The House of Representatives is expected to pass the draft revision to the 1985 Mass Organizations Law next week, as all factions in the House have reportedly reached compromise on several amendments.

"Insya allah, the bill will be passed during the plenary meeting on June 25," Abdul Malik Haramain, the chairman of the special committee for the Mass Organizations Bill, said on Thursday as quoted by the state-run Antara news agency.

Under the latest draft made publicly available, associations are restricted to limited categories of activities and subject to vague prohibitions, including bans on conducting activities that "endanger the unity and safety of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia," and placing restrictions on those "embracing, instigating and propagating beliefs and religions conflicting with [the state ideology of] Pancasila."

The bill also requires foreign associations, such as NGOs, to seek a permit from the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

"After listening to the final opinions of the working committee and each faction of the House, the special committee decided to make the decision at the plenary meeting," Malik said.

Out of nine factions, only the National Mandate Party (PAN) has not consented to some of the changes made to the bill. "The PAN faction has not agreed on some of the points," Malik said. "But we hope before June 25, they will see eye to eye with the rest of the House."

In April, House Speaker Marzuki Alie said that the House decided to delay the passage of the bill because "there [were] several articles that required adjustments."

"We need to listen to the opinions of the mass organizations, though, especially ones that have been around for a long time such as Nahdlatul Ulama [NU] and Muhammadiyah. I asked the head of the committee to communicate with both of these [groups]," Marzuki said.

While human rights groups and labor associations viewed the bill as a potential threat to freedom of expression, Islamic organizations objected to the bill's requirement that a mass organization must list the state ideology of Pancasila as the foundation of an organization.

Lawmakers have since revised the bill to permit mass organizations to select their own guiding ideology, as long as it is not at odds with Pancasila.

The latest revision of the bill prohibits a group from committing religious blasphemy, promoting separatism and spreading violence. Muhammadiyah, the country's second-largest Islamic organization, said in April that it would mount a legal challenge if the bill were passed.

"This bill is getting more repressive and it will lead us toward authoritarianism, so if the House doesn't listen to us, then Muhammadiyah will file a judicial review with the Constitutional Court," Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin said.