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119th Congress Water Resources Development

H.R. 131: Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

VetoedDec 29, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 3, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Jul 21, 2025
  3. Passed Senate (completed)Dec 16, 2025
  4. To the President (completed)Dec 18, 2025
  5. Vetoed (completed)Dec 29, 2025
  6. Overridden (not reached)
  7. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 3, 2025

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 Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House veto override, Jan 8, 2026

Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding

Failed 248–177

Yea 248two-thirds 284Nay 177

  • Democrats213 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans34 yea, 177 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Ryan Zinke (R-MT), Steve Womack (R-AR), David Valadao (R-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Michael Turner (R-OH), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Maria Salazar (R-FL) and Clarence Owens (R-UT) voted Yea; and 25 more

See how all 426 members voted

Showing 431 of 431 members

Yea 248

Democrats (213)

Independents (1) broke with their party

Nay 177

Republicans (177)

Present 1

Republicans (1)

Not voting 5

Senate

Passed by voice vote

Dec 16, 2025

No recorded vote, so there is no member-by-member tally.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

Showing 1 of 1 roll calls

  • Jan 8, 2026HousePassage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingFinal passageVeto overrideFailed, yea-nay 248–177
    Roll call 9 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats213000
    Republicans3417715
    Independents1000
    Total24817715

    House roll call 9: Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding. Failed.

    35 crossed party lines: 34 Republicans, 1 Independent

    How each member voted (431)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

1

Who scored on this bill

2,052 points earned
  1. 1Lauren Boebert R-CO SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House, discharged, passed Senate, vetoed; 1 maverick vote; 1 veto override vote9 events+148
  2. 2Jeff Hurd R-CO1 maverick vote; 1 veto override vote; cosponsored; cosponsored bill passed4 events+14
  3. 3Don Bacon R-NE1 maverick vote; 1 veto override vote2 events+10
  4. 3Eric Burlison R-MO1 maverick vote; 1 veto override vote2 events+10
  5. 3Juan Ciscomani R-AZ1 maverick vote; 1 veto override vote2 events+10
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Dec 29, 2025Vetoed by the President.
  2. Dec 18, 2025Presented to the President.
  3. Dec 16, 2025Passed the Senate by voice vote.
  4. Jul 21, 2025Passed the House by voice vote.
  5. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in the House by Lauren Boebert.
Show the full action history (32 actions)
  1. Jan 8, 2026The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
  2. Jan 8, 2026DEBATE - 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)
  3. Jan 8, 2026The previous question was ordered without objection.
  4. Jan 8, 2026POSTPONED 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.
  5. Jan 8, 2026The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto. (consideration: CR H212)
  6. Jan 8, 2026Failed 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).
  7. Jan 8, 2026On 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).
  8. Jan 8, 2026Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources.
  9. Jan 8, 2026On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources. Agreed to without objection.
  10. Jan 8, 2026The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.
  11. Jan 2, 2026The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
  12. Jan 2, 2026The 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. Jan 2, 2026POSTPONED 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.
  14. Dec 29, 2025Vetoed by President.
  15. Dec 18, 2025Presented to President.
  16. Dec 17, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  17. Dec 16, 2025Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Dec 16, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  19. Dec 16, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)
  20. Jul 22, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  21. Jul 21, 2025Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  22. Jul 21, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3497-3498)
  23. Jul 21, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 131.
  24. Jul 21, 2025Passed/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)
  25. Jul 21, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3497-3498)
  26. Jul 21, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  27. Jul 10, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-187.
  28. Jul 10, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 152.
  29. Jun 25, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  30. Jun 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  31. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  32. Jan 3, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.