March 31, 2025
Ms. De La Cruz submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Expressing support for the diplomatic relations required to encourage the Government of Mexico to fulfill its water deliveries on an annual basis to the United States under the treaty between the United States and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande.
Whereas the treaty between the United States and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, signed at Washington, February 1944 (59 Stat. 1219), commits the Government of Mexico to send an average of not less than 350,000 acre-feet of water annually over a 5-year cycle to the United States;
Whereas Mexico repeatedly waits until the end of this 5-year cycle to fulfill such water commitment; and
Whereas each year, farmers in south Texas are experiencing water shortages: Now, therefore, be it
That the House of Representatives—
(1)
supports the diplomatic relations required to encourage the Government of Mexico to fulfill its water deliveries on an annual basis to the United States under the treaty between the United States and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, signed at Washington, February 1944 (59 Stat. 1219);
(2)
encourages Mexico to fulfill such commitments on an annual basis;
(3)
acknowledges that farmers in south Texas are experiencing water shortages; and
(4)
encourages new commitments to ensure that the United States receives annual deliveries of at least 350,000 acre-feet of water under such treaty.