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Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

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The Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act modifies repayment terms for the Arkansas Valley Conduit project in Colorado, removing interest and extending the repayment period to 100 years. It specifies that payments should come from non-federal sources during construction.

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1 current · 1 total
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Recorded vote · House roll call 9 · 2026-01-08
248 Yea · 177 Nay · 1 Present · 5 Not voting — Failed
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34177 (Yea–Nay)
D
2130 (Yea–Nay)
I
10 (Yea–Nay)
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Actions (37)
DateTimeAction
2025-01-03Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-01-03Introduced in House
2025-01-03Introduced in House
2025-06-25Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
2025-06-25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-07-10Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 152.
2025-07-10Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-187.
2025-07-10Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-187.
2025-07-2116:31:37Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-07-2116:31:48Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3497-3498)
2025-07-2116:31:50DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 131.
2025-07-2116:39:56On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3497-3498)
2025-07-2116:39:56Passed/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)
2025-07-2116:40:01Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-07-22Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-12-16Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)
2025-12-16Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
2025-12-16Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2025-12-16Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2025-12-17Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2025-12-18Presented to President.
2025-12-18Presented to President.
2025-12-29Vetoed by President.
2025-12-29Vetoed by President.
2026-01-0216:03:09The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
2026-01-0216:07:00The 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).
2026-01-0216:07:01POSTPONED 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.
2026-01-08On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources. Agreed to without objection.
2026-01-08Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Natural Resources.
2026-01-08On 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).
2026-01-08Failed 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).
2026-01-08The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto. (consideration: CR H212)
2026-01-08The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
2026-01-0813:28:07DEBATE - 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)
2026-01-0813:53:06The previous question was ordered without objection.
2026-01-0813:53:27POSTPONED 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.
2026-01-0815:24:41The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.
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