What it is

Non-legislative motion on entrusting the Ombudsman with the creation of an independent Commission tasked with preparing a Report on complaints of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and the role of public authorities.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 18 February 2022. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista Grupo Parlamentario Vasco (EAJ-PNV).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000950· 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 February 2022Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted22 February 2022The 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.
Plenary25 February 2022All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE10 March 2022It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 5 official steps on a timeline

10 March 2022

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 286 yes · 51 no · 2 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion from the Socialist and Basque (EAJ-PNV) Parliamentary Groups, regarding entrusting the Ombudsman with the creation of an independent Commission tasked with preparing a Report on complaints of sexual abuse in the sphere of the Catholic Church and the role of public authorities.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 159· 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 Euskal Herria Bildu, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-gc, GPlu and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of VOX. 3 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 51 most voted in favour; in 1, against.

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

In favour: 51
Against: 1

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 in favour
Republicano	13	13 in favour
Socialista	120	119 in favour · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 in favour
Mixto	10	6 in favour · 1 against · 2 abst. · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	9	9 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	34	31 in favour · 3 did not vote
GPlu	12	12 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	88	85 in favour · 3 did not vote
VOX	52	50 against · 2 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 162/000950
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 159
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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Non-legislative motion on entrusting the Ombudsman with the creation of an independent Commission tasked with preparing a Report on complaints of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and the role of public authorities. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original