Actually, I did give facts directly related to ANY congressional legislation.

Again, in case you missed it, nothing has passed through the committees and been brought to the house floor for a vote.

Nothing.

Nada.

Zip.

Zero.

There are hundreds of bills pending before congress, most of which no one will ever hear of. Why? They have been submitted as bills, and have numbers, but the status is "in committee"

After that rather lengthy process, despite what Speaker Pelosi would liek to have happen, the bill is brought to the full house for a vote.

Guess what? It still isn't law yet.

The Senate gets it's chance, and amendments are offered, changes made, and debated..........and it can be fillibustered and killed on the senate floor, in which case it goes back to square one.

After the House and Senate have voted on bills, the bills got to a joint Senate House committee for reconciliation, as no bill of this type is ever identical in both houses.

Then......it goes back to the House and Senate to be voted on in its complete form.

IF it ever gets out of the Senate I might be concerned, but I don't see that happening, as both chambers have other rather more pressing bills on their plates, such as the budget.

The status of the bill, as reported on Thomas, is ordered to be amended......

It's a long way from being law.