List of acts of the 118th United States Congress explained

The 118th United States Congress, which began on January 3, 2023, and will end on January 3, 2025, has enacted 78 public laws and zero private laws.^{[1] [2]}

In contrast with previous Congresses, which generally enacted their first laws no later than January or February, the 118th Congress's first law was enacted on March 20.^[3] It has been called one of the least productive Congresses since 1951,^[4] being compared to the 113th Congress or the 92nd Congress.^[5]

Public laws

The 118th Congress has enacted the following laws:

Public law number <	-- Do not add Wikisource link -->	Date of enactment	Official short title(s)	Official title	Link to GPO <	-- Do not change to -->
118-1			Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
118-2		COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023	To require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19, and for other purposes.
118-3			Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.
118-4		NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023	To establish a task force on improvements for notices to air missions, and for other purposes.
118-5		Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023	To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling.
118-6		Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023	To increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
118-7		Changing Age-Determined Eligibility To Student Incentive Payments Act	To modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program of the State maritime academies.
118-8		Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act	To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.
118-9		Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023	To require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed rule.
118-10		250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, and to support programs at the Marine Corps Heritage Center.
118-11		Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2023	To take certain land located in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes.
118-12			To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Indian River, Michigan, as the "Pfc. Justin T. Paton Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".
118-13		United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act	To approve and implement the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan, and for other purposes.
118-14		Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act	To improve the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and for other purposes.
118-15		Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act	Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.
118-16			To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura VA Clinic.
118-17		Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act	To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that the prohibition on the use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to the use of such weapons for training in archery, hunting, or other shooting sports.
118-18			To amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes.
118-19			To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
118-20		Korean American VALOR Act	To amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam as a member of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea as a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
118-21		Wounded Warrior Access Act	To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for the electronic request of certain records, and for other purposes.
118-22		Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024	Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.
118-23		TRANQ Research Act of 2023	To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support research and other activities related to identifying xylazine, novel synthetic opioids, and other new psychoactive substances.
118-24		National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023	To exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days.
118-25		Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023	To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow States to issue fully electronic stamps under that Act, and for other purposes.
118-26			To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations.
118-27		5G Sale Act	To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to process applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful bidders in an auction before the authority of the Commission to conduct auctions expired on March 9, 2023.
118-28	December 21, 2023		Providing for the reappointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
118-29			Providing for the appointment of Antoinette Bush as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
118-30			Providing for the reappointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
118-31		National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024	To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
118-32		Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023	To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.
118-33			To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes.
118-34		Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II	To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
118-35		Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024	Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
118-36			To ensure the security of office space rented by Senators, and for other purposes.
118-37			To provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
118-38		Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2023	To extend the authority to provide employees of the United States Secret Service with overtime pay beyond other statutory limitations, and for other purposes.
118-39		Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act	To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to protect personally identifiable information, and for other purposes.
118-40		Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024	Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.
118-41		Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024	To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
118-42		Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024	Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
118-43		"Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of life" or "END FENTANYL" Act	To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to regularly review and update policies and manuals related to inspections at ports of entry.
118-44		Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act	To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance.
118-45		I-27 Numbering Act of 2023	To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the Texas and New Mexico portions of the future Interstate-designated segments of the Port-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate Route 27, and for other purposes.
118-46			To designate the Federal building located at 985 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the “Rosa Parks Federal Building”, and for other purposes.
118-47		Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024	Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
118-48		Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023	To take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, and for other purposes.
118-49		Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act	To reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
118-50			Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
118-51		Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023	To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
118-52			To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24355 Creekside Road in Santa Clarita, California, as the “William L. Reynolds Post Office Building”.
118-53			To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the “Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office”.
118-54			To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 616 East Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as the “Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office”.
118-55			To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the “Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building”.
118-56			To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South 8th Street in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as the “Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office Building”.
118-57			To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Church Street in Mount Vernon, Georgia, as the “Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office”.
118-58			To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 859 North State Road 21 in Melrose, Florida, as the “Pamela Jane Rock Post Office Building”.
118-59		"Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act" or the "REPORT Act"	To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen reporting to the CyberTipline related to online sexual exploitation of children, to modernize liabilities for such reports, to preserve the contents of such reports for 1 year, and for other purposes.
118-60		Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024, Part II	To extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
118-61			To rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, as the "John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic".
118-62		Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act	To prohibit the importation into the United States of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
118-63		FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024	To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation programs, and for other purposes.
118-64		Recruit and Retain Act	To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities, and for other purposes.
118-65		Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023	To reauthorize the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
118-66		Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson's Act	To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent, diagnose, treat, and cure Parkinson’s, to be known as the National Parkinson’s Project, and for other purposes.
118-67		Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023	To authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance the benefits of nuclear energy, and for other purposes.
118-68		Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023	To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and for other purposes.
118-69		Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024	To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes.
118-70		Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act	To amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain provisions of that Act.
118-71		Federal Prison Oversight Act	To establish an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.
118-72		Debbie Smith Act of 2023	To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.
118-73		Improving Access to Our Courts Act	To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional place for holding court for the Pecos Division of the Western District of Texas, and for other purposes.
118-74		All-American Flag Act	To require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government.
118-75			To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas, as the “Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic”.
118-76			To rename the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butte, Montana, as the “Charlie Dowd VA Clinic”.
118-77		"Victims' Voices Outside and Inside the Courtroom Effectiveness Act" or the "Victims' VOICES Act"	To amend section 3663A of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that restitution includes necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by a person who has assumed the victim's rights.
118-78		Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections Act	To make a technical correction to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 by repealing section 5101 and enacting an updated version of the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act.

Treaties

The 118th Congress has approved the following treaties:

See also

• List of bills in the 118th United States Congress
• List of United States federal legislation
• Lists of acts of the United States Congress
• 2020s in United States political history

External links

• Public Laws for the 118th Congress at Congress.gov
• Private Laws for the 118th Congress at Congress.gov

Notes and References

1. Web site: Public Laws. www.congress.gov.
2. Web site: Private Laws. www.congress.gov.
3. Web site: Historical Statistics about Legislation in the U.S. Congress - . GovTrack.us . 2023-11-05 . en.
4. Web site: The Least Productive Congress Ever? - No Labels . www.nolabels.org . No Labels . 2023-11-05 . en.
5. Web site: Metzger . Bryan . Kevin McCarthy's House is the least productive in modern history — and it's not just because of divided government . Business Insider . 2023-11-05.