To ensure the reliable delivery of water to the United States under the 1944 Water Treaty, to provide a mechanism to compensate United States agricultural producers for economic losses resulting from delivery shortfalls, and for other purposes.

HR9053 was introduced on May 29, 2026, by Rep. De La Cruz (R-TX-15) and referred to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Agriculture. The bill authorizes but does not appropriate any specific funding for a compensation mechanism for agricultural producers harmed by water delivery shortfalls from Mexico under the 1944 Water Treaty. It is in the earliest legislative stage with only five procedural actions, all on the date of introduction. There is no dollar amount authorized or appropriated in the bill text provided. Any compensation for producers would require a future appropriations bill. The legislative path is long: the bill must pass through three committees, then the House floor, then the Senate, and eventual reconciliation. With only three cosponsors and a first-term sponsor, it currently has low momentum. The companies identified — Deere, Corteva ($CTVA), Bunge ($BG), and Archer-Daniels-Midland ($ADM) — have exposure to Texas agriculture, but the Rio Grande Valley is a small portion of each firm's revenue. The mechanism does not impose mandates, change trade flows, or alter regulatory standards. It merely creates a potential compensation framework that may never be funded. Based on EDGAR data, has $61.3B revenue, $CTVA has $17.2B, $BG has $17.8B, and $ADM has $25.7B. Even if a $50M compensation program were funded, that is less than 0.1% of revenue for these companies. No real market data is provided for price movements, but structural impact is negligible at this stage.