further consideration of that subject, so no vote is taken to discharge the committee.
Reconsider. A question that has been adopted, rejected, or postponed indefinitely cannot be considered again during the same session except by a motion to reconsider the vote disposing of that question. The motion can be made only by one who voted with the prevailing side, and on the day or the day after the vote which it is proposed to reconsider was taken. Any member may second it. It can be made even after the floor has been assigned to another, provided it is made before the member has commenced speaking. If no question is pending when the reconsideration of a main question is moved, the chair states the question on the reconsideration immediately unless the mover requests otherwise, in which case his wishes are usually respected. If not acted upon at the time, it is customary to wait until the mover calls up the reconsideration, provided the delay is not unreasonable.
It cannot be considered until such a time as the motion to be reconsidered would be in order if that motion had not been previously made. If, while a main motion is pending, it is moved to reconsider the vote on a subsidiary motion, the chair states the question on the reconsideration as soon as the subsidiary would be in order if it had not been made previously. Thus, if while a main motion and the motion to postpone are pending, it is moved to reconsider the vote adopting an amendment, the chair announces the motion to
