On Tuesday the House passed a permanent extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prevents new taxes on email and Internet access services. A rare Washington example of bipartisan cooperation to encourage economic growth, the measure is so popular that it did not even require a roll call vote. It passed by acclamation.

But because a bill is sensible and popular doesn't mean it can get through Majority Leader Harry Reid's Senate. And it may not matter that this is about the only substantive legislation that can win bipartisan...