The concept of "bills in the bin" (or hopper) as in the title of the OP is really laughable and nothing more than demagogic BS.
Thousands of bills are put in the "hopper" every session, most never get to a Committee hearing and of the very small number that do, somewhere around 5% (I may be wrong on the percentage) will ever come to a vote in either house and even fewer considered and passed by both houses.
FOr a bit of history.....the original "bill hopper" is in the Smithsonian:
Notice how the space between shelves diminishes as the bills move upward with fewer and fewer making their way through the legislative process.
The other fact that the OP failed to mention is any bill that is not passed during a session of Congress dies a quiet death at the end of the session.
edit: Just for the record, equally laughable and dangerously demagogic is the quote attributed to Bush that the Constitution is "Just a damned piece of paper." The sole source is a conspiracy nut at Capital Hill Blue.
I think his use of executive power under his interpretation of the Constitution is extemist and dangerous and very possibly unlawful, just as many Repubs incorrectly (IMO) characterize Democratic policies as government handouts, tax and spend, weak on defense, and sympathetic to terrorists.
Dems arent socialists (except for Bernie Sanders in VT) and I dont believe Bush has such low regard for the Constitution. Resorting to extemist characterizations does little to contribute to a reasonable and rational discussion of the range of political opinions and perspectives of the American public, most of whom are sick of the BS that examples like the OP and the alleged Bush quote perpetuate.