What it is
Bill proposes a full arms embargo and cuts to military spending
Admitted step 2 of 7· LapsedIt is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 4 June 2024. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.
Official title: Private member's bill authorizing a total arms embargo and reducing military spending.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000111· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would require every draft national budget to include a mandatory 15% cut in military spending compared with the budget in force, until December 31, 2029. It would also require Congress of Deputies approval for any budget change affecting military spending, and monthly detailed reporting on that spending.
- The bill would move authority to approve transfers of defense material and dual-use goods from the Government to the Congress of Deputies. If Congress does not approve a request within six months, it would be considered rejected.
- Congress could also decide to suspend or revoke authorizations and approve arms embargoes on a specific State, at the request of the Government or parliamentary groups.
- The Government would have six months to issue the implementing rules, and the law would take effect the day after its publication in the official state gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).
Who it affects
- The Government: Would have to cut military spending by 15% in each budget bill and ask Congress to approve any change to it.
- The Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados): Would gain the power to authorize, suspend, revoke and embargo arms sales, and would better oversee that spending.
- Defense export companies: Would need Congress approval to export defense or dual-use material.
- The Spanish Parliament (Cortes Generales): Would receive detailed monthly information on the execution of military spending.
Words worth knowing
- Material de doble uso (dual-use goods)
- Products and technologies that can be used for both civilian and military purposes.
- Proposición de ley (bill)
- A draft law introduced by a parliamentary group that still needs to be debated and passed; it is not a law in force.
- Modificación de crédito (budget amendment)
- A change to the money assigned to a budget line item.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is lapsed.
- Introduced4 June 2024Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted11 June 2024The 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 6 official steps on a timeline
Was there a plenary vote?
We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.
What happens next
What happens now?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It has not been presented again yet.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000111
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, procedure
The date of each step, with its official wording.
Retrieved 12 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 never say “passed” because of a vote: the files do not say which majority was needed.