What it is

Non-legislative motion regarding the application of the necessary measures to end the demographic winter, encourage birth rates, and protect the family as the core of society.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 20 January 2020. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario VOX.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000058· 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 5 of 7 steps. It reached Plenary, and today it is rejected.

Introduced20 January 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted23 January 2020The 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.
Plenary28 January 2020All 350 deputies vote.
Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 5 official steps on a timeline

18 February 2020

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 138 yes · 191 no · 11 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the VOX Parliamentary Group, regarding the application of the necessary measures to end the demographic winter, promote birth rates and protect the family as the core of society. Voted on in the terms of the compromise amendment submitted by the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, the VOX Parliamentary Group and the Mixed Parliamentary Group (Mr. Martínez Oblanca).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 8· updated 11 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

And your senators: the Senate does not link its votes to this law in its open data, so we cannot put them side by side here.

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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 Popular en el Congreso and VOX. Against, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Gcup-ec-gc and GPlu. 4 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 13 most voted in favour; in 23, against.

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

In favour: 13
Against: 23
Tie: 16

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 against
Republicano	13	13 against
Socialista	120	120 against
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	5 against · 1 did not vote
Mixto	9	3 in favour · 4 against · 1 abst. · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	10	10 abst.
Gcup-ec-gc	35	33 against · 2 did not vote
GPlu	12	11 against · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	88	85 in favour · 3 did not vote
VOX	52	50 in favour · 2 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It goes no further. A similar one could be introduced later.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000058
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 8
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 11 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 regarding the application of the necessary measures to end the demographic winter, encourage birth rates, and protect the family as the core of society. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original