[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 683 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 683

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     November 28, 2023.
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
    Resolved, 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;
            (4) supports negotiations on a Minute that will ensure more 
        predictable and reliable water deliveries to users in the United States; 
        and
            (5) encourages new commitments to ensure that the United States 
        receives annual deliveries of at least 350,000 acre-feet of water under 
        such treaty.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.