3月8日，十三届全国人大五次会议在北京人民大会堂举行第二次全体会议。全国人大常委会委员长栗战书作全国人民代表大会常务委员会工作报告。
全国人大常委会工作报告显示，一年来制定法律17件，修改法律22件，作出有关法律问题和重大问题的决定10件，正在审议的法律案19件，决定批准双边条约和加入国际公约6件。
全国人大常委会工作报告介绍，根据年度立法工作计划，今年将修改妇女权益保障法等。报告还介绍，2021年起草并初次审议了妇女权益保障法修订草案，对妇女权益保障中的突出问题深入调研，在预防性保障、侵害处置、救济措施、责任追究等方面完善相关规定。
全国人大常委会工作报告显示，根据年度立法工作计划，2022年预安排审议40件法律案。其中将加快推进民生、社会、环保领域立法，制定黄河保护法、青藏高原生态保护法、黑土地保护法、社会救助法、学前教育法、民事强制执行法、反电信网络诈骗法，修改体育法、学位条例、妇女权益保障法、民事诉讼法、治安管理处罚法等。
全国人大常委会工作报告显示，常委会建立22个基层立法联系点，其中增设12个，覆盖全国三分之二省份，带动省、市两级人大常委会建立立法联系点4700余个。
全国人大常委会工作报告提出，2022年将充实涉外法律工具箱，推动形成系统完备的涉外法律法规体系。做好我国与外国缔结的条约、协定以及加入国际条约的决定批准工作。
全国人大常委会工作报告透露，我国制定印花税法，适当简并税目、降低税率，至此，现行18个税种中已有12个制定了法律。
全国人大常委会工作报告介绍，2021年加快生态文明领域立法，经过深入调研论证，拟订黑土地保护法草案并进行初次审议，用法律手段保护黑土地这一“耕地中的大熊猫”。报告还显示，今年将制定黑土地保护法。
全国人大常委会工作报告显示，根据党中央统一部署，贯彻落实新修改的选举法，常委会加强对县乡人大换届选举工作的指导，做好选举相关工作。目前，新一轮县乡人大换届选举已基本完成，全国10亿多选民直接选举产生200多万名县乡两级人大代表。
全国人大常委会工作报告指出，过去一年强化监督力度和实效，监督“一府一委两院”依法履职，保障党中央重大决策部署贯彻落实。坚持正确监督、有效监督、依法监督，听取审议31个报告，检查6部法律实施情况，进行2次专题询问，开展7项专题调研，作出1项决议。
全国人大常委会工作报告提出，今年将加强对执法、监察、司法工作的监督，听取审议关于非法入境、非法居留、非法就业外国人治理情况的报告，围绕监察机关推进监察工作规范化法治化正规化建设情况进行专题调研等。
China will continue improving its legal system to facilitate its development at home and enhance its position in the international arena, said Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC).Li made the remarks while delivering a report on the work of the country's national legislature for deliberation at the second plenary meeting of the fifth session of the 13th NPC in Beijing on Tuesday.As many as "17 laws were formulated, 22 laws revised, 10 decisions made on legal and major issues, and six bilateral treaties and international conventions ratified" last year, according to the Standing Committee's work report.The government will revise the laws on protecting women's rights. The lawmakers have drafted and conducted an initial review of revisions to the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests, said the work report.New laws on preschool education, telecom and online fraud are also planned in 2022, the report said.As for the year ahead, the Standing Committee will continue to develop whole-process people's democracy and optimize legislation, supervision and deputy selection mechanisms to improve the NPC, thereby realizing the second centenary goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects, said the report. Moreover, the Standing Committee will prepare legal tools for China to tackle international conflicts and stand up for itself in the world, the report said. "On major political principles and important issues, we must stand firm," the report said."We will upgrade our legal toolkit and develop a more complete system of laws and regulations related to foreign affairs," according to the report.China will also accelerate legislation related to people's well-being and environment protection, besides formulating laws on food security, protection of the Yellow River and the ecological conservation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.China's annual legislative plan also includes revising the Company Law, the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, the Anti-Monopoly Law, the Railway Law, the Mineral Resources Law, the Animal Husbandry Law, and the Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Law, according to the report.