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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | Floor | The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House. | House floor actions |
| 2026-01-08 | Veto | On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2026-01-08 | Veto | Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
| 2026-01-08 | 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). | House floor actions |
| 2026-01-08 | President | The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto. (consideration: CR H212) | House floor actions |
| 2026-01-08 | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2026-01-08 | Floor | The previous question was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2026-01-08 | 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) | House floor actions |
| 2026-01-08 | Veto | The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President. | House floor actions |
| 2026-01-02 | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2026-01-02 | 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). | House floor actions |
| 2026-01-02 | Floor | The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President. | House floor actions |
| 2025-12-29 | President | Vetoed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2025-12-18 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2025-12-17 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2025-12-16 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768) | Senate |
| 2025-12-16 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2025-07-22 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate |
| 2025-07-21 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2025-07-21 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3497-3498) | House floor actions |
| 2025-07-21 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 131. | House floor actions |
| 2025-07-21 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3497-3498) | House floor actions |
| 2025-07-21 | Floor | Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2025-07-10 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 152. | House floor actions |
| 2025-07-10 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-187. | House floor actions |
| 2025-06-25 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent. | House committee actions |
| 2025-06-25 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | House committee actions |
| 2025-01-03 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-03 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |
| 2025-01-03 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |