What it is

Request for the creation of an Investigating Committee on the partisan use in the Ministry of the Interior, under the mandate of Minister Fernández Díaz, of the personnel, means, and resources of the Department and of the State Security Forces and Corps for political purposes.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a request to create a committee of inquiry. It was introduced on 20 July 2016. Introduced by: Hernando Vera, Antonio y 83 Diputados.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 156/000001· 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.

Introduced20 July 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted6 September 2016The 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.
Plenary21 September 2016The deputies vote, usually in the plenary; some laws are passed by a committee without going to it.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE27 September 2016The 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.

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27 September 2016

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 206 yes · 136 no · 2 abst.

Voted on: Request, formulated by 84 deputies of the Socialist Parliamentary Group, for the creation of an Investigating Committee on the partisan use in the Ministry of the Interior, under the mandate of Minister Fernández Díaz, of the personnel, means and resources of the Department and of the State Security Forces and Corps for political purposes.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 10 of sitting 6· 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, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-em and GER. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso. 5 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 26 most voted in favour; in 14, against.

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

In favour: 26
Against: 14
Tie: 12

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	83 in favour · 1 abst.
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	19	13 in favour · 3 against · 1 abst. · 2 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	32 in favour
Gcup-ec-em	67	64 in favour · 3 did not vote
GER	9	9 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	134	133 against · 1 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 156/000001
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 10 of sitting 6
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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