U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB4252: WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, March 26, 2026:
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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026 . SECTION 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.
Sponsors
- Heinrich, Martin (D, SD-NM) · primary sponsor
- Risch, James (R)
Latest actions
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: New Mexico, Public Lands and Natural Resources, Radioactive wastes and releases
Common questions
- What is SB4252?
- SB4252 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026.
- What does SB4252 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of SB4252?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB4252?
- Heinrich, Martin (D, SD-NM), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB4252?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4252
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