What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the measures the Government is going to adopt in the area of penitentiary policy

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a motion. It was introduced on 11 November 2021. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario VOX.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000109· 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.

Introduced11 November 2021Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted16 November 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.
Plenary16 November 2021All 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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30 November 2021

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 49 yes · 273 no · 3 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation by the VOX Parliamentary Group, on the measures the Government will adopt regarding prison policy.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 5 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 VOX. Against, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-gc, GPlu and Popular en el Congreso. 6 deputies voted differently from their group.

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

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

In favour: 1
Against: 51

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 against
Republicano	13	13 against
Socialista	120	116 against · 1 abst. · 3 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 against
Mixto	10	2 in favour · 3 against · 2 abst. · 3 did not vote
Ciudadanos	9	9 against
Gcup-ec-gc	34	30 against · 4 did not vote
GPlu	12	10 against · 2 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	87	1 in favour · 81 against · 5 did not vote
VOX	52	46 in favour · 6 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 173/000109
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 5 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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Motion following an urgent interpellation on the measures the Government is going to adopt in the area of penitentiary policy Automatic translation · See the Spanish original