What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the measures the Government intends to adopt for Spaniards working abroad to return to Spain.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a motion. It was introduced on 27 March 2025. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario VOX.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000092· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 5 of 7 steps. It reached Plenary, and today it is rejected.

Introduced27 March 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted8 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.
Plenary8 April 2025All 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.

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10 April 2025

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 33 yes · 180 no · 137 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation by the VOX Parliamentary Group, on the measures the Government intends to adopt for Spaniards working abroad to return to Spain.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 11 of sitting 106· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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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 VOX. Against, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Plurinacional SUMAR, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Junts per Catalunya and Mixto.

By province: in 0 most voted in favour; in 15, against.

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

In favour: 0
Against: 15
Abstained: 15
Tie: 22

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	8 against
Popular en el Congreso	137	137 abst.
VOX	33	33 in favour

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 173/000092
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 11 of sitting 106
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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Motion following an urgent interpellation on the measures the Government intends to adopt for Spaniards working abroad to return to Spain. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original