American Government / Unit 7 Gov 326 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Committee Graveyard
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The idea
Most bills die in committee, never reaching a floor vote.
In practice
Thousands of bills are introduced each Congress; committees advance only a fraction.
Where people slip
Death by inaction is the system's default outcome — advancing is the exception.
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