Likely helped
- No clear beneficiaries surfaced yet.
H.R. 131 (119th)Bill Overview
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act
Water Resources Development|ColoradoPipelines
Sponsor
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageIntroduced
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 Janu…
Introduced
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01 · The brief
<p><strong>Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act</strong></p><p>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.</p>
Passage97/100
This bill has already cleared Congress and is at the President stage, which puts it near the end of the process.
CredibilityPartial
How solid the drafting looks.
Contention62/100
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
02 · What it does
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
Who this appears to help vs burden0% / 100%
Likely helpedLikely burdened
Likely burdened
- No clear downsides surfaced yet.
03 · Why people split
Why the argument around this bill splits.
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Progressive—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Centrist—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Conservative—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
04 · Can it pass?
The path through Congress.
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Still ahead
Passage likelihood97/100
This bill has already cleared Congress and is at the President stage, which puts it near the end of the process.
Why this could stall
- The next hurdle is reproducing that support in the other chamber.
05 · Recent votes
Recent votes on the bill.
HOUSE · Jan 8, 2026
248 yes · 177 no · 1 presentFailed
Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding
Yes 58% No 42%
Against party line
Andy Harris (MD)RR · Yes
Blake D. Moore (UT)RR · Yes
Brian K. Fitzpatrick (PA)RR · Yes
Burgess Owens (UT)RR · Yes
Aaron Bean (FL)RR · No
Abraham J. Hamadeh (AZ)RR · No
Adam Gray (CA)DD · Yes
Adam Smith (WA)DD · Yes
Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ)DD · Yes
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06 · Go deeper
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The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
This bill has already cleared Congress and is at the President stage, which puts it near the end of the process.
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