What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the situation of temporary enlisted and petty officers who have reached or will reach the age of forty-five during the current health, economic and social crisis.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a motion. It was introduced on 17 September 2020. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Ciudadanos.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000020· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 5 of 7 steps. It reached Plenary, and today it is rejected.

Introduced17 September 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted22 September 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.
Plenary22 September 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.

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23 September 2020

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 64 yes · 236 no · 45 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation by the Ciudadanos Parliamentary Group, on the situation of temporary enlisted and petty officers who have reached or will reach the age of forty-five during the current health, economic, and social crisis. Voted in the terms of the transactional amendment submitted by the VOX Parliamentary Group and the Ciudadanos Parliamentary Group.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 44· updated 11 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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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 Ciudadanos and VOX. Against, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV) and Popular en el Congreso. 3 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 1 most voted in favour; in 49, against.

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

In favour: 1
Against: 49
Tie: 2

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	6 against
Mixto	9	3 in favour · 3 against · 3 abst.
Ciudadanos	10	10 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	35	34 abst. · 1 did not vote
GPlu	12	3 against · 8 abst. · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	88	86 against · 2 did not vote
VOX	52	51 in favour · 1 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 173/000020
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 44
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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Motion following an urgent interpellation on the situation of temporary enlisted and petty officers who have reached or will reach the age of forty-five during the current health, economic and social crisis. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original