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Water and the 1944 treaty

In short

De La Cruz's campaign says she created the South Texas Water Working Group and presses Mexico to pay its water debt. Pulido's campaign backs desalination, modern irrigation and infrastructure, and says he will hold Mexico to the water treaty. On the record, De La Cruz sponsored seven measures on Mexico's treaty water; one, a non-binding resolution, passed the House, and six stayed in committee. The records do not show whether her work changed Mexico's deliveries.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Monica De La Cruz

Her campaign says she created the South Texas Water Working Group and is pressing Mexico's government to meet its water debt.

Bobby Pulido

His campaign calls for investment in desalination, modern irrigation and infrastructure, and says he will hold Mexico to its water treaty obligations.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

    She has sponsored seven measures on Mexico's treaty water deliveries; only a non-binding House resolution passed, and the other six stayed in committee.

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    Her campaign says she is leading the charge to pressure Mexico's government to meet its water debt. She has sponsored seven measures pressing Mexico on its treaty water deliveries. H.Res. 683, urging diplomacy to get Mexico to deliver, was adopted by the House by voice vote on November 28, 2023. The other six went no further than committee: H.R. 7468 and the Water Delivery Transparency Act in 2024, and since 2025 H.Res. 71, H.Res. 273 (a reintroduction of H.Res. 683), the Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act, and the WATER for Farmers Act, which would raise tariffs on Mexican goods while deliveries fall short. She also sponsored three bills for farmers hurt by the shortfalls; one, H.R. 10113, asked for a $280 million USDA grant to Texas. The American Relief Act, 2025, which she voted for on December 20, 2024 (Public Law 118-158), lets USDA pay block grants that compensate those farmers. On March 19, 2025, USDA announced a $280 million grant agreement with the Texas Department of Agriculture for Rio Grande Valley farmers, with her at the announcement. Limit: Of her seven treaty measures, only a non-binding resolution passed the House. The aid law is a general USDA authority, not her bill's wording, and USDA's notice does not name the law behind the grant; the signed agreement was not read. Whether her work moved Mexico's deliveries is not something these records show.

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  1. Abouthttps://monicaforcongress.us/about/

    Monica for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign biography. Undated; it describes her first term in the past tense, so it was written after 2024.

    candidate statement

    For: Monica De La Cruz: campaign position; Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  2. Issueshttps://www.bobbypulidofortexas.com/issues/

    Bobby Pulido for Texas · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The campaign's issue page: six sections (economy, agriculture, border security and immigration, health care, education, water), written in his voice. Undated. One passage is about his opponent's vote and is not used here.

    candidate statement

    For: Bobby Pulido: campaign position

  3. H.Res. 683, 118th Congress, on Mexico's water deliveries under the 1944 treatyhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/683

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor. Agreed to by the House by voice vote on November 28, 2023. A House resolution has no force of law.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  4. H.R. 7468, 118th Congress, on U.S. officials and the 1944 Water Treatyhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7468

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor. Referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  5. H.R. 9960, Water Delivery Transparency Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9960

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor. Referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  6. H.Res. 71, 119th Congress, condemning Mexico's missed water deliverieshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/71

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor. Referred to Foreign Affairs; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  7. H.Res. 273, 119th Congress, on Mexico's water deliveries under the 1944 treatyhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/273

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor, March 31, 2025. The same title as H.Res. 683 of the 118th Congress. Referred to Foreign Affairs; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  8. H.R. 6386, Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6386

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor. Referred to Foreign Affairs; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  9. H.R. 9053, WATER for Farmers Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9053

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor, with three Texas Republican cosponsors. Would have the Trade Representative raise duties on imports from Mexico while it falls short on treaty water deliveries, and pay the money to South Texas farmers. Referred to committee May 29, 2026.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  10. H.R. 8344, Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8344

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor, May 10, 2024. Would have USDA report to Congress on the aid it could give Texas farmers who lost money because Mexico did not deliver treaty water. Referred to an Agriculture subcommittee; no further action. Reintroduced as H.R. 387 in the 119th Congress.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  11. H.R. 8344, 118th Congress, introducedhttps://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr8344/BILLS-118hr8344ih.htm

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The bill's text.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  12. H.R. 387, Texas Agricultural Producers Assistance Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/387

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor, January 14, 2025. The same text as H.R. 8344 of the 118th Congress. Referred to an Agriculture subcommittee; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  13. H.R. 10113, South Texas Agriculture Emergency Assistance Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10113

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    She is the sponsor, November 12, 2024. Would order USDA to make a $280,000,000 grant to Texas, through the Texas Department of Agriculture, for Rio Grande farmers' losses in crop years 2023 and 2024 caused by Mexico's shortfalls under the 1944 treaty. Referred to the Agriculture Committee; no further action under its own number.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  14. H.R. 10113, 118th Congress, introducedhttps://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr10113/BILLS-118hr10113ih.htm

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The bill's text. Section 2(d) appropriates $280,000,000 for the grant.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  15. H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025, Public Law 118-158https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10545

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Passed the House 366 to 34 on December 20, 2024 under suspension of the rules (Roll Call 517); signed December 21, 2024.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  16. Roll Call 517 of 2024, H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025, on suspending the rules and passing the billhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024517

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of December 20, 2024, read from the Clerk's roll-call XML. Her vote is listed under her member ID, D000594.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  17. Public Law 118-158, American Relief Act, 2025https://www.congress.gov/118/plaws/publ158/PLAW-118publ158.htm

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Enacted text, 138 Stat. 1722. The USDA disaster provisions let the Secretary pay block grants to states that may compensate agricultural producers who suffered losses because Mexico did not deliver water under the 1944 Water Treaty (138 Stat. 1726). The wording is a general authority, not the wording of H.R. 10113.

    official legislative record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  18. ICYMI: De La Cruz and Miller Deliver Aid to South Texashttps://delacruz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2916

    Office of Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz · Published Jul 21, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    House office release of July 21, 2025. Says USDA and the Texas Department of Agriculture signed a $280 million grant agreement for the 1944 Water Treaty Agricultural Assistance Program, and that the money was secured through legislation she included in the American Relief Act. USDA's own announcement is listed separately.

    candidate statement

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction

  19. USDA Announces $280 Million Grant Agreement to Support Rio Grande Valley Agricultural Producers Amid Severe Water Shortageshttps://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/03-20-2025/usda-announces-280-million-grant-agreement-support-rio-grande-valley

    USDA Farm Service Agency · Published Mar 20, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    USDA release dated March 20, 2025, datelined McAllen, March 19. Secretary Rollins announced a $280 million grant agreement with the Texas Department of Agriculture for producers who lost water deliveries in 2023 and 2024, alongside Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. De La Cruz. It does not name the law that funds the grant, and the signed agreement itself was not read.

    official office record

    For: Monica De La Cruz: Matches stated direction