For Table a Bill we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Advocacy and Congressional.

Table A Bill (Advocacy)

A motion that keeps a bill pending indefinitely with the intention of removing it from consideration.

Table A Bill (Congressional)

Motions to table, or to "lay on the table," are used to block or kill amendments or other parliamentary questions. When approved, a tabling motion is considered the final disposition of that issue. One of the most widely used parliamentary procedures, the motion to table is not debatable, and adoption requires a simple majority vote.
In the Senate, however, different language is sometimes used. The motion may be worded to let a bill "lie on the table," perhaps for subsequent "picking up." This motion is more flexible, keeping the bill pending for later action, if desired. Tabling motions on amendments are effective debate-ending devices in the Senate.

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