Washington, April 21 -- Representative Gabe Vasquez issued the following press release:
On April 21, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced that his Downwinder Commemoration Act unanimously passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee, marking a major bipartisan step toward establishing a permanent monument honoring New Mexico's Downwinders at White Sands National Park. The park receives over 700,000 visitors a year and sits less than 100 miles from the site of the Trinity Test.
This win builds on Rep. Vasquez's success in passing the Downwinder Commemoration Act into law (https://vasquez.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gabe-vasquez-passes-national-defense-bill-secures-major-wins-new-mexico) through the FY26 Na...