H.R. 6386: Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025

This bill, titled the "Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025," focuses on the management of water resources shared between the United States and Mexico under a treaty from 1944. The key points of the bill are as follows:

Reporting Requirements

The bill requires the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress:

• Within 180 days of the bill's enactment and then annually.
• The report must evaluate:
• If Mexico has delivered a minimum of 350,000 acre-feet of water to the U.S. as per the treaty.
• The capability of Mexico to deliver 1,750,000 acre-feet by the end of a five-year cycle under the treaty.
• Economic sectors in Mexico that depend on irrigation from areas that receive U.S. water or from specific tributaries of the Rio Grande.

Limitations on Engagement with Mexico

If it is determined that Mexico has not met its water delivery obligations:

• The President must deny all non-treaty requests from Mexico.
• The President may limit or terminate engagement with Mexico in sectors reliant on the identified irrigation activities, except for efforts to combat drug trafficking.

Exceptions to Limitations

There is a provision where the President can still engage with Mexico on non-treaty requests if:

• The Secretary of State certifies that:
• The water will be used strictly for addressing ecological, environmental, or humanitarian emergencies.
• The water will not be utilized for municipal, industrial, general supply needs, infrastructure improvements, or maintenance.
• Such engagement is deemed vital to U.S. national interests.

Definitions

The bill clarifies definitions for terms such as:

• Appropriate committees of Congress: Refers to the Senate and House committees that deal with foreign relations and affairs.
• Non-treaty request: Refers to emergency requests for water delivery that follow specific established guidelines.

Overall Intent

The overarching goal of this legislation is to ensure that Mexico fulfills its water delivery obligations under the treaty, with consequences for non-compliance that could affect diplomatic and economic relations.

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