Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires recurring State Department determinations on whether Mexico is meeting 1944 water-delivery obligations and directs the President to deny certain non-Treaty requests if Mexico is not in compliance.
Who Benefits and How
Farmers, water districts, and communities in the United States that depend on treaty deliveries could gain stronger federal leverage to press for more reliable water flows.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Mexico and sectors dependent on additional U.S. cooperation outside the Treaty could face new diplomatic pressure, while State and White House officials would have to make and act on annual compliance findings.
Key Provisions
- Requires an annual State Department determination on whether Mexico is meeting water-delivery obligations.
- Directs the President to deny non-Treaty requests from Mexico after a negative determination, subject to a narcotics-cooperation carveout.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires recurring State Department determinations on whether Mexico is meeting 1944 water-delivery obligations and directs the President to deny certain non-Treaty requests if Mexico is not in compliance.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Agriculture, Environment
Primary Purpose
Requires recurring State Department determinations on whether Mexico is meeting 1944 water-delivery obligations and directs the President to deny certain non-Treaty requests if Mexico is not in compliance.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- United States agricultural producers and communities dependent on treaty water deliveries
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Mexican government and sectors affected by the denial of non-Treaty requests
- Executive branch officials responsible for annual compliance determinations and follow-on actions
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Ted Cruz
R-TX | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
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United States farmers and water users dependent on treaty deliveries
Mexico and affected foreign-government interests seeking non-Treaty cooperation
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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