What it is

Proposal for the reform of the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies for the creation of the Registry of Interest Groups or Lobbies.

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

Type of initiative: proposicion de reforma del reglamento del congreso. It was introduced on 5 April 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Catalán (Democràcia i Llibertat).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 410/000001· 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 unfinished.

Introduced5 April 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted12 April 2016The 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 reachedThe deputies vote, usually in the plenary; some laws are passed by a committee without going to it.
Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOEnot reachedThe King gives royal assent and it is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE). It comes into force on the date it sets, or after 20 days if it sets none.

See the 6 official steps on a timeline

27 April 2016

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 329 yes · 0 no

Voted on: Proposal of the Catalan Parliamentary Group (Democràcia i Llibertat), for the reform of the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies for the creation of the Registry of Interest Groups or Lobbies.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 12· 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.

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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, Ciudadanos, Gc-dl, GER, Gp-ec-em and Popular en el Congreso.

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	89	88 in favour · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	5 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	14	10 in favour · 4 did not vote
Ciudadanos	40	39 in favour · 1 did not vote
Gc-dl	8	6 in favour · 2 did not vote
GER	9	9 in favour
Gp-ec-em	65	65 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	118	107 in favour · 11 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 410/000001
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 12
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 for the creation of the Registry of Interest Groups or Lobbies. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original