What it is

Non-legislative motion on continuing to promote the process of adopting an International Statute for Victims of Terrorism.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 6 October 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000189· 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 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced6 October 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted18 October 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 October 2016All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE20 December 2016It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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20 December 2016

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 330 yes · 0 no · 9 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, regarding the continuation of the process to adopt an International Statute for Victims of Terrorism. Voted on the terms of the transitory amendment submitted by the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress and the Mixed Parliamentary Group (Mr. Xuclá i Costa).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 22· 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 Popular en el Congreso. 2 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	81 in favour · 3 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	19	15 in favour · 2 abst. · 2 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	32 in favour
Gcup-ec-em	67	67 in favour
GER	9	7 abst. · 2 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	134	130 in favour · 4 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 162/000189
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 22
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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Non-legislative motion on continuing to promote the process of adopting an International Statute for Victims of Terrorism. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original