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+To send a measure back to a legislative committee.
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+A debatable motion during the consideration of a measure to send the bill back to a legislative committee and can be a means to offer amendatory language.
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+Source: [Congress.gov](http://beta.congress.gov/help/legislative-glossary) and [Congressional Research Service](http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34757.pdf)