This page is an example of a MainMotion which is currently put before the assembly. In this example, the main motion is not the immediately pending question; instead, there is a SubsidiaryMotion to commit this motion to a committee.

=== Status:

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This MainMotion is currently before the assembly.

The immediately pending question is:

 To refer this motion to the ExampleCommittee (that is, to table it until they report back about it)

-- ChairPerson ExampleChairPerson

=== SubsidiaryMotion s:

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MotionToCommit: I motion that we refer the main motion to the ExampleCommittee. -- ExamplePersonEleven

 I second -- ExamplePersonNine

 I second -- ExamplePersonEight
   OK, you have enough seconds. This is now the pending question (see above). -- ExampleChairPerson

=== The motion at hand:

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Whereas that blah blah blah, it is resolved that blah blah blah.

Moved by ExamplePersonOne.

Seconded by ExamplePersonTwo, ExamplePersonThree.

=== Discussion on the motion to commit to committee

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Yeah, may as well -- ExamplePersonOne

O.K. -- ExamplePersonFour

=== Discussion on the MainMotion

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This motion stinks -- ExamplePersonFour

Heck, I like it -- ExamplePersonFive

=== Pre-declared votes on the main motion

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(in case you are absent during the VotingPeriod):

I'm against -- ExamplePersonFour

See CategoryCongressionalProcedure; this page is currently not "in force".