What it is

Request for authorization from the Congress of Deputies for the participation of Spanish Military Units within the framework of the coalition to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

Type of initiative: operaciones de las fuerzas armadas en el exterior. It was introduced on 10 October 2014. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 095/000005· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced10 October 2014Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted14 October 2014The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary17 October 2014All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE22 October 2014It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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22 October 2014

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 314 yes · 11 no · 4 abst.

Voted on: Request for authorization from the Congress of Deputies for the participation of Spanish Military Units within the framework of the coalition to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 218· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

And your senators: the Senate does not link its votes to this law in its open data, so we cannot put them side by side here.

Or see how most of each province voted

More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), GC-CiU, GUPyD and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of GIP. 5 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 52 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 52
Against: 0

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	107 in favour · 3 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	18	2 in favour · 3 against · 4 abst. · 9 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	16 in favour
GIP	11	8 against · 3 did not vote
GUPyD	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	185	180 in favour · 5 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 095/000005
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 218
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 November 2026

The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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Request for authorization from the Congress of Deputies for the participation of Spanish Military Units within the framework of the coalition to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original