37 multi-bill acts since FY1986; 12 carried 11 or more bills
Source. CRS RL32473; public laws on govinfo.gov
Method and data
Method. Minibus (2–10 bills) and omnibus (11 or more) are this study's size classes; CRS IN12324 gives no threshold. The catalog also lists the 11 acts that were full-year CRs only (FY1978–FY1985, FY1992, FY2007, FY2025) and P.L. 112-10 (FY2011), which has one stand-alone bill and a full-year CR for 11.
| Fiscal year | Public law | Enactment date | Act type | Size class | Bills in act | Title or measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | P.L. 95-205 | December 9, 1977 | full_year_cr | Full-year continuing appropriations | ||
| 1979 | P.L. 95-482 | October 18, 1978 | full_year_cr | Full-year continuing appropriations | ||
| 1980 | P.L. 96-123 | November 20, 1979 | full_year_cr | Full-year continuing appropriations | ||
| 1981 | P.L. 97-12 | June 5, 1981 | full_year_cr | Full-year continuing appropriations | ||
| 1982 | P.L. 97-161 | March 31, 1982 | full_year_cr | Full-year continuing appropriations | ||
| 1983 | P.L. 97-377 | December 21, 1982 | full_year_cr | Full-year continuing appropriations | ||
| 1984 | P.L. 98-151 | November 14, 1983 | full_year_cr | Full-year continuing appropriations | ||
| 1985 | P.L. 98-473 | October 12, 1984 | full_year_cr | Full-year continuing appropriations | ||
| 1986 | P.L. 99-190 | December 19, 1985 | multi_bill_act_and_full_year_cr | minibus_2_to_10 | 7 | Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 1986 |
| 1987 | P.L. 99-591 | October 30, 1986 | multi_bill_act_and_full_year_cr | omnibus_11_plus | 13 | Continuing Appropriations Act, 1987 |
| 1988 | P.L. 100-202 | December 22, 1987 | multi_bill_act_and_full_year_cr | omnibus_11_plus | 13 | Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 1988 |
| 1992 | P.L. 102-266 | April 1, 1992 | full_year_cr | Full-year continuing appropriations | ||
| 1996 | P.L. 104-134 | April 26, 1996 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 5 | Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 |
| 1997 | P.L. 104-208 | September 30, 1996 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 6 | Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 |
| 1999 | P.L. 105-277 | October 21, 1998 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 8 | Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 |
| 2000 | P.L. 106-113 | November 29, 1999 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 5 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000 |
| 2001 | P.L. 106-377 | October 27, 2000 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 2 | VA-HUD Appropriations Act, 2001 |
| 2001 | P.L. 106-554 | December 21, 2000 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 3 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 |
| 2003 | P.L. 108-7 | February 20, 2003 | multi_bill_act | omnibus_11_plus | 11 | Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 |
| 2004 | P.L. 108-199 | January 23, 2004 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 7 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 |
| 2005 | P.L. 108-447 | December 8, 2004 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 9 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 |
| 2007 | P.L. 110-5 | February 15, 2007 | full_year_cr | Full-year continuing appropriations | ||
| 2008 | P.L. 110-161 | December 26, 2007 | multi_bill_act | omnibus_11_plus | 11 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 |
| 2009 | P.L. 110-329 | September 30, 2008 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 3 | Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 |
| 2009 | P.L. 111-8 | March 11, 2009 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 9 | Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 |
| 2010 | P.L. 111-117 | December 16, 2009 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 6 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 |
| 2011 | P.L. 112-10 | April 15, 2011 | stand_alone_and_full_year_cr | 1 | Full-year continuing appropriations | |
| 2012 | P.L. 112-55 | November 18, 2011 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 3 | Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 |
| 2012 | P.L. 112-74 | December 23, 2011 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 9 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 |
| 2013 | P.L. 113-6 | March 26, 2013 | multi_bill_act_and_full_year_cr | minibus_2_to_10 | 5 | Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 |
| 2014 | P.L. 113-76 | January 17, 2014 | multi_bill_act | omnibus_11_plus | 12 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 |
| 2015 | P.L. 113-235 | December 16, 2014 | multi_bill_act | omnibus_11_plus | 11 | Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 |
| 2016 | P.L. 114-113 | December 18, 2015 | multi_bill_act | omnibus_11_plus | 12 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 |
| 2017 | P.L. 115-31 | May 5, 2017 | multi_bill_act | omnibus_11_plus | 11 | H.R. 244 |
| 2018 | P.L. 115-141 | March 23, 2018 | multi_bill_act | omnibus_11_plus | 12 | H.R. 1625 |
| 2019 | P.L. 115-244 | September 21, 2018 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 3 | H.R. 5895 |
| 2019 | P.L. 115-245 | September 28, 2018 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 2 | H.R. 6157 |
| 2019 | P.L. 116-6 | February 15, 2019 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 7 | H.J.Res. 31 |
| 2020 | P.L. 116-93 | December 20, 2019 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 4 | H.R. 1158 |
| 2020 | P.L. 116-94 | December 20, 2019 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 8 | H.R. 1865 |
| 2021 | P.L. 116-260 | December 27, 2020 | multi_bill_act | omnibus_11_plus | 12 | H.R. 133 |
| 2022 | P.L. 117-103 | March 15, 2022 | multi_bill_act | omnibus_11_plus | 12 | H.R. 2471 |
| 2023 | P.L. 117-328 | December 29, 2022 | multi_bill_act | omnibus_11_plus | 12 | H.R. 2617 |
| 2024 | P.L. 118-42 | March 9, 2024 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 6 | H.R. 4366 |
| 2024 | P.L. 118-47 | March 23, 2024 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 6 | H.R. 2882 |
| 2025 | P.L. 119-4 | March 15, 2025 | full_year_cr | Full-year continuing appropriations | ||
| 2026 | P.L. 119-37 | November 12, 2025 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 3 | H.R. 5371 |
| 2026 | P.L. 119-74 | January 23, 2026 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 3 | H.R. 6938 |
| 2026 | P.L. 119-75 | February 3, 2026 | multi_bill_act | minibus_2_to_10 | 5 | H.R. 7148 |
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