What it is

Request for the creation of an Inquiry Committee on the possible political responsibilities arising from the irregularities in the process of awarding, financing, construction, and compensation of the Castor gas storage facility.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a request to create a committee of inquiry. It was introduced on 17 May 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 156/000019· 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.

Introduced17 May 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted29 May 2017The 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.
Plenary18 September 2018All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE25 September 2018It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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25 September 2018

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 336 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.

Voted on: Request by the Confederal Parliamentary Group of Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea, for the creation of an Inquiry Commission on the possible political responsibilities arising from the irregularities in the process of award, financing, construction and compensation of the Castor gas storage facility.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 15 of sitting 144· 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, GER and Popular en el Congreso. 3 deputies voted differently from their group.

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	84	83 in favour · 1 abst.
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	19	16 in favour · 3 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	31 in favour · 1 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em	67	62 in favour · 5 did not vote
GER	9	8 in favour · 1 abst.
Popular en el Congreso	134	131 in favour · 1 abst. · 2 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 156/000019
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 15 of sitting 144
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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Request for the creation of an Inquiry Committee on the possible political responsibilities arising from the irregularities in the process of awarding, financing, construction, and compensation of the Castor gas storage facility. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original