To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Latest action · Feb 10, 2026 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2025
- Passed HouseJan 8, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 11 | On Passage | Passed230–196 | Jan 8, 2026 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 21
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2026Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
- Feb 9, 2026Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Jan 26, 2026Received in the Senate.
- Jan 16, 2026Senate returned papers to the House.
- Jan 15, 2026Senate returned papers to House by Unanimous Consent.
In the Congressional Record 16
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S540 | John Thune R-SD | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S537 | Jim Banks R-IN | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S263 | John Barrasso R-WY | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S187, S194, S195 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Jeanne Shaheen D-NH, Mike Crapo R-ID, Ron Wyden D-OR | Jan 14, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H697Text printed H697 | Nick LaLota R-NY | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S123 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Jan 12, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H606 | Marcy Kaptur D-OH | Jan 9, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H145, H146, H213–H227, H239–H244Text printed H213–H217Recorded votes H213, H226enact | Aaron Bean R-FL, Adelita S. Grijalva D-AZ, Andrea Salinas D-OR, Ayanna Pressley D-MA, Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Daniel S. Goldman D-NY, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, Emily Randall D-WA, Hakeem S. Jeffries D-NY, Jason Smith R-MO, Jimmy Gomez D-CA, Jimmy Panetta D-CA, Jodey C. Arrington R-TX, John B. Larson D-CT, John Garamendi D-CA, Judy Chu D-CA, Katherine M. Clark D-MA, Kevin Kiley R-CA, Lauren Underwood D-IL, Linda T. Sánchez D-CA, Lloyd Doggett D-TX, Luz M. Rivas D-CA, Mark Takano D-CA, Maxwell Frost D-FL, Mike Haridopolos R-FL, Mike Kennedy R-UT, Mike Thompson D-CA, Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Nathaniel Moran R-TX, Paul Tonko D-NY, Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL, Rashida Tlaib D-MI, Richard E. Neal D-MA, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI, Steven Horsford D-NV, Suzan K. DelBene D-WA, Terri A. Sewell D-AL, Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY, Val T. Hoyle D-OR, Yassamin Ansari D-AZ | Jan 8, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H111, H122, H123, H124–H126Text printed H123Recorded votes H123consideration (H. Res. 780), Jeffries motion to discharge | Becca Balint D-VT, Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL, Diana DeGette D-CO, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Hakeem S. Jeffries D-NY, James P. McGovern D-MA, Jason Smith R-MO, Jennifer L. McClellan D-VA, Jill N. Tokuda D-HI, Johnny Olszewski, Jr. D-MD, Julie Johnson D-TX, Kathy Castor D-FL, Michael Lawler R-NY, Seth Magaziner D-RI, Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | Jan 7, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4 | Hakeem S. Jeffries D-NY | Jan 6, 2026 |
| House | Discharge petition H6123 | — | Dec 19, 2025 |
| House | Lists H6019House of Representative signatories to Representative Jeffries motion to discharge Committee on Rules (House) from H. Res. 780, consideration of H.R. 1834, Breaking the Gridlock Act | Hakeem S. Jeffries D-NY | Dec 17, 2025 |
| House | Discharge petition H5058 | — | Dec 5, 2025 |
| House | Discharge petition H4898 | — | Nov 21, 2025 |
| House | Discharge petition H4670 | — | Nov 13, 2025 |
| House | Amendments H4668 | James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment) | Nov 12, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 8, 2026Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 1834As amended by amendment no. 1 and published in the Congressional Record, Vol. 171, No. 191 (November 12, 2025, p. H4668)
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 41, March 4, 2025, page H976.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45920 | Discharge Procedure in the House | Report | Feb 12, 2026 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 144 | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 780, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record of November 12, 2025 is considered adopted. | James P. McGovern D-MA | On agreeing to the McGovern amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 345 | Fire Department Repayment Act of 2025 | Related bill | Jul 23, 2025 |
| HR 469 | Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act | Related bill | Feb 27, 2025 |
| HRES 780 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. | Related bill | Jan 8, 2026 |
| HR 862 | TSA Commuting Fairness Act | Related bill | Mar 11, 2025 |
| S 1483 | TSA Commuting Fairness Act | Related bill | Apr 10, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Breaking the Gridlock Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Asia
- China
- Commuting
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congress
- Congressional leadership
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Corporate finance and management
- Financial crises and stabilization
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Foreign and international corporations
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Historical and cultural resources
- Iran
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Middle East
- North Korea
- Russia
- State and local government operations
- Transportation employees
- U.S. Capitol
- U.S. history
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2026Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jan 15, 2026Returned to the House by Unanimous Consent
- Jan 8, 2026Engrossed in House
- Mar 4, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
