Puan: DPR Performance Cannot Be Judged Solely by the Number of Laws Enacted
The Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR RI), Puan Maharani, has stated that the DPR must continue to improve itself. Puan noted that the performance of the DPR cannot be judged solely by the number of laws (UU) successfully enacted.
She conveyed this during a special plenary session commemorating the 81st anniversary of the DPR at the DPR building in Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday (1/9/202<0xA0>26). Present at the plenary session were Deputy Speakers Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, Sari Yuliati, Saan Mustopa, and Cucun Ahmad Syamsurizal.
“The performance of the DPR RI during the 2025-2026 session year cannot be judged merely by the number of laws formed, the number of meetings held, or the size of the state budget discussed and approved,” said Puan.
According to her, a more important metric is the extent to which the DPR’s work provides real benefits to the community. She stated that the results of the DPR’s work must be capable of improving the quality of people’s lives and driving developmental progress.
“The performance of the DPR RI as the people’s representatives is ultimately determined not by how much is accomplished, but by how meaningful the results of the DPR RI’s work are for the lives of the people,” she said.
Puan acknowledged that there is still much room for improvement. She emphasised that the DPR is open to aspirations and criticism.
“The DPR RI also recognises that there is still much room to improve and enhance the quality of the implementation of legislative, budgetary, supervisory, and parliamentary diplomacy functions. Therefore, the DPR RI is open to input, criticism, and various sectors of society. Criticism should not be viewed as a distance between the people and the DPR, but rather as part of a democratic relationship that keeps the DPR RI close to the aspirations and lived realities of the people,” she stated.
The Chairperson of the PDIP Central Executive Board said such criticism would serve as a driver for self-improvement. She ensured that the DPR would undergo reforms.
“The DPR RI understands that public trust does not grow only from what is conveyed through words, but primarily from the consistency between the aspirations heard, the policies taken, and the benefits that can be felt by the people,” said Puan.
Puan noted that the DPR has received 9,205 public complaints. According to her, these complaints have been forwarded to the House’s functional bodies (AKD) for follow-up through recommendations to the Government.
“From 15 August 2025 to 13 August 2026, the total number of public complaints was 9,205, consisting of 7,055 complaints via letter, 2,011 via website, and 139 via AKD,” she explained.
Puan stated that the DPR has passed 16 laws throughout 2025-2026. She noted that the DPR will continue discussions on 14 Bills at Level I, as well as 19 Bills designated as DPR RI Initiative Bills.
Furthermore, there are four Bills in the harmonisation stage at the Legislation Committee (Baleg), 2_7 Bills in the drafting stage within the House’s functional bodies, and eight ratifications of international conventions.
“Throughout the 2025-2026 session year, the DPR RI has completed 16 (sixteen) Bills into Laws,” she said.
Below is the list of the 16 Bills passed by the DPR into Law during 2025-2026:
Law Number 14 of 2025 regarding the Third Amendment to Law Number 8 of 2019 concerning the Implementation of Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimage;
Law Number 15 of 2025 regarding the Accountability of the 2024 State Budget (APBN) Implementation;
Law Number 16 of 2025 regarding the Fourth Amendment to Law Number 19 of 2003 concerning State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN);
Law Number 17 of 2025 regarding the 2026 State Budget (APBN);
Law Number 18 of 2025 regarding the Third Amendment to Law Number 10 of 2009 concerning Tourism;
Law Number 19 of 2025 regarding the Ratification of the Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Russian Federation on Extradition;
Law Number 20 of 2025 regarding the Criminal Procedure Code;
Law Number 21 of 2025 regarding Airspace Management;
Law Number 1 of 2026 regarding Criminal Adjustments;
Law Number 2 of 2026 regarding the Protection of Domestic Workers;
Law Number 3 of 2026 regarding the Protection of Witnesses and Victims;
Law Number 4 of 2026 regarding the Amendment to Law Number 4 of 2023 regarding the Development and Strengthening of the Financial Sector;
Law Number 5 of 2026 regarding the Third Amendment to Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning the Indonesian National Police;
Bill regarding the Indonesia International Financial Centre;
Bill regarding the Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Republic of Türkiye concerning Cooperation in the Field of Defence; and
Bill regarding the Ratification of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of Malaysia on Cooperation in the Field of Defence.