diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 5215aa0..3ba78c4 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 
 ## Major changes
 
+- new feature: `elx_make_query(include_proposal = TRUE)` retrieves the CELEX of a proposal of a requested legal act
 - the returned results from `elx_make_query()` no longer include previous versions of the same record (new versions typically fix incorrect or missing metadata). This reduces the number of duplicates previously appearing in the results
 
+## Minor changes
+- `elx_make_query(include_author = TRUE)` now returns the human-readable label (institutional authors) instead of URI
+
 # eurlex 0.4.1
 
 ## Major changes
diff --git a/R/elx_make_query.R b/R/elx_make_query.R
index f0b7d73..108d43a 100644
--- a/R/elx_make_query.R
+++ b/R/elx_make_query.R
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #' @param include_judge_rapporteur If `TRUE`, results include the Judge-Rapporteur
 #' @param include_court_formation If `TRUE`, results include the court formation
 #' @param include_court_scholarship If `TRUE`, results include court-curated relevant scholarship
+#' @param include_proposal If `TRUE`, results include the CELEX of the proposal of the adopted legal act
 #' @param include_directory If `TRUE`, results include the Eur-Lex directory code
 #' @param include_sector If `TRUE`, results include the Eur-Lex sector code
 #' @param order Order results by ids
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ elx_make_query <- function(resource_type = c("any","directive","regulation","dec
                            include_ecli = FALSE, include_judge_rapporteur = FALSE,
                            include_advocate_general = FALSE, include_court_formation = FALSE,
                            include_court_scholarship = FALSE,
+                           include_proposal = FALSE,
                            order = FALSE, limit = NULL){
 
   if (missing(resource_type)) stop("'resource_type' must be defined")
@@ -199,6 +201,12 @@ elx_make_query <- function(resource_type = c("any","directive","regulation","dec
     query <- paste(query, "?scholarship", sep = " ")
     
   }
+  
+  if (include_proposal == TRUE){
+    
+    query <- paste(query, "?proposal", sep = " ")
+    
+  }
 
   if (resource_type == "any"){
     query <- paste(query, "where{", sep = " ")
@@ -425,7 +433,8 @@ elx_make_query <- function(resource_type = c("any","directive","regulation","dec
 
   if (include_author == TRUE){
 
-    query <- paste(query, "OPTIONAL{?work cdm:work_created_by_agent ?author.}")
+    query <- paste(query, "OPTIONAL{?work cdm:work_created_by_agent ?authorx.
+                   ?authorx skos:prefLabel ?author. FILTER(lang(?author)='en')}.")
 
   }
 
@@ -446,14 +455,14 @@ elx_make_query <- function(resource_type = c("any","directive","regulation","dec
   if (include_advocate_general == TRUE){
     
     query <- paste(query, "OPTIONAL{?work cdm:case-law_delivered_by_advocate-general ?agx.
-                   ?agx cdm:agent_name ?ag}")
+                   ?agx cdm:agent_name ?ag.}")
     
   }
   
   if (include_judge_rapporteur == TRUE){
     
     query <- paste(query, "OPTIONAL{?work cdm:case-law_delivered_by_judge ?jrx.
-                   ?jrx cdm:agent_name ?jr}")
+                   ?jrx cdm:agent_name ?jr.}")
     
   }
   
@@ -469,6 +478,13 @@ elx_make_query <- function(resource_type = c("any","directive","regulation","dec
     query <- paste(query, "OPTIONAL{?work cdm:case-law_article_journal_related ?scholarship.}")
     
   }
+  
+  if (include_proposal == TRUE){
+    
+    query <- paste(query, "OPTIONAL{?work cdm:resource_legal_adopts_resource_legal ?adoptedx.
+                   ?adoptedx cdm:resource_legal_id_celex ?proposal.}")
+    
+  }
 
   if (include_ecli == TRUE){
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ae9dd7..de95dff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Please consider contributing to the maintenance and development of the package b
 
 ### eurlex 0.4.2
 
+- new feature: `elx_make_query(include_proposal = TRUE)` retrieves the CELEX of a proposal of a requested legal act
 - the returned results from `elx_make_query()` no longer include previous versions of the same record (new versions typically fix incorrect or missing metadata)
 
 ### eurlex 0.4.1
diff --git a/man/elx_make_query.Rd b/man/elx_make_query.Rd
index 26c51a0..153ae70 100644
--- a/man/elx_make_query.Rd
+++ b/man/elx_make_query.Rd
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ elx_make_query(
   include_advocate_general = FALSE,
   include_court_formation = FALSE,
   include_court_scholarship = FALSE,
+  include_proposal = FALSE,
   order = FALSE,
   limit = NULL
 )
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ elx_make_query(
 
 \item{include_court_scholarship}{If `TRUE`, results include court-curated relevant scholarship}
 
+\item{include_proposal}{If `TRUE`, results include the CELEX of the proposal of the adopted legal act}
+
 \item{order}{Order results by ids}
 
 \item{limit}{Limit the number of results, for testing purposes mainly}