What it is

Request for the creation of an Investigation Committee regarding the alleged irregularities committed by the Institute of Public Law since its creation in December 2001 by Agreement of the Management Committee of Rey Juan Carlos University on 12 December of the said year.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a request to create a committee of inquiry. It was introduced on 13 September 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea Grupo Parlamentario de Esquerra Republicana.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 156/000030· 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.

Introduced13 September 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted18 September 2018The 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 September 2018All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE9 October 2018It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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9 October 2018

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 198 yes · 133 no · 9 abst.

Voted on: Request by the Confederal Parliamentary Group of Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea and the Esquerra Republicana Group, for the creation of an Inquiry Commission regarding the alleged irregularities committed by the Institute of Public Law since its creation in December 2001 by Agreement of the Management Committee of Rey Juan Carlos University on 12 December of that year.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 9 of sitting 146· 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, Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-em and GER. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso. 5 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 27 most voted in favour; in 12, against.

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

In favour: 27
Against: 12
Tie: 13

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	84 in favour
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 abst.
Mixto	19	12 in favour · 1 against · 3 abst. · 3 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	30 in favour · 2 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em	67	63 in favour · 4 did not vote
GER	9	9 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	134	132 against · 1 abst. · 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 156/000030
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 9 of sitting 146
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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