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But when the vote came, the Commissioners Court tabled the temporary moratorium discussion and voted to grant Comanche Circle a conditional approval, requiring more detailed plans later.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Stay-at-home moms and dads could get up to five years of credits toward Social Security under a new bill tabled before Congress.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Bahrain, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Singapore and the UAE had tabled the plan for "a framework to allow the safe evacuation of seafarers and ships stranded in the Gulf".

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

This is largely because more than 1,200 amendments have been tabled in the House of Lords, principally from opponents to the legislation.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Fisher Ames of Massachusetts wondered out loud why the House had allowed itself to be drawn intoa debate over “abstract propositions” and now urged that the committee report be tabled.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis