Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025

This bill would require the Secretary of State to report to Congress within 180 days, and every year after, on water deliveries from Mexico under a 1944 water treaty between the two countries. The report must say whether Mexico delivered at least 350,000 acre-feet of water in the prior year, assess Mexico's ability to deliver 1,750,000 acre-feet by the end of the treaty's five-year cycle, and identify Mexican economic sectors that depend on irrigation districts using treaty-related water. If Mexico did not deliver the minimum amount, the President would have to deny Mexico's emergency requests for special water deliveries, unless the Secretary certifies the water is only for an ecological, environmental, or humanitarian emergency and is vital to U.S. national interests. The President could also limit or end engagement with Mexico's government related to the identified sectors, except for efforts to stop fentanyl and other synthetic drugs from entering the United States.

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Sponsors

• Ted Cruz Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors