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What it is

Bill to find the disappeared and repair Franco-era victims

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Withdrawn

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 24 January 2020. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Official title: Private member's bill on Historical and Democratic Memory.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000021· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill would have the State search for people who disappeared during the Civil War and the dictatorship, with four-year plans, mass grave maps, and a National DNA Bank to identify remains.
  2. It would create a national census of victims of the Civil War and the dictatorship, and suppress noble titles granted between 1948 and 1977 that glorify the Civil War or the dictatorship.
  3. Every October 31 would honor the victims of the military coup and the dictatorship. The bill would also promote democratic memory in education and create Memory Sites and a Historical Memory Council.
  4. Fines from 200 to 100,000 euros would apply to offenses such as destroying graves, moving remains without authorization, or keeping Francoist symbols. In serious cases, the venue could be closed for up to two years.
  5. Franco's remains could not stay in any publicly accessible place used to glorify him, and the Valley of the Fallen would get a new legal framework as a civil cemetery. Convictions by Francoist courts for political or ideological reasons would be declared void.
  6. A voluntary court procedure would be created to obtain official statements about past events, and within one year the association law would be reformed to outlaw groups that incite hatred against the victims of the Civil War and Francoism.

Who it affects

  • Relatives of people who disappeared or were repressed during the Civil War and the dictatorship.: They could request searches, DNA identifications, and reparation declarations.
  • Victims of the Civil War and the dictatorship, including people repressed for their sexual orientation or gender.: They would be recognized and included in the national victims census.
  • Owners of venues and public spaces where Francoist glorification events take place.: They would face fines and possible temporary closure.
  • Associations and foundations that incite hatred against victims of Francoism.: They could be declared illegal.

Words worth knowing

Exhumación (exhumation)
Digging up the remains of a buried person to identify or move them.
Lesa humanidad (crimes against humanity)
Very serious crimes against the population, such as torture or mass murder.
Jurisdicción voluntaria (voluntary jurisdiction)
A court process with no dispute between parties, used to make an event officially documented.
Procedimiento contradictorio (adversarial procedure)
A process where the affected person can defend themselves before the decision.

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 withdrawn.

  1. Introduced24 January 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted28 January 2020The 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 6 official steps on a timeline
Mar 2020Jun 202011. 24 January 2020: Presentación22. 28 January 2020: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 28/01/2020 hasta 31/01/202033. 28 January 2020: Calificación44. 31 January 2020: Gobierno Contestación desde 31/01/2020 hasta 31/01/202055. 31 January 2020: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 31/01/2020 hasta 02/09/202066. 2 September 2020: Concluido - (Retirado) desde 02/09/2020 hasta 07/09/2020

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?

Whoever introduced it withdrew it, or it was merged into another one. It goes no further.

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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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