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HR 131 · introduced · significant

Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

What this bill does

  • Reduces repayment obligations for Colorado communities receiving water via the Arkansas Valley Conduit pipeline.
  • Affects municipalities in the Arkansas River Valley that rely on the Bureau of Reclamation water project.
  • Eliminates interest charges and extends repayment period from current terms to 100 years.

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  1. 01

    How might eliminating interest charges and extending repayment to 100 years affect the federal budget and taxpayers who don't live in the Arkansas Valley?

  2. 02

    What specific water infrastructure challenges in Colorado communities does the Arkansas Valley Conduit currently address that justify changing repayment terms?

  3. 03

    How would these reduced repayment obligations compare to similar federal water project arrangements in other regions?

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-01-08 · house · Floor

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

  2. 2026-01-08 · house · Veto

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

  3. 2026-01-08 · house · Veto

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

  4. 2026-01-08 · house · 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).

  5. 2026-01-08 · Veto

    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).

  6. 2026-01-08 · house · President

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

  7. 2026-01-08 · house · Floor

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the veto message of the President to H.R. 131, the Chair put the question on will the House, on reconsideration, pass the bill, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. Under the Constitution, the vote must be taken by the yeas and nays. Further proceedings were postponed until a time to be announced.

  8. 2026-01-08 · house · Floor

    The previous question was ordered without objection.

  9. 2026-01-08 · house · 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)

  10. 2026-01-08 · house · Veto

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

  11. 2026-01-02 · house · Floor

    POSTPONED CONSIDERATION OF VETO MESSAGE - The Chair announced that further consideration of the veto message and the bill, H.R. 131, is postponed until the legislative day of January 8, 2026. Agreed to without objection.

  12. 2026-01-02 · house · Floor

    The Chair announced that the objections of the President to H.R. 131 would be spread at large upon the Journal and the veto message would be printed as a House Document (119-119).

  13. 2026-01-02 · house · Floor

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

  14. 2025-12-29 · house · President

    Vetoed by President.

  15. 2025-12-29 · President

    Vetoed by President.

  16. 2025-12-18 · house · Floor

    Presented to President.

  17. 2025-12-18 · President

    Presented to President.

  18. 2025-12-17 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  19. 2025-12-16 · senate · Floor

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

  20. 2025-12-16 · Floor

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

  21. 2025-12-16 · senate · Discharge

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

  22. 2025-12-16 · Committee

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

  23. 2025-07-22 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  24. 2025-07-21 · house · Floor

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

  25. 2025-07-21 · house · Floor

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

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