Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is the national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar established by the 2008 National Constitution. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is made up of two houses, the 224-seat Amyotha Hluttaw, or "National Assembly", and the 440-seat Pyithu Hluttaw, or "People's Assembly". There is no mention in the 2008 Constitution of any "lower" or "upper" houses: both the Pyithu Hluttaw and the Amyotha Hluttaw enjoy equal power to initiate, review, amend, and pass legislation. Each of Myanmar's fourteen major administrative regions and states has its own local Hluttaw: Region Hluttaw or State Hluttaw.