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What it is

Bill to place acting governments under Parliament's oversight

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 10 June 2019. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Vasco (EAJ-PNV).

Official title: Private member's bill on the political control by the Cortes Generales of the acts and omissions of the Government and of the Government in functions.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000007· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would amend the Government Law to state that all acts and omissions of the Government, including an acting government, are subject to the political oversight of the Cortes Generales (Spanish Parliament).
  2. It would also add a new principle to the Law on senior officials of the State Administration: submission to the political oversight of the Cortes Generales.
  3. In addition, it would classify a senior official's failure to submit to that oversight as a very serious offense.
  4. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Boletín Oficial del Estado (official state gazette).

Who it affects

  • The Government, including an acting government: Would be expressly subject to the political oversight of the Cortes Generales.
  • Senior officials of the State Administration: They would have a duty to submit to that oversight, and failing to do so would be a very serious offense.
  • The Cortes Generales (Spanish Parliament): They could exercise their oversight function over an acting government as well.

Words worth knowing

Gobierno en funciones (acting government)
A government that keeps working on a limited basis after its term ends or Parliament is dissolved, until a new one is formed.
Control político (political oversight)
Parliament's role in monitoring, questioning and debating the Government's activity.
Alto cargo (senior official)
A person holding a high-responsibility position in the State Administration.
Infracción muy grave (very serious offense)
The most serious category of violation within a sanctioning system.
Proposición de ley (bill)
A text proposed by a parliamentary group; it is not an approved law yet.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced10 June 2019Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted20 June 2019The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Jun 2019Jul 2019Aug 201911. 10 June 2019: Presentación22. 20 June 2019: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 20/06/2019 hasta 25/06/201933. 20 June 2019: Calificación44. 25 June 2019: Gobierno Contestación desde 25/06/2019 hasta 24/09/201955. 24 September 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 24/09/2019 hasta 23/10/2019

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It was presented again:

Presented before in:

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • 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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