Bills Congress Is Wasting Your Tax Dollars to Pass
A look at congressional bills that will never become law.
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What's the Point? - Since taking over the House, the GOP has earned the title of "Do Nothing Congress." On July 18, leaders will bring to a vote a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate. It has no chance of getting a vote in the Senate and President Obama would never sign it. Here are some other bills that are heading nowhere fast. – Joyce Jones (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Farm Bill - In June, the Republican-led House was unable to pass a farm bill opposed, for different food stamp-related reasons, by both GOP and Democratic lawmakers. It passed a version in July that stripped the food stamp program from the bill. It will not pass in the Senate without the food stamp provision and the White House has promised to veto it. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Immigration - The Senate crowed when it passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill that beefs up border security and provides a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. House Republicans, however, have declared it DOA in the lower chamber. They want to pass immigration reform piecemeal, which may face a Senate challenge. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
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Anti-Abortion - The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act was co-sponsored by 184 Republicans and Democrats. The bill, which makes an abortion illegal after the 20th week of pregnancy, passed by a vote of 228-196. It doesn't have the same support in the Senate and the White House issued a veto threat.
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No More Solyndra - Last August, the House passed the No More Solyndras Act 245 to 161. The bill would gradually end the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program, which awarded a $535 million grant to the now bankrupt Solyndra solar panel company. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Misplaced Trust? - By a vote of 396-9, the House voted to reaffirm "In God We Trust" as the nation's motto in November 2011. "I trust in God, but God wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work," Obama said during a speech at Key Bridge in Washington, D.C., highlighting the need for federal funding of infrastructure repairs nationwide. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Obamacare - Under Republican leadership, the House has voted 37 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act, most recently in May 2013. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
