initiatives), in force since 8 Sept. 2025 (AS 2025 530;BBl 2024 1799,2462). ↩
Inserted by No I of the FA of 21 June 2013 (Improvements in the Organisation and Procedures of Parliament), in force since 25 Nov. 2013 (AS 2013 3687;BBl 2011 6793,6829). ↩

Art. 6