# 119-s-291: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025

119-s-291, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-291
- Congress: 119
- Title: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-04

## Summary

**Creates an interest-bearing Treasury account** to hold non-Federal state contributions for the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program and make those funds available for program use without additional appropriation. The amendment requires Treasury to accept pre- and post-enactment contributions, invest idle amounts only in U.S. Treasury securities, and follow the existing Funding and Management Agreement and Program Documents. - State Parties: Requires deposit of their non-Federal contributions into the new Non-Federal Funding Account, including amounts contributed before enactment which must be transferred within 90 days. State Parties are not responsible for investment losses as governed by the existing Agreement. - Program operations: Amounts in the Fund and any interest earned are available to the Secretary for expenditure without further appropriation and must be used consistent with the Program Documents. - Treasury role: Establishes and manages the account in the U.S. Treasury and may invest amounts not needed for current use only in interest-bearing U.S. obligations.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Treasury Fund for Colorado River: benefit, low. This bill would create a Non-Federal Funding Account in the U.S. Treasury for the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program. The Treasury would move any unspent non-Federal contributions from before enactment into the account within 90 days and place new contributions into the account…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-1068: Putting Veterans First Act of 2025
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-291 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/291)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-1068: Putting Veterans First Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1068)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-291 (as of 2026-10-04).