Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act passed both chambers and was vetoed on Dec 29, 2025
IntroducedJan 3, 2025
ReportedJun 25, 2025
Passed one chamberJul 21, 2025
Passed bothDec 16, 2025
VetoedDec 29, 2025
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 59 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Policy area
- Water Resources Development: 21 of 627 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 77 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to referred in senate · 321 words
- Subjects
- ColoradoPipelinesWater resources fundingWater use and supply
- Latest action
- Jan 8, 2026: The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 296 Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 8646 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 R · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]