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119-s-3120119th CongressWALLET

Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

Introduced

Summary

Conditioning U.S.-Mexico engagement on Mexico’s treaty water deliveries is the bill’s main aim. It would create an annual reporting and certification process and allow the United States to deny or limit non-Treaty engagement if Mexico fails to meet specific water-delivery benchmarks.

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  • U.S. diplomacy and oversight would change. The Secretary of State would have to provide a formal report within 180 days of enactment and annually after that that checks whether Mexico delivered at least 350,000 acre-feet in the prior year and assesses ability to meet 1,750,000 acre-feet by the end of a five-year cycle.
  • Mexican irrigation-dependent sectors and requests for extra water would face consequences. If deliveries fall below 350,000 acre-feet the President must deny all non-Treaty requests by Mexico and may limit or end U.S. engagement with identified economic sectors tied to U.S. or Rio Grande waters.
  • Narrow exceptions would remain. The bill preserves engagement aimed at stopping fentanyl and other synthetic drugs and allows emergency non-Treaty deliveries if the Secretary certifies every 120 days that the water is for ecological, environmental, or humanitarian emergencies and is vital to U.S. national interests.

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Limits U.S. engagement over Mexico water

This bill would require the Secretary of State to report to the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees. The first report would be due not later than 180 days after enactment, and then yearly. Each report would say whether Mexico delivered at least 350,000 acre-feet in the prior calendar year. The report would also assess Mexico's ability to deliver 1,750,000 acre-feet by the end of the Treaty five-year cycle. The report would identify Mexican sectors that depend on treaty water or U.S. deliveries. If a report finds Mexico failed to deliver 350,000 acre-feet, the President would have to deny all non-Treaty emergency delivery requests by Mexico. The President could also limit or end U.S. engagement with the identified sectors, except actions to stop fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, xylazine, and other synthetic drugs. A non-Treaty emergency delivery could still occur if, within 120 days after the report and every 120 days after that, the Secretary certifies the water will be used only for an ongoing ecological, environmental, or humanitarian emergency and that the delivery is vital to U.S. national interests.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 11/6/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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