- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- May 14, 2026
What it does
The WATER for Farmers Act aims to ensure reliable water delivery to the United States under the 1944 Water Treaty with Mexico by establishing enforcement mechanisms, including the imposition of duties on Mexican imports when Mexico fails to meet its annual obligation of delivering 350,000 acre-feet of water from the Rio Grande basin over five-year cycles. It creates a South Texas Agricultural Compensation Trust Fund, funded by collected duties, to provide direct financial compensation to U.S. agricultural producers in the Rio Grande Valley who suffer economic losses due to water delivery shortfalls, with losses calculated based on shortfall volume, economic value per acre-foot, and an…
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