What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the Government's policy on the prevention and fight against forest fires.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a motion. It was introduced on 26 October 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000057· 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.

Introduced26 October 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted6 November 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.
Plenary6 November 2017All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE7 November 2017It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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7 November 2017

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 204 yes · 130 no · 7 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation of the Socialist Parliamentary Group, on the Government's policy in matters of prevention and fight against forest fires. Voted in the terms resulting from the incorporation of amendments 1 and 3 of the Confederal Parliamentary Group of Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 10 of sitting 83· 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. 4 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 28 most voted in favour; in 12, against.

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

In favour: 28
Against: 12
Tie: 12

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	82 in favour · 2 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 abst.
Mixto	19	16 in favour · 1 against · 2 abst.
Ciudadanos	32	32 in favour
Gcup-ec-em	67	65 in favour · 2 did not vote
GER	9	8 in favour · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	134	1 in favour · 129 against · 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 173/000057
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 10 of sitting 83
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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Motion following an urgent interpellation on the Government's policy on the prevention and fight against forest fires. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original