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What it is

Bill would ban using the Contingency Fund for military spending

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Withdrawn

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 8 June 2012. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.

Official title: Private member's bill for an Organic Law on the control of the Contingency Fund for budget execution and the prohibition of its use for military spending.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000061· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill responds to what its authors describe as a misuse of the Contingency Fund, created for unforeseen expenses, to increase the Defense budget outside what the State budgets approved.
  2. The bill would add to organic law A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes. 2/2012 a rule that the Fund cannot be used to make a structural budget increase for a ministry permanent outside the State budgets.
  3. It would ban using the Fund for military spending, except for unforeseen military operations approved by the Spanish Parliament under a United Nations resolution.
  4. The Government, through the Ministry of Finance, would have to send a quarterly report to the Congress of Deputies and the Senate on how the Fund is used, and both chambers would have to ratify that it complies with the law.

Who it affects

  • The Government and the Ministry of Finance: They would have to report every three months to both chambers on how the Contingency Fund is used.
  • The Ministry of Defense: It could no longer receive money from the Fund for military spending, except for unforeseen operations approved by Parliament.
  • The Congress of Deputies and the Senate: They would have to ratify that the use of the Fund complies with the law.

Words worth knowing

Fondo de Contingencia (Contingency Fund)
Money set aside in the budget for urgent, unforeseen expenses not covered by the initial budget.
Proposición de Ley Orgánica (bill for an organic law)
A text submitted by a group of lawmakers to be passed as an organic law, a special type of Spanish law that needs a stronger majority. This one has not been passed.
Consolidar un incremento presupuestario estructural (making a structural increase permanent)
Turning a budget increase for a ministry into a permanent, year-after-year rise.
organic law
A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is withdrawn.

  1. Introduced8 June 2012Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted12 June 2012The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Jun 2012Sept 2012Dec 2012Mar 201311. 8 June 2012: Presentación22. 12 June 2012: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 12/06/2012 hasta 15/06/201233. 12 June 2012: Calificación44. 15 June 2012: Gobierno Contestación desde 15/06/2012 hasta 21/09/201255. 21 September 2012: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 21/09/2012 hasta 14/05/201366. 14 May 2013: Concluido - (Retirado) desde 14/05/2013 hasta 20/05/2013

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

Whoever introduced it withdrew it, or it was merged into another one. It goes no further.

It was presented again:

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • 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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