S.Amdt. 1249Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)2nd degree

To ensure that United States diplomats and officials of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission are able to advance efforts seeking compliance by the United Mexican States with the 1944 Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande.

Sponsored by Ted Cruz
Submitted September 19, 2023

Legislative Activity

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1249 proposed by Senator Cruz to Amendment SA 1092.(consideration: CR S5281-5282)

November 1, 2023

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 1249, under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 282.

November 1, 2023

Floor

Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 1249, under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 282.

November 1, 2023

Floor

Amendment SA 1249 proposed by Senator Cruz to Amendment SA 1092. (consideration: CR S5281-5282) To ensure that United States diplomats and officials of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission are able to advance efforts seeking compliance by the United Mexican States with the 1944 Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande.

November 1, 2023

Floor

Amendment SA 1249, under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 282.

November 1, 2023

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Senate amendment submitted

September 19, 2023

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Senate amendment submitted

September 19, 2023

Text

Submitted

SA 1249. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1092 proposed by Mrs. Murray
(for herself and Ms. Collins) to the bill H.R. 4366, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2024, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. ADVANCING EFFORTS SEEKING COMPLIANCE BY MEXICO WITH
TREATY ON UTILIZATION OF WATERS OF THE COLORADO
AND TIJUANA RIVERS AND OF THE RIO GRANDE.

The Secretary of State shall use the voice, vote,
diplomatic capital, and resources of the United States to
ensure that United States diplomats and officials of the U.S.
Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission
are able to advance efforts seeking compliance by the United
Mexican States with the Treaty on Utilization of Waters of
the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, signed
at Washington February 3, 1944, and to establish
understandings to provide predictable and reliable future
deliveries of water by the United Mexican States.
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