From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Motion to Recommit / Recommit to Committee / Table / Lay on the Table Rep. Cartwright Motion to Recommit Recommit: To send a measure back to the committee that reported it. A motion to recommit without instructions kills a measure; a … Read more
From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Table a Bill / Motion to Table Diagramming how a bill becomes a law in the U.S. Table a Bill: Motions to table, or to “lay on the table,” are used to block or kill amendments or other parliamentary questions. When approved, a … Read more
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