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There are 34 states, DC and US in Regular Session. There are no states in Special Session. [more]

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01/31/2012 Oregon Special Election
US House (District 1)

02/07/2012 Georgia Special Election
House Districts 60 and 107

02/14/2012 Oklahoma Special Election
House Districts 1 and 71
Senate Districts 20 and 46
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Both the White House and Congress have strong agendas in 2012, but the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to rule in several cases that would limit federal power or require more sharing of it with the states. [more]

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bullet In the Hopper


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:

The latest batch of numbers:

* Prefiles last week: 1,337

* Intros last week: 5696

* Enacted/Adopted last week: 307

* 2012 Prefiles to date: 3,625

* 2012 Intros to date: 19,501

* 2012 Session Enacted/Adopted overall to date: 507

* bills currently in State Net Database: 122

(measures current as of 01/19/2012)