The Senate Steering Committee is preparing to open the session and establish a committee to verify the backgrounds of nominees for the State Audit Commission (SAC). The tags are ["Senate","State Audit Commission","Ethics Committee","Nominee Verification"]
On 20 August 2026, Mr. Mongkol Surasajja, President of the Senate, chaired the meeting of the Senate Special Affairs Committee (Senate Steering Committee) at meeting rooms 406-407 to prepare for the second ordinary annual session of the Senate, starting on 25 August 2026. A key agenda is to establish a standing committee to investigate the backgrounds, conduct, and ethical behavior of persons nominated for the position of State Audit Commission (SAC) members. The session will also review two draft laws that have passed the House of Representatives in principle: the Immigration Act and the Hotel Act. The tags are ["Senate","Session Preparation","State Audit Commission","Draft Laws"]
Mr. Mongkol added that he has assigned committees to study three major motions regarding ministry structure and environmental issues. The meeting tasked various committees to consider three important motions: proactive elimination of the black-barbel catfish, assigned to the Agriculture and Cooperatives Committee; solutions for pollution in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, assigned jointly to the Commerce and Industry Committee and the Natural Resources and Environment Committee; and the proposal to restructure and rename the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, assigned to the Special Committee reviewing the draft law on ministry, bureau, and department reorganization. These studies aim to maintain the country's economic competitiveness. The tags are ["Senate","Committee Assignments","Environmental Issues","Ministry Restructuring"]
For the Senate meeting agenda on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the session will consider reports from committees on five studies covering hydrogen energy law development, social security fund sustainability, bond market impacts, religious relations enhancement, and upgrading telecommunications infrastructure for the digital economy. Additionally, it will acknowledge the 2025 annual performance report of the Public Broadcasting Service of Thailand (Thai PBS). The tags are ["Senate Agenda","Hydrogen Energy","Social Security","Telecommunications","Thai PBS"]