The Secretariat shall have the powers and duties to:  Provide professional support and administrative services necessary for the effectiveness of the legislative, supervision and oversight, and representation mandate of the House of Peoples’ Representatives; Render general professional and administrative service to the House of Peoples’ Representatives and to its committees and other internal organs;

Administer the Federal Negarit Gazette; Perform public relation services to the House of Peoples’ Representatives; Ensure institutional memory; Enforce the benefits and special privileges determined by law to members and organs of the House of Peoples’ Representatives;

Administer the house of members of the House, oversight security at the premises of members of the House in collaboration with the concerned organs and, ensure security and order is maintained at every place of the House of Peoples’ Representatives;