Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 4290
Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-07-02Topic: veterans military · public health · environmentSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the Secretaries of the Army, the Air Force, and the Interior to jointly obtain three plaques honoring the Downwinder communities of New Mexico within one year of the law taking effect. The bill states a congressional finding that these communities experienced health effects, including cancer and infertility, from radioactive fallout after the first atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945. One plaque would be placed at a publicly accessible spot at White Sands Missile Range, one at Holloman Air Force Base, and one at White Sands National Park.
Sponsors
- Gabe Vasquez Democrat sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | House | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent. | refer |
| 2026-04-21 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-04-21 | House | Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged | refer |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | refer |
| 2025-07-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-07-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-07-02 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-07-02 | Introduced in House | introduce |