(1) The Upper House of the Federal Parliament shall adopt its own rules of procedure, which shall provide for full participation of its members.
(2) The Upper House of the Federal Parliament shall divide itself into committees that shall facilitate the fulfillment of duties allocated to them by the Upper House of the Federal Parliament.
(3) When draft legislation is tabled before the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, it shall task the relevant House committee to study it, and present a report of its findings and recommendations to the plenary of the House.
(4) Draft legislation rejected by the Upper House of the Federal Parliament cannot be returned before the Upper House of the Federal Parliament for thirty
(30) days from the day of the rejection of the legislation.
(5) The Upper House of the Federal Parliament and its committees shall sit in public, in accordance with the general principle of transparency in government.