What it is

Private member's bill reforming Law 53/2007, of 28 December, on the control of foreign trade in defense and dual-use material, introducing the figure of embargo and its legal regime.

Amendments step 3 of 7· Lapsed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 11 July 2024. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000122· 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 3 of 7 steps. It reached Amendments, and today it is lapsed.

Introduced11 July 2024Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted17 July 2024The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments30 May 2025Groups 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 9 official steps on a timeline

20 May 2025

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 176 yes · 171 no

Voted on: Private member's bill by the Plurinational SUMAR and Mixed Parliamentary Groups, reforming Law 53/2007, of December 28, on the control of foreign trade in defense and dual-use material, introducing the figure of embargo and its legal regime.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 112· 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.

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 Euskal Herria Bildu, Plurinacional SUMAR, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Junts per Catalunya and Mixto. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso and VOX. 1 deputy voted differently from their group.

By province: in 11 most voted in favour; in 30, against.

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

In favour: 11
Against: 30
Tie: 11

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	6	6 in favour
Plurinacional SUMAR	27	26 in favour · 1 did not vote
Republicano	7	7 in favour
Socialista	120	118 in favour · 2 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Junts per Catalunya	7	7 in favour
Mixto	8	7 in favour · 1 against
Popular en el Congreso	137	137 against
VOX	33	33 against

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 122/000122
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
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 112
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 never say “passed” because of a vote: the files do not say which majority was needed.

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Private member's bill reforming Law 53/2007, of 28 December, on the control of foreign trade in defense and dual-use material, introducing the figure of embargo and its legal regime. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original