{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-arkansas-valley-conduit-included-bipartisan-wrda-house-passes-bill", "REP. BOEBERT: ARKANSAS VALLEY CONDUIT INCLUDED IN BIPARTISAN WRDA AS HOUSE PASSES BILL ON SUSPENSION", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) today welcomed House passage of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R. 9497) under suspension of the rules, with the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit provisions included for southeastern Colorado. This is the second time this Congress the House has advanced the AVC repayment language in a must-pass package, after the House included it in the Agriculture appropriations bill (H.R. 8646) this June.\n\n\u201cThis is about clean water for families in the Arkansas Valley who have waited more than 60 years,\u201d Rep. Boebert said. \u201cThe Arkansas Valley Conduit is the unfinished piece of the Fryingpan\u2013Arkansas Project. Getting it in this bipartisan WRDA and across the House floor on suspension is a big step toward finishing the job.\n\n\u201dThe conduit would serve more than 50,000 residents in 39 communities that still rely on groundwater with naturally occurring contaminants. The language adjusts the non-federal cost-share and repayment terms so rural districts can actually connect to the project.\n\n\u201cI am a legislator who never gives up, especially when it involves Colorado water. After working on this issue with House leaders for years, Chairman Graves understands what needs to be done to improve water access for Coloradans, and I thank him for working with me to put southeastern Colorado in WRDA and move it under suspension,\u201d Rep. Boebert said.\n\nThe House-passed bill now heads to the Senate.", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-arkansas-valley-conduit-included-bipartisan-wrda-house-passes-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9185248054563999, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}