H.R. 7078

Summary

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, was introduced in the House on Jan 14, 2026 by Rep. David Schweikert (R). It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jan 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 7078 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 7078 IH: 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.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-14
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7078  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.
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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:
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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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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.

Sponsors

Rep. David Schweikert (R) sponsors H.R. 7078 alone.

David Schweikert

Rep. · R–AZ-1 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 7078 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Jan 14, 2026 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7078 has taken 2 actions since Jan 14, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7078 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7078 goes by 2 titles.

• 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. — Official Title as 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. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7078 under Water Resources Development, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7078’s is Water Resources Development.

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