# 119-hr-9053: WATER for Farmers Act

119-hr-9053, WATER for Farmers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9053
- Congress: 119
- Title: WATER for Farmers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-10

## Summary

**The WATER for Farmers Act would create a treaty-backed system to ensure reliable Rio Grande deliveries from Mexico and to compensate South Texas agricultural producers when deliveries fall short.** It links minimum annual deliveries to trade penalties and a dedicated compensation fund to make farmers whole for verified losses.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Payments for Rio Grande farmers: benefit, high. If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture would calculate payments for Rio Grande Valley producers within 90 days of a treaty shortfall. Payments would equal the shortfall in acre-feet times a dollar value per acre-foot times an impact multiplier. The bill would create a South Texas Agricultural Com…
- Treaty consistency and legal rights: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require that it be applied in a way consistent with the 1944 Water Treaty. It would also say that nothing in the bill would be read to reduce any right or remedy under federal or state law or other international agreements, except as the bill itself requires.
- Tariffs tied to treaty shortfalls: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would set a minimum delivery of 350,000 acre-feet each year in a five-year cycle and require the Secretary of State to check deliveries within 30 days after each year. If the Secretary of State declares a year a shortfall, the U.S. Trade Representative would impose duties on im…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9053 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9053)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1919)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9053 (as of 2026-06-10).