No one has ever tried to bring either the House of the Senate version of the FairTax out for markup. At some point when the political climate is right, that will certainly happen.Like when there is a Republican House, a Republican Senate, and a Republican President?
The only thing they fear more is losing their jobs. That is why the number of cosponsors is rising.
It won't matter if we don't see it come up for the next 10 congresses. It will eventually come up. THe supporters aren't going away - they are not going to give up. The number of them continues to grow too.
Since the bill is non-partisan it really doesn't matter when it is brought out.