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Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-4290| House 
| Updated: 3/18/2026
Gabe Vasquez

Gabe Vasquez

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill mandates the creation and placement of honorific plaques to recognize the Downwinder communities of New Mexico . These communities suffered significant health consequences, including cancer and infertility, due to exposure to radioactive fallout from the first atomic bomb detonation in 1945. Specifically, the bill directs the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Interior to jointly obtain three plaques within one year of the Act's enactment. Each Secretary is then responsible for placing one plaque at a publicly accessible location within their respective jurisdiction: White Sands Missile Range, Holloman Air Force Base, and White Sands National Park. This initiative aims to formally acknowledge the historical impact on these affected communities.
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Timeline
Jul 2, 2025
Introduced in House
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.
Mar 11, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 18, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • July 2, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • July 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.


  • March 11, 2026
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • March 18, 2026
    Subcommittee Hearings Held

Armed Forces and National Security

Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-4290| House 
| Updated: 3/18/2026
This bill mandates the creation and placement of honorific plaques to recognize the Downwinder communities of New Mexico . These communities suffered significant health consequences, including cancer and infertility, due to exposure to radioactive fallout from the first atomic bomb detonation in 1945. Specifically, the bill directs the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Interior to jointly obtain three plaques within one year of the Act's enactment. Each Secretary is then responsible for placing one plaque at a publicly accessible location within their respective jurisdiction: White Sands Missile Range, Holloman Air Force Base, and White Sands National Park. This initiative aims to formally acknowledge the historical impact on these affected communities.
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Timeline
Jul 2, 2025
Introduced in House
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.
Mar 11, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 18, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • July 2, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • July 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.


  • March 11, 2026
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • March 18, 2026
    Subcommittee Hearings Held
Gabe Vasquez

Gabe Vasquez

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee, Natural Resources Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted