In addition to the appropriations bill, a few major and several minor bills made it through the end-of-session legislative logjam and are on the way to becoming law. These include:

• The biennial Water Resources Development Act (S. 4367) passed the House on December 10 by a vote of 399 to 18 and then passed the Senate on December 18 by a vote of 97-1. A section-by-section summary of the final bill is here.
• The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2025 (H.R. 5009), of which the Maritime Administration authorization is title XXXV, passed the House on December 11 by a vote of 281 to 140 and then passed the Senate on December 18 by a vote of 85-14. Presented to the President on December 20.
• The Transportation Screening Modernization Act (S. 3959) passed the Senate on November 21 by unanimous consent and then passed the House on December 18 by voice vote. The bill requires the Transportation Security Administration to streamline and expedite the process by which transportation workers apply for Transportation Worker Identity Cards and hazardous materials endorsements.
• The VETS Safe Travel Act (H.R. 7365) passed the House on December 10 by voice vote and passed the Senate December 19 by unanimous consent. The bill provides that veterans with service-connected disabilities that led to blindness, loss of limb, or paralysis that has resulted in the use of a wheelchair or other mobility device can enroll in the TSA Precheck program free of charge.
• The Think Differently Transportation Act (S. 4107) passed the Senate on December 3 and passed the House on December 17 by voice vote. The bill requires Amtrak to publish annual status reports on Americans with Disabilities Act compliance at each station it serves, including timelines for compliance at each station.