Assertion: subsidiary motion | /r/CapableOf | lay on the table
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text: Under Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (the book used by most organizations), the subsidiary motion to lay on the table is properly used only when it is necessary to suspend consideration of a main motion in order to deal with another matter that has come up unexpectedly and which must be dealt with before the pending motion can be properly addressed.
text: Subsidiary motions, except to lay on the table, the previous question, and postpone indefinitely, may be amended.