H.R. 131 · 119th Congress
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act
Status: Vetoed
- Introduced (done)
- Committee (done)
- Passed House (done)
- Passed Senate (done)
- To President (vetoed) (current)
- Law
Latest action
: The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Actions
- House
The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.
- House
On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources. Agreed to without objection.
- House
Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources.
- House
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).
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).
- House
The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto. (consideration: CR H212)
- House
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
The previous question was ordered without objection.
- House
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
The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
- House
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
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).
Show 19 earlier actions
- House
The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
- House
Vetoed by President.
- House
Presented to President.
- Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Senate
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Senate
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3497-3498)
- House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 131.
- House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3497-3498)
- House
Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 152.
- House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-187.
- House
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Roll-call votes
Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding (Failed, 248–177)