H.R. 4290 Introduced Armed Forces and National Security

Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025

To direct the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Interior to obtain and place plaques honoring the Downwinder communities of New Mexico, who suffered detrimental health effects as a result of exposure to radioactive fallout.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] Introduced July 2, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 D) Latest action April 21, 2026

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Actions

  1. Apr 21, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  2. Apr 21, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  3. Apr 21, 2026 Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  4. Mar 18, 2026 Subcommittee Hearings Held
  5. Mar 11, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  6. Jul 2, 2025 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.
  7. Jul 2, 2025 Introduced in House

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