What it is
Private member's bill by which the Historical Territories of Alava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya shall be officially named Araba, Bizkaia, and Gipuzkoa.
Admitted step 2 of 7 · WithdrawnIt is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 21 May 1991. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Vasco (P.N.V.).
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000076· 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 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is withdrawn.
- Introduced21 May 1991Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted28 May 1991The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups 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 2 official steps on a timeline
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?
Whoever introduced it withdrew it, or it was merged into another one. It goes no further.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000076
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 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.