H.R. 131Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

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Sponsor: Lauren Boebert [R-CO-03]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Republican
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Committees: Natural Resources Committee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Latest action: Jan 8, 2026 · The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.

IntroducedJan 3, 2025
Passed the HouseJul 21, 2025
Passed the SenateDec 16, 2025
Sent to the PresidentDec 18, 2025
VetoedDec 29, 2025

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 131 as introduced in House on Jan 3, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 9

House Jan 8, 2026

Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding

Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

Failed · Two-thirds required

248 Yea 177 Nay 5 not voting · 1 present

Party-line vote 34 of 425 voting members broke with their own party: 34 Republicans.

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All members431 members

Democratic213 members

Independent1 member

Republican217 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 131 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.

RJeff Hurd [R-CO-03]Joined Jan 14, 20252026 profile

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