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H.R. 131 (119th)

Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

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openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

3 January 2025

Last action

8 January 2026 · Veto

Status

The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.

Sponsors

Lauren Boebert, Jeff Hurd

Subjects

Water Resources Development

Source updated

18 July 2026

Water Resources Development

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Summary

Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act This bill reduces payments that communities within the Arkansas River Valley must pay to the Bureau of Reclamation for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a pipeline in Colorado for delivering water from the Pueblo Reservoir to such communities. Specifically, it removes interest payments and extends the repayment period to 100 years.

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Timeline

  1. 3 January 2025

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 June 2025

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

  5. 25 June 2025

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    Source: Committee

  6. 10 July 2025

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 152.

    Source: Calendars

  7. 10 July 2025

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-187.

    Source: Committee

  8. 10 July 2025

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-187.

    Source: Committee

  9. 21 July 2025

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  10. 21 July 2025

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3497-3498)

    Source: Floor

  11. 21 July 2025

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3497-3498)

    Source: Floor

  12. 21 July 2025

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 131.

    Source: Floor

  13. 21 July 2025

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3497-3498)

    Source: Floor

  14. 21 July 2025

    Floor

    Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  15. 22 July 2025

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  16. 16 December 2025

    Passed

    Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)

    Source: Floor

  17. 16 December 2025

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  18. 16 December 2025

    Discharge

    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Discharge

  19. 16 December 2025

    Committee

    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

  20. 17 December 2025

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  21. 18 December 2025

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  22. 18 December 2025

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  23. 29 December 2025

    President

    Vetoed by President.

    Source: President

  24. 29 December 2025

    President

    Vetoed by President.

    Source: President

  25. 2 January 2026

    Floor

    The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.

    Source: Floor

  26. 8 January 2026

    Floor

    DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House of January 2, 2026, the unfinished business is the further consideration of the veto message of the President on H.R. 131. The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. (consideration: CR H205-208)

    Source: Floor

  27. 8 January 2026

    Passed

    On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Veto

  28. 8 January 2026

    Veto

    Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: Veto

  29. 8 January 2026

    Vote

    On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 248 - 177, 1 Present (Roll no. 9).

    Source: Veto

  30. 8 January 2026

    Vote

    Failed of passage in House over veto On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 248 - 177, 1 Present (Roll no. 9).

    Source: Veto

  31. 8 January 2026

    President

    The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto. (consideration: CR H212)

    Source: President

  32. 8 January 2026

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered without objection.

    Source: Floor

  33. 8 January 2026

    Veto

    The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.

    Source: Veto

Votes

8 January 2026 · failed · Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding · Failed · Official source

Yes 248 · No 177 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 5

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