What it is

Non-legislative motion urging the Government to condemn the dictatorship of Venezuela, contribute to the stabilization of the Latin America region, and approve a Statute of temporary protection for Venezuelans in Spain.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 5 September 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000761· 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.

Introduced5 September 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted11 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.
Plenary14 September 2018All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE30 October 2018It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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30 October 2018

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 176 yes · 74 no · 90 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion from the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, urging the Government to condemn the dictatorship of Venezuela, contribute to the stabilization of the Latin American region and approve a Statute of temporary protection for Venezuelans in Spain. Voted on the terms of the transactive amendment submitted by the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, the Ciudadanos Parliamentary Group and the Mixed Parliamentary Group.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 154· 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 Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Gcup-ec-em and GER. 7 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 39 most voted in favour; in 3, against.

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

In favour: 39
Against: 3
Tie: 10

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	84 abst.
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	19	9 in favour · 1 against · 5 abst. · 4 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	32 in favour
Gcup-ec-em	67	65 against · 1 abst. · 1 did not vote
GER	9	8 against · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	134	131 in favour · 3 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 162/000761
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 154
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 urging the Government to condemn the dictatorship of Venezuela, contribute to the stabilization of the Latin America region, and approve a Statute of temporary protection for Venezuelans in Spain. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original