- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- May 29, 2026
What it does
The WATER for Farmers Act aims to ensure reliable water delivery to the United States under the 1944 Water Treaty by establishing a mechanism to impose 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 affects U.S. agricultural producers in South Texas who rely on this water, providing for direct financial compensation through a newly created trust fund funded by collected duties, with compensation calculated based on water shortfall volume, economic value per acre-foot, and an impact multiplier. The bill also requires enhanced data collection and monitoring of water…
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