The motion to pass on is a dilatory parliamentary motion used in legislative procedure. It is distinct from the motion to table

Table (parliamentary)

In parliamentary procedure, a motion to table has two different and contradictory meanings:*In the United States, table usually means the motion to lay on the table or motion to postpone consideration; a proposal to suspend consideration of a pending motion...

 or to postpone to a certain time

Postpone to a certain time

In parliamentary procedure, a postponing to a certain time or postponing to a time certain is an act of the deliberative assembly, generally implemented as a motion...

. The motion delays consideration of a matter for a later time without indicating prejudice with respect to it. According to Mason's Manual, matter passed on in this way remains subject to subsidiary motion

Subsidiary motion

A subsidiary motion, in parliamentary procedure, is a type of motion by which a deliberative assembly deals directly with a main motion prior to voting on the main motion itself.-Explanation:...

. The motion to pass on is not subject to debate, but requires a majority vote.