What it is

Non-legislative motion in defense of freedom of expression.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 17 September 2024. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario VOX.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000311· 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 5 of 7 steps. It reached Plenary, and today it is rejected.

Introduced17 September 2024Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted24 September 2024The 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.
Plenary27 September 2024All 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

8 May 2025

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 32 yes · 180 no · 137 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the VOX Parliamentary Group, in defense of freedom of expression.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 7 of sitting 109· 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 VOX. Against, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Plurinacional SUMAR, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Junts per Catalunya and Mixto. 2 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 0 most voted in favour; in 16, against.

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

In favour: 0
Against: 16
Abstained: 15
Tie: 21

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	6	6 against
Plurinacional SUMAR	27	27 against
Republicano	7	7 against
Socialista	120	120 against
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 against
Junts per Catalunya	7	7 against
Mixto	8	7 against · 1 abst.
Popular en el Congreso	137	1 against · 136 abst.
VOX	33	32 in favour · 1 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 162/000311
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 7 of sitting 109
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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Non-legislative motion in defense of freedom of expression. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original