WATER for Farmers Act

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Introduced 2026-05-29Topic: agriculture food · environment · economy jobs

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This bill would require the Secretary of State to determine each year whether Mexico delivered at least 350,000 acre-feet of Rio Grande water to the United States under the 1944 Water Treaty. If Mexico falls short, the U.S. Trade Representative would impose duties on imports from Mexico starting 90 days later, and would increase them if shortfalls continue in consecutive years, until the shortfalls are remedied. Money equal to the duties collected would go into a new South Texas Agricultural Compensation Trust Fund. The Secretary of Agriculture would use the fund to pay farmers in the Rio Grande Valley for losses calculated with a set formula, and federal agencies would publicly report water delivery and payment data each month.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-05-29	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-05-29	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-05-29	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-05-29		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-05-29		Introduced in House	introduce

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