Vox says the government has approved two housing decrees again after Congress rejected them. Pepa Millán accuses Pedro Sánchez of twisting parliamentary rules to send the texts to the Permanent Deputation.
On October 2, Congress rejected two housing decrees by 178 votes to 172 and 184 to 166. The government has approved them again to send them to the Permanent Deputation, a decision Vox sees as the start of another institutional conflict.
Pepa Millán, the party’s spokesperson in Congress, accused President Pedro Sánchez of seeking a way around the rules after the vote. At a news conference in the chamber on Tuesday, she called the decision a “power grab.”
The second text was in force for around 16 hours before it was officially annulled following the vote in Congress.
The dispute centers on what happens to the texts next. After Congress rejected them, the government decided to approve the decrees again and send them to the Permanent Deputation.
Vox says the government is refusing to accept the vote and trying to keep the decrees alive through another parliamentary body. Millán said Sánchez was “twisting the regulations and the laws” to push the move through. The text provides no further details about the measures or how they would work in practice.
Junts’ position was decisive in the rejection: its seven lawmakers joined the majority opposing the decrees. Information from La Voz de Galicia’s account, the alliance of PP and Vox, joined by Junts and UPN, secured the 178 votes needed to reject the first package.
The two decrees rejected by Congress are so back in the institutional process at the government’s initiative. The Permanent Deputation will be the next stage in a dispute that began with the October 2 vote.
The texts covered more than rental regulation. The first decree included contract extensions and limits on rent increases, as well as restrictions on investment funds buying homes and tax incentives for landlords and tenants. La Moncloa published the information, which parliamentary press outlets also reported.
The decrees have not been definitively approved, and no immediate changes for landlords, tenants or homebuyers are described. Calling the move to the Permanent Deputation an entry into force would confuse a new government initiative with a final decision.
The Permanent Deputation takes on parliamentary functions when Congress is dissolved or has ended its regular work. It can also rule on whether to validate or repeal decrees.
That is why the Council of Ministers’ renewed approval does not replace the decision that body still has to make. Parliamentary sources cited by EFE have explained the process in those terms.
The episode comes as Pedro Sánchez has announced early general elections for November 29, 2026. That timetable explains why the government is turning to the Permanent Deputation as the next institutional venue instead of waiting for another vote in Congress.
Vox’s accusation rests on one specific decision: approving the decrees again after Congress rejected them. The text cites no other parliamentary reactions that would show the level of support for or opposition to the move.
PP and Vox voted against both texts. Junts did too. UPN opposed the first, while PNV opposed the second.
The procedural dispute should not be confused with other security issues covered in a previous report. This story concerns the path of the housing measures and Vox’s criticism.
The basic issue is the clash between Congress’s rejection and the government’s attempt to send the same decrees to the Permanent Deputation. The available information describes a new parliamentary move denounced by Vox, not a housing reform that has been finalized.
Political responsibility now centers on a specific question: why does the government believe it can reopen the process after the vote? It must also clarify what the decrees would actually cover if they advance.
