Rising gas prices have the presidential candidates debating the merits of a gas-tax holiday, something several states are already considering. But critics say the idea is running on empty.
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State Net tracks tens of thousands of bills in all 50 states, US
Congress, and the District of Columbia, at any given time. Here's
a snapshot of what's in the legislative works:
Number of prefiles last week: 323
Number of Intros last week: 1,785
Number of bills enacted/adopted last week: 943
Number of prefiles to date: 18,295
Number of Intros to date: 77,208
Number of bills enacted/adopted overall to date: 15,780