What it is

Non-legislative motion to document the 'Spanish bibliocaust' and to recognize the commitment to culture of booksellers, librarians, publishers, and authors during the coup d'etat and the Franco dictatorship.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 25 April 2025. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000501· 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 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced25 April 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted29 April 2025The 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.
Plenary5 May 2025All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE15 April 2026It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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15 April 2026

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 170 yes · 169 no · 7 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, to document the "Spanish bibliocaust" and recognize the commitment of booksellers, librarians, publishers, and authors to culture during the coup d'etat and the Franco dictatorship.

This law had 3 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 172· 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.

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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) and Mixto. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso and VOX. 2 deputies 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	26	24 in favour · 2 did not vote
Republicano	7	7 in favour
Socialista	121	120 in favour · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Junts per Catalunya	7	1 in favour · 6 abst.
Mixto	8	7 in favour · 1 abst.
Popular en el Congreso	137	137 against
VOX	33	32 against · 1 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000501
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 172
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 to document the 'Spanish bibliocaust' and to recognize the commitment to culture of booksellers, librarians, publishers, and authors during the coup d'etat and the Franco dictatorship. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original