S4252Referred to Committee
WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-03-26
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Martin Heinrich
Democrat · NM · Senator
Votes with party: 81.2% (825 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/H001046
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Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2026-03-26
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2026-03-26
Previously
- Energy and Natural Resources CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-26
Plain-English Summary
This bill would provide economic support and assistance to communities and workers affected by the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a federal nuclear waste storage facility in New Mexico. The legislation aims to help local economies and residents manage the economic impacts of the facility's operations, closures, or changes in activity levels. Workers in the region and nearby communities would be the primary beneficiaries of any assistance programs created under this bill.
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Subjects
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4252 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4252 To amend the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act to ensure that economic assistance payments under that Act continue until the closure of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2026 Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act to ensure that economic assistance payments under that Act continue until the closure of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS. Section 15(a) of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law 102-579; 106 Stat. 4791; 110 Stat. 2854) is amended-- (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``14-year Authorization'' and inserting ``In General''; and (2) in the first sentence-- (A) by striking ``each of the 14 fiscal years beginning with''; and (B) by inserting ``and each fiscal year thereafter through the fiscal year during which transuranic waste shipments to or from WIPP have been terminated'' before the period at the end. <all>
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