what does it mean to table a motion in congress

To table a motion in Congress means to block or kill amendments or other parliamentary questions by setting them aside without further debate or a vote on the merits of the resolution. The motion to table is not debatable, and adoption requires a simple majority vote. Once approved, a tabling motion is considered the final disposition of that issue. In both houses of the United States Congress, the motion to table is used to kill a motion without debate or a vote on the merits of the resolution. The rules do not provide for taking the motion from the table, and therefore consideration of the motion may be resumed only by a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules.