The legacy inherited by the State Duma of the VII convocation in the form of a mass of bills introduced but not adopted by its predecessors is a barrier to the active work of the deputies. This was pointed out by the chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin. He instructed the committee on regulations to find out why the documents are put on hold and how this can be avoided. "This is an obstacle, a barrier on the way of the deputies' exercise of their powers," said Volodin. - There are legislative initiatives that solve many problems, and they are hampered by the bill, which was adopted in the first reading, and then it was put on the shelf. And this is not really a regiment, but a whole barrier that prevents us from considering important issues, "the speaker explained.. The current chairman of the lower house raised the problem of "legislative obstructions" at the very beginning of the work of the deputies of the VII convocation. It was pointed out that in 2016. The State Duma passed the legacy of 2020 bills, some of which are still from 1994. Last week, First Deputy Speaker Ivan Melnikov said that 132 documents from past convocations remained unreviewed, writes the "Parliamentary Newspaper". One of them - the draft law on gender equality introduced 15 years ago - the deputies considered today, July 11. And rejected as not conforming to the realities. However, the idea itself was not rejected, since the problem is still relevant, especially in matters of employment. But since the document requires serious processing, it was decided to prepare a new one, which will meet today on all aspects.