Overview
- The override vote on Colorado’s Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act failed 248–177, and the vote on Florida’s Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act failed 236–188, both below the two‑thirds threshold.
- Thirty-five Republicans joined Democrats on the Colorado measure and 24 Republicans crossed over on the Miccosukee bill, reflecting GOP divisions despite party control of the chamber.
- The Colorado bill sought to extend and lower repayment terms to help complete a pipeline bringing clean drinking water to roughly 50,000 people in southeastern Colorado.
- The Miccosukee measure would have added the Osceola Camp in Everglades National Park to the tribe’s reserved area, enabling local water‑management and flood‑proofing decisions.
- Trump’s veto messages criticized “taxpayer handouts” and faulted the Miccosukee Tribe’s stance on immigration policy, even though both bills had earlier cleared Congress unanimously and House leaders did not whip the override votes.