H.R. 4290

Summary

H.R. 4290, the Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jul 2, 2025 by Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Apr 21, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.

Record

Text

H.R. 4290 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 4290 IH: Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-02
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4290  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 2, 2025   Mr. Vasquez  introduced the following bill; which was 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   A BILL
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025  .
2.
Plaques honoring Downwinder communities of New Mexico
(a)
Finding
Congress finds that the Downwinder communities of New Mexico suffered generations of detrimental health effects, including cancer and infertility, as a result of exposure to radioactive fallout following the detonation of the first atomic bomb on July 16, 1945.
(b)
Honorific plaques
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the heads of such other departments and agencies as the Secretaries determine appropriate, shall jointly obtain three honorific plaques of an appropriate design to commemorate the Downwinder communities of New Mexico.
(c)
Placement of plaques
Of the three plaques obtained under subsection (b)—
(1)
the Secretary of the Army shall place one plaque at an appropriate, publicly accessible location at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico;
(2)
the Secretary of the Air Force shall place one plaque at an appropriate, publicly accessible location at the Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; and
(3)
the Secretary of the Interior shall place one plaque at an appropriate, publicly accessible location at White Sands National Park, New Mexico.

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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D) sponsors H.R. 4290, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Gabe Vasquez

Rep. · D–NM-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 2, 2025

Melanie Stansbury

Rep. · D–NM-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 17, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 4290 went before 3 committees: Natural Resources, Federal Lands Subcommittee and Armed Services.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Markup By · Apr 21, 2026 · 395 Bills

Federal Lands Subcommittee

Federal Lands Subcommittee

Discharged from · Apr 21, 2026 · 34 Bills

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Jul 2, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4290 has taken 7 actions since Jul 2, 2025, the latest on Apr 21, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 4290 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4290 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 4290, the latest on Apr 30, 2026.

• H.R. 4290, Downwinder Commemoration Act — 2026-04-30As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 21, 2026

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4290 in 3 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Animals, Clean Air and Water (quality), Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4290 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4290’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 4290 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional tributes to Radiation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4290, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VASQUEZ:H.R. 4290.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StateConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and make alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of theCongress.[Page H3189]

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