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What it is

Bill proposing more aid and funding for DANA Spanish acronym for a high-altitude isolated low-pressure system that caused severe flooding in October 2024. flood victims

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 22 January 2025. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Official title: Private member's bill on complementary measures to help those affected by the DANA.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000152· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would allow, exceptionally in 2025, the State to authorize the Valencian Community to take on new long-term debt to cover extraordinary expenses it incurred in response to the DANA emergency between October 28 and November 4, 2024. It would also relax the restrictions on taking out loans with terms longer than one year.
  2. It would extend the agricultural support measures of royal decree-law A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses. 7/2024 to farms, plots and productions in the province of Valencia that were severely hit by the DANA but are located outside the municipalities covered by that law. Affected owners would have to report the damage to the Ministry of Agriculture, preferably through their local town councils.
  3. It would extend to six months the deadline for local governments to apply for DANA damage aid, and the Council of Ministers could extend that deadline.
  4. It would change the REINICIA+ FOCIT DANA mechanism so that loans to tourism businesses and self-employed workers also fund sustainability and competitiveness projects, and so that companies investing in the affected areas can apply. Loans would run for up to 10 years at zero percent interest, with grace periods of up to 3 years. It would also update the budgets of several REINICIA AUTO+ aid programs.

Who it affects

  • The Valencian Community (regional government): Could receive State authorization to take on more debt to cover DANA emergency expenses.
  • Farmers in the province of Valencia: Could qualify for agricultural aid even if their farms are outside the municipalities covered by the earlier law.
  • Municipalities and other local governments affected: Would have six months, extendable, to apply for damage aid.
  • Tourism businesses and self-employed workers in the affected areas: Could access broader loans at 0 percent interest with grace periods.

Words worth knowing

DANA
Spanish acronym for a high-altitude isolated low-pressure system that caused severe flooding in October 2024.
Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by parliamentary groups. It is not a law until it passes the full legislative process.
Endeudamiento autonómico
Money borrowed by a Spanish regional government, usually through long-term credit.
Periodo de carencia
Grace period: a time when you pay no principal, or nothing at all, on a loan.
Real Decreto-ley
Royal Decree-Law: an urgent rule issued by the Government with the force of law, later ratified by the Congress of Deputies.
royal decree-law
A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.
decree-law
A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.

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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 unfinished.

  1. Introduced22 January 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted29 January 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 7 official steps on a timeline
Mar 2025Jun 2025Sept 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sept 202611. 22 January 2025: Presentación22. 29 January 2025: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 29/01/2025 hasta 31/01/202533. 29 January 2025: Calificación44. 29 January 2025: Mesa del Congreso Calificación por Mesa sin reunión desde 29/01/2025 hasta 29/01/202555. 31 January 2025: Gobierno Contestación desde 31/01/2025 hasta 08/03/202566. 8 March 2025: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 08/03/2025 hasta 06/10/202677. 6 October 2026: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 06/10/2026 hasta 04/11/2026

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

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  • 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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