The bill died at the end of the 110th Congress.
So the House could not let the bill simply die.
The bill died on the order paper when the 1985 election was called.
The bill died when the House did not act on it.
The bill died in committee without coming up for a vote.
The bill nearly died in the Senate late last month, for example.
The bill died on the order paper when a new election was called in 1987.
The bill died after no action was taken on it.
A few months later, Bill died in his sleep after a heart attack.
The bill passed the house but died in the Senate.