The bill was defeated.
Too bad. It would have been wonderful watching the North Dakota economy vault ahead as the rest of the country goes down in flames. The U.S. would have learned something incredibly valuable.
As it is, no lesson learned. TPTB win yet again.

Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months