Nepal, Aug. 7 -- The 20th Congress has officially opened, and lawmakers have wasted no time in filing a slew of bills reflecting their diverse advocacies. As in previous years, these proposed measures range from the serious and urgent to the quirky and arguably trivial-some sparking intense debate, others barely raising an eyebrow.

Notably, many of these bills are not entirely new. Several were originally filed during the 19th Congress but failed to gain traction and are now being refiled in hopes of finally becoming law. One such refiled proposal that stood out is Senator Panfilo Lacson's "Parents Welfare Act of 2025," which seeks to penalize children who neglect their aging parents. The bill revives ongoing discussions about intergener...