What it is

Proposal to amend the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies regarding the manner in which the oath or promise of allegiance to the Constitution must be taken.

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Rejected

Type of initiative: proposicion de reforma del reglamento del congreso. It was introduced on 5 December 2019. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 410/000002· 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 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is rejected.

Introduced5 December 2019Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted13 December 2019The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenarynot reachedAll 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.

See the 5 official steps on a timeline

18 February 2020

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 148 yes · 194 no

Voted on: Proposal by the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, to reform the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies regarding the manner in which the oath or promise of allegiance to the Constitution must be given.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 8· 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.

Or see how most of each province voted

More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

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

By province: in 17 most voted in favour; in 23, against.

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

In favour: 17
Against: 23
Tie: 12

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 · 5 against · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	10	10 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	35	34 against · 1 did not vote
GPlu	12	11 against · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	88	85 in favour · 3 did not vote
VOX	52	50 in favour · 2 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 410/000002
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 8
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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Proposal to amend the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies regarding the manner in which the oath or promise of allegiance to the Constitution must be taken. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original