10 of 26 enacting measures began as unrelated bills
Source. BILLSTATUS records and public laws on govinfo.gov
Method and data
Method. A measure is unrelated-title when its Official Title as Introduced in the BILLSTATUS record is not an appropriations title. The FY2027 CR (P.L. 119-103, unrelated-title) is in the CSV but not plotted.
| Fiscal year | Public law | Enacting measure | Enacted date | Origin | Bill title before use | Bills carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | P.L. 112-10 | H.R. 1473 | April 15, 2011 | appropriations_title | Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | P.L. 112-55 | H.R. 2112 | November 18, 2011 | appropriations_title | Agriculture appropriations bill, FY2012 (House passed 2011-06-16) | 3 |
| 2012 | P.L. 112-74 | H.R. 2055 | December 23, 2011 | appropriations_title | Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | P.L. 113-6 | H.R. 933 | March 26, 2013 | appropriations_title | Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | P.L. 113-76 | H.R. 3547 | January 17, 2014 | unrelated_title | Space Launch Liability Indemnification Extension Act | 12 |
| 2015 | P.L. 113-235 | H.R. 83 | December 16, 2014 | unrelated_title | Bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to create a team of experts for energy action plans for the insular areas and Freely Associated States | 11 |
| 2015 | P.L. 114-4 | H.R. 240 | March 4, 2015 | appropriations_title | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | P.L. 114-113 | H.R. 2029 | December 18, 2015 | appropriations_title | Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill, FY2016 (title field not shown; related entries describe it) | 12 |
| 2017 | P.L. 114-223 | H.R. 5325 | September 29, 2016 | appropriations_title | Legislative Branch appropriations bill, FY2017 (title field not shown; related resolutions describe it) | 1 |
| 2017 | P.L. 115-31 | H.R. 244 | May 5, 2017 | unrelated_title | HIRE Vets Act (Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017) | 11 |
| 2018 | P.L. 115-141 | H.R. 1625 | March 23, 2018 | unrelated_title | Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (TARGET) Act | 12 |
| 2019 | P.L. 115-244 | H.R. 5895 | September 21, 2018 | appropriations_title | Energy and Water Development appropriations bill, FY2019 (title field not shown; related entries describe it) | 3 |
| 2019 | P.L. 115-245 | H.R. 6157 | September 28, 2018 | appropriations_title | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 | 2 |
| 2019 | P.L. 116-6 | H.J.Res. 31 | February 15, 2019 | appropriations_title | Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for FY2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | P.L. 116-93 | H.R. 1158 | December 20, 2019 | unrelated_title | DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | P.L. 116-94 | H.R. 1865 | December 20, 2019 | unrelated_title | National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act (Official Title as Introduced: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the opening of the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes) | 8 |
| 2021 | P.L. 116-260 | H.R. 133 | December 27, 2020 | unrelated_title | United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act | 12 |
| 2022 | P.L. 117-103 | H.R. 2471 | March 15, 2022 | unrelated_title | Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act (Official Title as Introduced: To measure the progress of post-disaster recovery and efforts to address corruption, governance, rule of law, and media freedoms in Haiti) | 12 |
| 2023 | P.L. 117-328 | H.R. 2617 | December 29, 2022 | unrelated_title | Performance Enhancement Reform Act | 12 |
| 2024 | P.L. 118-42 | H.R. 4366 | March 9, 2024 | appropriations_title | Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill, FY2024 (title field not shown; page describes it) | 6 |
| 2024 | P.L. 118-47 | H.R. 2882 | March 23, 2024 | unrelated_title | Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2023 | 6 |
| 2025 | P.L. 119-4 | H.R. 1968 | March 15, 2025 | appropriations_title | Making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes (Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025) | 12 |
| 2026 | P.L. 119-37 | H.R. 5371 | November 12, 2025 | appropriations_title | Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026) | 3 |
| 2026 | P.L. 119-74 | H.R. 6938 | January 23, 2026 | appropriations_title | Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | 3 |
| 2026 | P.L. 119-75 | H.R. 7148 | February 3, 2026 | appropriations_title | Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026) | 5 |
| 2026 | P.L. 119-86 | H.R. 7147 | April 30, 2026 | appropriations_title | Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (House passed the DHS bill 2026-01-22) | 1 |
| 2027 | P.L. 119-103 | H.R. 6500 | September 2, 2026 | unrelated_title | AGOA Extension Act | 0 |
