On 1st November, 2017, the House of Representatives at its plenary session passed the Bill for an Act to Amend the Engineers (Registration, etc) Act, Cap, E11, Law of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to introduce New Register for Engineering Firms, include Engineering Personnel, Broaden the power of the Council and its Registrar and the recognition of other professional bodies outside the Nigerian Society of Engineers to nominate representatives to the Council among others; and for Related Matters 2017 to the House Committee on Works for further deliberations after scaling the Second Reading.