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H.R. 7078

Introduced

To amend the Colorado River Basin Project Act to provide for the equitable distribution of Colorado River water for the lower basin States, and for other purposes.

Sponsor
RDavid Schweikert· Arizona
Introduced
January 14, 2026
Policy area
Water Resources Development
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.January 14, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7078 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7078

To amend the Colorado River Basin Project Act to provide for the 
equitable distribution of Colorado River water for the lower basin 
States, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 14, 2026

Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Colorado River Basin Project Act to provide for the 
equitable distribution of Colorado River water for the lower basin 
States, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT ACT.

Section 301(b) of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 
1521(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) In times of shortage or reduction of main stream Colorado 
River water for the Central Arizona Project, as determined by the 
Secretary, all diversions from the Colorado River for consumptive use 
by the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada shall be reduced on a 
pro-rata basis relative to their base annual apportionments, without 
preference to present perfected rights.''.
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