S. 4252 · Senate bill · 119th Congress

WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026

Sponsored by Sen. Martin Heinrich, New Mexico with 1 co-sponsor

Introduced Mar 26, 2026

Referred to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Latest action Sep 30, 2026

SponsorSen. Martin Heinrich, New Mexico· 1 cosponsorSen. James Risch, Idaho

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Sec. 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.

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