The National Council and the Council of States meet for three-week sessions in spring, summer, autumn and winter to deliberate and rule on items of business. The two chambers meet separately, but under the same roof of the Parliament Building in Bern. Council Office, parliamentary group and committee meetings take place inbetween sessions.
Schedule of sessions for 2022
Spring session:
28 February – 18 March
Summer session:
30 May – 17 June
Autumn session:
12 – 30 September
Winter session:
28 November – 16 December
Special session (if required):
9 – 13 May
Election of the National Council president and election of the Office of the Council of States:
28 November
Election of the President of the Swiss Confederation and the vice president of the Federal Council:
7 December
The meetings are open to the public. The debates are broadcast live on the Parliament website, and published after around an hour as a verbatim report with a video in the Official Bulletin:
www.parlament.ch