What it is

Non-legislative motion on rare diseases.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 10 February 2021. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000540· 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 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced10 February 2021Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted16 February 2021The 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.
Plenary19 February 2021All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE13 May 2021It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 5 official steps on a timeline

13 May 2021

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 346 yes · 0 no

Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, on rare diseases. Voted in the terms of the transactive amendment submitted by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, the Confederal Unidas Podemos-En Comú Podem-Galicia en Común Parliamentary Group, and the Ciudadanos Parliamentary Group.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 97· 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 Euskal Herria Bildu, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-gc, GPlu, Popular en el Congreso and VOX.

By province: in 52 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

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

In favour: 52
Against: 0

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 in favour
Republicano	13	13 in favour
Socialista	120	120 in favour
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 in favour
Mixto	10	9 in favour · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	9	9 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	35	35 in favour
GPlu	12	11 in favour · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	88	86 in favour · 2 did not vote
VOX	52	52 in favour

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 162/000540
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 97
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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