What it is
Non-legislative motion on the willingness to investigate the attacks perpetrated in Barcelona and Cambrils in August 2017.
Plenary step 5 of 7 · RejectedIt is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 25 January 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Ciudadanos.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000574· 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 5 of 7 steps. It reached Plenary, and today it is rejected.
- Introduced25 January 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted30 January 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.
- Plenary2 February 2018All 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
13 February 2018
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the Ciudadanos Parliamentary Group, on the will to investigate the attacks perpetrated in Barcelona and Cambrils in August 2017.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 97· updated 10 Nov
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Your province
How did the deputies from your province vote?
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- A Coruña More votes against 0 yes · 6 no · 2 abst.
- Albacete More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Alicante/Alacant More votes against 1 yes · 7 no · 3 abst.
- Almería More votes against 1 yes · 5 no
- Araba/Álava More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Asturias More votes against 1 yes · 5 no · 2 abst.
- Ávila More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Badajoz More votes against 0 yes · 4 no · 1 abst.
- Barcelona More votes against 4 yes · 18 no · 9 abst.
- Bizkaia More votes against 0 yes · 4 no · 4 abst.
- Burgos More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Cáceres More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Cádiz More votes against 1 yes · 6 no · 2 abst.
- Cantabria More votes against 1 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 1 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Córdoba More votes against 1 yes · 4 no · 1 abst.
- Cuenca More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 3 abst.
- Girona More votes against 0 yes · 5 no · 1 abst.
- Granada More votes against 1 yes · 5 no · 1 abst.
- Guadalajara More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Huelva More votes against 0 yes · 4 no · 1 abst.
- Huesca More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Illes Balears More votes against 1 yes · 5 no · 2 abst.
- Jaén More votes against 0 yes · 4 no · 1 abst.
- La Rioja More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Las Palmas More votes against 1 yes · 5 no · 2 abst.
- León More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Lleida More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Lugo More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Madrid More votes against 6 yes · 20 no · 8 abst.
- Málaga More votes against 1 yes · 8 no · 2 abst.
- Melilla More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Murcia More votes against 2 yes · 7 no · 1 abst.
- Navarra More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 2 abst.
- Ourense More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Palencia More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Pontevedra More votes against 0 yes · 5 no · 2 abst.
- Salamanca More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 1 yes · 5 no · 1 abst.
- Segovia More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Sevilla More votes against 1 yes · 8 no · 3 abst.
- Soria More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Tarragona More votes against 1 yes · 4 no · 1 abst.
- Teruel More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Toledo More votes against 0 yes · 4 no · 1 abst.
- Valencia/València More votes against 2 yes · 9 no · 5 abst.
- Valladolid More votes against 1 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Zamora More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Zaragoza More votes against 1 yes · 5 no · 1 abst.
More details: how each group and each province voted
The groups
Who voted in favour and who against?
In favour, most of Ciudadanos. Against, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GER and Popular en el Congreso. 9 deputies voted differently from their group.
By province: in 0 most voted in favour; in 49, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 0
- Against: 49
- Tie: 3
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 84 | 82 against · 2 did not vote |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 5 against |
| Mixto | 19 | 12 against · 6 abst. · 1 did not vote |
| Ciudadanos | 32 | 30 in favour · 1 against · 1 did not vote |
| Gcup-ec-em | 67 | 1 against · 66 abst. |
| GER | 9 | 8 against · 1 did not vote |
| Popular en el Congreso | 134 | 129 against · 1 abst. · 4 did not vote |
What happens next
What happens now?
It goes no further. A similar one could be introduced later.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000574
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 97
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.