What it is

Proposal for the reform of the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies, amending Articles 67.1 and 67.2.

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Rejected

Type of initiative: proposicion de reforma del reglamento del congreso. It was introduced on 28 August 2013. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Vasco (EAJ-PNV).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 410/000007· updated 11 Nov

We do not have a summary of this text yet, so we do not tell you what it changes: only what the official page says. Read the official page

Where it stands

How far did it get?

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

Introduced28 August 2013Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted3 September 2013The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenarynot reachedAll 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.

See the 5 official steps on a timeline

24 September 2013

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 141 yes · 173 no

Voted on: Proposal for the reform of the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies, amending Articles 67.1 and 67.2.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 131· 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), Mixto, GC-CiU and GUPyD. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso. 2 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 7 most voted in favour; in 38, against.

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

In favour: 7
Against: 38
Tie: 7

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	104 in favour · 6 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	18	12 in favour · 2 against · 4 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	16 in favour
GIP	11	11 did not vote
GUPyD	5	5 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	185	171 against · 14 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 410/000007
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 131
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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Proposal for the reform of the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies, amending Articles 67.1 and 67.2. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original