Reconsideration of a motion: Difference between revisions

In the U.S. Congress, there are specific limits to the motion to reconsider.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-105/html/HMAN-105-pg640.htm|title=Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 105th Congress-Rule XVIII.Reconsideration|website=www.gpo.gov|access-date=2016-02-21|quote=When a motion has been made and carried or lost, it shall be in order for any member of the majority, on the same or succeeding day, to move for the reconsideration thereof, and such motion shall take precedence of all other questions except the consideration of a conference report or a motion to adjourn, and shall not be withdrawn after the said succeeding day without the consent of the House, and thereafter any Member may call it up for consideration: Provided, That such motion, if made during the last six days of a session, shall be disposed of when made.}}</ref> In addition, a custom that is followed in this body is that following a vote, the Speaker or [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives#Presiding officer|Speaker pro tempore]] (in the [[US House of Representatives]]) or President or [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate#Acting president pro tempore|Acting President pro tempore]] (in the [[US Senate]]) typically announces that, "without objection, athe motion to reconsider is laid onupon the table."<ref>{{Cite web|title = THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER|url = http://archives-democrats-rules.house.gov/archives/reconsider_mot.htm|website = archives-democrats-rules.house.gov|access-date = 2016-02-20}}</ref> Although no motion to reconsider (or to table) have actually been made, the making of this statement (unless there is objection) precludes the making of a future motion for reconsideration and makes the vote final.