HR 131
· 119th Congress
· Water Resources Development
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act
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Jan 08, 2026
vetoed
The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
Jan 08, 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)
Jan 08, 2026
floor
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Jan 08, 2026
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.
Jan 08, 2026
other
The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto. (consideration: CR H212)
Jan 08, 2026
vetoed
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).
Jan 08, 2026
vetoed
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).
Jan 08, 2026
vetoed
Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee
Jan 08, 2026
vetoed
On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources. Agreed to without objection.
Natural Resources Committee
Jan 08, 2026
floor
The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.
Jan 02, 2026
floor
The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
Jan 02, 2026
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).
Jan 02, 2026
passed
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.
Dec 29, 2025
vetoed
Vetoed by President.
Dec 18, 2025
sent
Presented to President.
Dec 17, 2025
floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 16, 2025
committee
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Dec 16, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 16, 2025
passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)
Jul 22, 2025
introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jul 21, 2025
floor
Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 21, 2025
floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3497-3498)
Jul 21, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 131.
Jul 21, 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)
Jul 21, 2025
passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3497-3498)
Jul 21, 2025
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 10, 2025
committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-187.
Natural Resources Committee
Jul 10, 2025
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 152.
Jun 25, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Natural Resources Committee
Jun 25, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
Natural Resources Committee
Jan 03, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Jan 03, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee
Roll-call votes
Floor votes recorded on this bill.
Roll call #9 — Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding
January 08, 2026 · Failed
248
Yea
177
Nay
5
Missed
D
213–0
R
35–177
(5 missed)
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Introduced in House
Jan 03, 2025
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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+++ Enrolled
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 131 Engrossed in House (EH)]
+[H.R. 131 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
-<DOC>
+H.R.131
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-H. R. 131
+One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
-_______________________________________________________________________
+of the
-AN ACT
+United States of America
+
+AT THE FIRST SESSION
+
+Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
+the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five
+
+An Act
To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley
Conduit in the State of Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
-
This Act may be cited as the ``Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit
Act''.
-
SEC. 2. ARKANSAS VALLEY CONDUIT, COLORADO.
-
Public Law 87-590 (76 Stat. 389; 123 Stat. 1320) is amended--
(1) in the first section--
-(A) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by
-striking ``or in the case of the Arkansas Valley
-Conduit, payment in an amount equal to 35 percent of
-the cost of the conduit that is comprised of revenue
-generated by payments pursuant to a repayment contract
-and revenue that may be derived from contracts for the
-use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or
-exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project
+(A) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by striking
+``or in the case of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, payment in an
+amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit that is
+comprised of revenue generated by payments pursuant to a
+repayment contract and revenue that may be derived from
+contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess
+capacity or exchange contracts using Fryingpan-Arkansas project
facilities,''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Arkansas Valley Conduit.--
-``(1) Repayment contract.--To provide domestic water
-supplies to communities and households that do not have
-reliable access to domestic water supplies, the contract for
-the Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for payment in an
-amount equal to 35 percent of the cost of the conduit,
-notwithstanding the reclamation laws or any other provision of
-this Act. The contract payments shall consist of--
-``(A) funding provided during construction from any
-entity other than the Secretary; and
-``(B) based on a demonstration of financial
-hardship, as determined by the Secretary, repayment of
-the balance not covered under subparagraph (A) for a
-period of not more than 75 years with simple interest
-at a rate that is equal to 50 percent of the interest
-rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury under
-section 2(c), including revenue derived from contracts
-for the use of excess capacity or exchange contracts
+``(1) Repayment contract.--To provide domestic water supplies
+to communities and households that do not have reliable access to
+domestic water supplies, the contract for the Arkansas Valley
+Conduit shall provide for payment in an amount equal to 35 percent
+of the cost of the conduit, notwithstanding the reclamation laws or
+any other provision of this Act. The contract payments shall
+consist of--
+``(A) funding provided during construction from any entity
+other than the Secretary; and
+``(B) based on a demonstration of financial hardship, as
+determined by the Secretary, repayment of the balance not
+covered under subparagraph (A) for a period of not more than 75
+years with simple interest at a rate that is equal to 50
+percent of the interest rate determined by the Secretary of the
+Treasury under section 2(c), including revenue derived from
+contracts for the use of excess capacity or exchange contracts
using Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities.
``(2) Operations and maintenance.--The contract for the
Arkansas Valley Conduit shall provide for the assumption by the
@@ -62,20 +61,7 @@
(2) in section 2(b)(3)(A), by striking ``this section'' and
inserting ``subsection (d) of the first section''.
-Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025.
+Speaker of the House of Representatives.
-Attest:
-
-Clerk.
-119th CONGRESS
-
-1st Session
-
-H. R. 131
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-AN ACT
-
-To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley
-Conduit in the State of Colorado.
+Vice President of the United States and
+President of the Senate.
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