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<jats:p>On 24 February 2022 Russian Federation commenced its aggression against Ukraine. As a result, the Republic of Poland – as an immediate neighbouring state of Ukraine – was faced with the challenge of preventing actions that could support Russian aggression and supporting those affected by hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. Russia’s actions also affect Poland’s internal security, including through the influx of a wave of refugees, which has changed the mode of operation of our state. In this geopolitical situation, a parliamentary bill to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Poland was submitted to the Sejm on 7 April 20221. According to Article 235 sec.1 of the Constitution2, a bill to amend the Constitution may be submitted by at least 1/5 of the statutory number of deputies, the Senate, or the President of the Republic of Poland. The requirement of 1/5 of the statutory number of deputies is a minimum of 92 signatures of the deputies proposing the bill. The motion of 7 April 2022 was submitted by 122 MPs from the ruling majority party (‘Law and Justice’). Pursuant to Article 34 sec.1 of the Standing Orders of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland3, they authorised MP Łukasz Schreiber to represent the proposers in the work on the bill.</jats:p>