420 Bills Passed by House Got No Senate Attention

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October 17, 2010

WASHINGTON -- To date during the 111th Congress, House members have expended enormous amounts of manpower and resources to craft, debate and pass 420 bills that the Senate has essentially ignored, according to a list released by Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office.

One of those is the ‘Paycheck Fairness Act’ (H.R. 12) that was one of the first pieces of legislation approved in the House when the new Congress convened in 2009. It won by a vote of 256 to 163. According to sponsor Rep. Rose DeLauro, D-Conn., it will help promote pay equity for women.

Other languishing bills include the Postal Service Financial Relief Act, the Elder Abuse Victims Act and the National Bombing Prevention Act.

To put the issue into perspective, some of the 420 stalled bills include routine measure like naming a post office or making sure caller ID information is not fake. Others include more noteworthy items like the stalled ‘cap and trade’ legislation and some economic recovery bills.


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[CurtEastPoint]

1. The Senate in its current form is totally useless. House of Lords. Rich ones. And stupid.

[Edweird]

2. I was expecting something different. '420' .

[Terra Alta]

4. First thought that crossed my mind, too. nt

[Odin2005]

3. The Senate is fucking USELESS!

[Better Believe It]

5. That's because the Republican minority was allowed to control and obstruct the Senate.