What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the Government's criteria for prioritizing and ranking the execution and launch of the remaining sections needed to complete the Spanish High-Speed Rail Network, and the resulting planning from the application of these criteria.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a motion. It was introduced on 20 June 2013. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Vasco (EAJ-PNV).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000095· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 5 of 7 steps. It reached Plenary, and today it is rejected.

Introduced20 June 2013Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted25 June 2013The 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.
Plenary25 June 2013All 350 deputies vote.
Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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27 June 2013

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 130 yes · 191 no · 1 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation by the Basque Parliamentary Group (EAJ-PNV), on the Government's criteria for hierarchizing and prioritizing the execution and implementation of the sections missing to complete the Spanish High-Speed Rail Network, and the resulting planning from the application of the same. It is voted on in the terms resulting from the incorporation of the amendments of the Socialist Parliamentary Group and the Mixed Parliamentary Group (Mr. Sostres).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 120· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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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), Mixto, GC-CiU and GUPyD. Against, most of GIP and Popular en el Congreso. 1 deputy voted differently from their group.

By province: in 8 most voted in favour; in 39, against.

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

In favour: 8
Against: 39
Tie: 5

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	100 in favour · 10 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	18	9 in favour · 1 abst. · 8 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	12 in favour · 4 did not vote
GIP	11	10 against · 1 did not vote
GUPyD	5	5 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	185	181 against · 4 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It goes no further. A similar one could be introduced later.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000095
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 120
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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