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What it is

Reparations and rights for victims of the Civil War and dictatorship

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 28 July 2006. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill recognizing and expanding rights and establishing measures in favor of those who suffered persecution or violence during the Civil War and the Dictatorship.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000099· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The law declares unjust all convictions, sanctions and violence for political, ideological or religious reasons during the Civil War and the dictatorship, and declares illegitimate the courts that imposed them.
  2. Victims or their relatives can ask the Ministry of Justice for a Declaration of reparation and personal recognition. It does not entitle them to money.
  3. Existing pensions and compensation are improved, some orphan's pensions are set at 132.86 euros per month, and a 135,000 euro payment is recognized for those who died defending democracy between 1968 and 1977. Prison compensation is exempt from income tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings., and a 15% aid is provided for those who paid tax on it.
  4. Public administrations must help locate and identify missing persons, with maps of mass graves, permits for exhumations and possible temporary occupation of the land.
  5. Symbols glorifying the military uprising, the Civil War or the dictatorship must be removed, political acts are banned in the Valley of the Fallen, and a census of works built with forced labor will be made.
  6. International Brigade volunteers can get Spanish nationality without giving up their own, their descendants and those of exiled Spaniards can opt for nationality within two years, and the Historical Memory Documentary Center is created in Salamanca with guaranteed access to its archives.

Who it affects

  • Victims of repression for political, ideological or religious reasons and their relatives: They can request a declaration of reparation and access improved pensions and compensation.
  • Families of people who disappeared during the Civil War: They receive help from public administrations to locate and identify remains.
  • International Brigade volunteers and descendants of exiled Spaniards: They can acquire Spanish nationality without giving up their previous one, or in the case of grandchildren, opt for it.
  • Owners of land with graves or Franco-era symbols: They may be affected by temporary occupations for exhumations or by the removal of symbols and public subsidies.

Words worth knowing

IRPF
Spanish personal income tax, the tax paid on income.
Exhumación
Exhumation: digging up the remains of a buried person.
Carta de naturaleza
Granting of Spanish nationality by government decision for special circumstances.
Cónyuge supérstite
The spouse who is still alive when the other one dies.
income tax
The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings.

It summarizes the law as published in the BOE. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced28 July 2006Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted5 September 2006The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments8 September 2006Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee12 December 2006A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary17 October 2007All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate31 October 2007The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE10 December 2007It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 11 official steps on a timeline
Sept 2006Dec 2006Mar 2007Jun 2007Sept 200711. 28 July 2006: Presentación22. 5 September 2006: Comisión Constitucional Publicación desde 05/09/2006 hasta 08/09/200633. 5 September 2006: Calificación44. 8 September 2006: Comisión Constitucional Enmiendas desde 08/09/2006 hasta 07/03/200755. 6 December 2006: Comisión Constitucional Mesa - Calificación desde 06/12/2006 hasta 12/12/200666. 12 December 2006: Comisión Constitucional Debate de totalidad desde 12/12/2006 hasta 14/12/200677. 7 March 2007: Comisión Constitucional Informe desde 07/03/2007 hasta 10/10/200788. 10 October 2007: Comisión Constitucional Dictamen desde 10/10/2007 hasta 17/10/200799. 17 October 2007: Pleno Aprobación desde 17/10/2007 hasta 31/10/20071010. 31 October 2007: Senado desde 31/10/2007 hasta 10/12/20071111. 10 December 2007: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 10/12/2007 hasta 29/01/2008

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?

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

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Ley 52/2007, de 26 de diciembre, por la que se reconocen y amplían derechos y se establecen medidas en favor de quienes padecieron persecución o violencia durante la guerra civil y la dictadura.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • 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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