1HOUSE · JAN 8, 2026
Passed the House
230–196PASSED
R 17–196 D 213–0
On Passage · roll 11 · 5 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Breaking the Gridlock Act
Official title: To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Sponsor: Rep. James McGovern D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 4, 2025
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJan 8, 2026 · 230–196
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 10, 2026 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1834.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 1834” on January 8, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As amended by amendment no. 1 and published in the Congressional Record, Vol. 171, No. 191 (November 12, 2025, p. H4668)”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61999
- CBO publication date
- January 8, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1834, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1834
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 11, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McGOVERN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 41, March 4, 2025, Page H976):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1834, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1834
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 11, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 1834. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James McGovern.
- H.Res. 780 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
- H.Res. 887 (119th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 5439 (119th) Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act
- H.Con.Res. 68 (119th) To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
- H.Res. 317 (119th) Urging the United States to lead the world back from the brink of nuclear war and halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.
- H.Con.Res. 64 (119th) To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
Related bills
- H.R. 469 (119th) Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule ActRelated bill
- H.R. 862 (119th) TSA Commuting Fairness ActRelated bill
- H.Res. 780 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.Related bill
- H.R. 345 (119th) Fire Department Repayment Act of 2025Related bill
- S. 1483 (119th) TSA Commuting Fairness ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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