But the bills, including one proposed by President Clinton, soon languished, for a variety of reasons.

But in the midst of the terrorism investigation, that bill is languishing.

Other controversial bills have often languished in such committees.

This bill must not now languish in the Senate.

The bill has languished in the City Council, but the boards have tried their best to make things hard for club owners.

The bills languished for much of the last Congress.

The bill has languished in Congress for seven years.

The bill languished in the House and became inactive at the end of the 110th Congress.

The bill is now languishing in a committee of the local legislative assembly where it was referred for further study.

Because of opposition from conservatives, the bill languished until today, when a final version was presented.