What it is

Non-legislative motion on the measures to be implemented to improve the Santander-Bilbao railway line

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 18 October 2021. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Vasco (EAJ-PNV).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000852· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced18 October 2021Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted26 October 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.
Plenary29 October 2021All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE30 November 2021It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 5 official steps on a timeline

30 November 2021

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 302 yes · 13 no · 11 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the Basque Parliamentary Group (EAJ-PNV), on the measures to be implemented to improve the Santander-Bilbao railway line. Voted on in the terms of the compromise amendment submitted by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, the Basque Parliamentary Group (EAJ-PNV) and the Mixed Parliamentary Group (Mr. Mazón Ramos).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 136· updated 10 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 Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-gc, GPlu, Popular en el Congreso and VOX. Against, most of Republicano. 6 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 51 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

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

In favour: 51
Against: 0
Tie: 1

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 abst.
Republicano	13	13 against
Socialista	120	117 in favour · 3 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 in favour
Mixto	10	5 in favour · 2 abst. · 3 did not vote
Ciudadanos	9	9 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	34	30 in favour · 4 did not vote
GPlu	12	7 in favour · 4 abst. · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	87	82 in favour · 5 did not vote
VOX	52	46 in favour · 6 did not vote

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 162/000852
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 136
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 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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