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What it is

Bill to place acting governments under Congress oversight

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Withdrawn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 18 November 2022. 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 122/000273· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would amend the Government Act to state that all acts and omissions of the Government, including an acting government, are subject to the political control of the Cortes Generales (the Spanish Parliament). This responds to the position of an acting government that refused to accept such oversight until a new government was invested.
  2. The bill would add a new principle to the law governing senior officials of the State's general administration: submission to the political control of the Cortes Generales.
  3. It would also classify a senior official's failure to submit to this political control as a very serious offense.
  4. If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the official state gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

  • The Government, including an acting government: Would be expressly subject to the political control of the Cortes Generales.
  • Senior officials of the State's general administration: They would have a duty to submit to this control, 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 remains in office on a provisional basis, after a term ends or after resigning, until a new one is formed.
Control político (political control)
The power of the Congress of Deputies to monitor, question and debate the Government's activity, without requiring a relationship of confidence.
Alto cargo (senior official)
A person holding a senior position of responsibility in the State's general administration.
Infracción muy grave (very serious offense)
The most serious category of violation in a sanctioning regime; it carries the harshest penalties.
Proposición de ley (bill)
A draft law introduced by parliamentary groups that still needs to be debated and passed by the Congress of Deputies.

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. Introduced18 November 2022Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted21 November 2022The 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
Nov 2022Dec 2022Jan 2023Feb 202311. 18 November 2022: Presentación22. 21 November 2022: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 21/11/2022 hasta 25/11/202233. 21 November 2022: Calificación44. 22 November 2022: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 22/11/2022 hasta 07/03/202355. 7 March 2023: Concluido - (Retirado) desde 07/03/2023 hasta 10/03/2023

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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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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