# 119-s-3120: Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025

119-s-3120, Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3120
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits U.S. engagement over Mexico water: mixed, medium. 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 pri…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
- 119-s-117: AMERICANS Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3120 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3120)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2975)
- [119-s-117: AMERICANS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-117)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3120 (as of 2026-04-21).