A motion to reconsider, if adopted within 2 days of a vote in the House , requires that the original vote be held again.

A parliamentary procedure which, if adopted, places the question in the same status it had prior to the question.

formal request that the relevant decision maker take another look at a case if an application or petition, or relief in immigration proceedings is denied with a legal error in the decision. In the Motion to Reconsider it is necessary to explain why one believe s that the decision to deny the case was incorrect under the law.