Abstract
The National Diet, which is "the sole law-making organ of the State", seems not to fulfill its function as yet. Thus, it is wanted over these days to make better use of Member-submitted bills, as part of Legislative Reform. Under the 1955 regime, policies proposed by the ruling party were mostly materialized, as bills submitted by the Cabinet. The majority of Member-submitted bills were submitted by the opposition parties;the approval rate of them was lower than that of Cabinet-submitted bills. This is why they were regarded as playing second part in legislation. In the present day of coalition government, however, such conditions are changing slowly. Paying attention to this point and viewing a role which Member-submitted bills will play in the future, I would like to study measures to materialize. 1.Cabinet-submitted bills vs.Member-submitted bills 2.Types of conventional Member-submitted bills i)Member-submitted bills approved-Contents and forms ii)Member-submitted bills disapproved(mainly submitted by the opposition parties) 3.Recent trend of Member-submitted bills Collapse of the 1955 regime is bringing about the change in a conventional role which Member-submitted bills-especially submitted by the opposition parties-have played. Focusing on this point, I would like to study measures to materialize Member-submitted bills in the future.
