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25 results for “downwinders” · New Mexico
Release Vasquez cited legacy of New Mexico’s Downwinders and sounded the alarm on dire health impacts … Trinity Test on New Mexico’s Downwinders . On July 16, 1945, the Trinity Test exposed nearly half
Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced that his Downwinder Commemoration Act unanimously passed out of the House Natural … establishing a permanent monument honoring New Mexico’s Downwinders at White Sands National Park. The park receives over
recognize the harm endured by New Mexico’s Downwinders following the 1945 Trinity Test — the first nuclear detonation … Range and Holloman Air Force Base in the Downwinders’ honor
Tina Cordova of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium said it will make the process much easier … Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, said early reports from people applying for claims
compensate uranium miners and people who lived downwind of nuclear bomb testing then developed certain cancers came … program, and New Mexicans who lived downwind of the Trinity Test have never been included. “Today, individuals affected
This legislation opened the door for New Mexican downwinders and post 1971 miners and their families
raising federal reimbursement from 75% to 100% Downwinder Commemoration Act – directs the Department of Defense to establish permanent … Holloman Air Force Base honoring New Mexican Downwinders impacted by the 1945 Trinity Test COUNTER Act – combats national
medical travel and to honor New Mexico Downwinders WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed final … emerging defense and space capabilities, includes my Downwinder Commemoration Act and International Nuclear Energy Act, and builds
health care access, strengthen military installations, and honor Downwinders WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, December 10, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe … delivering long-overdue recognition to New Mexico’s Downwinders, this is a bipartisan win that honors those
Compensation Act (RECA) to ensure New Mexico’s downwinders, individuals exposed to nuclear fallout, are compensated … House Armed Services Committee, he also secured the Downwinder Commemoration Act in the House-passed FY26 National Defense
contains Vasquez’s TRICARE Travel Improvement Act and Downwinder Commemoration Act , both of which reflect his commitment … Mexico’s military service members and Downwinder community. “I’m proud to deliver these important wins
Vasquez (NM-02) met with the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium to discuss the recent expansion of RECA benefits … Congressman’s commitment to helping New Mexico’s Downwinder community achieve its ongoing advocacy goals. For 80 years
include communities long excluded from compensation — including downwinders in New Mexico and uranium workers in additional states. Since … House to expand RECA to New Mexico downwinders and post 1971 Uranium miners. She has repeatedly introduced legislation
forms for claimants are available here and below: Downwinder Claim Form Uranium Worker Claim Form Onsite Participant Claim … Waste Claim Form More information for New Mexico Downwinders can be found here . More information for New Mexico
Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, published an opinion piece in the Albuquerque Journal … first time, New Mexico’s Downwinders and the post 1971 uranium workers are eligible for federal compensation
recognize and support the families who lived downwind of that first nuclear explosion and who have borne … been honored to fight alongside Trinity Downwinders and uranium workers to finally include all the New Mexicans exposed
Test: “For 80 years, generations of New Mexican Downwinders have endured the Trinity Test’s devastating legacy while
extension by Congress. More information for New Mexico Downwinders can be found here . More information for New Mexico
troops a pay raise, recognize New Mexico’s Downwinders, and add many additional provisions that support service members … Vasquez’s TRICARE Travel Improvement Act and Downwinder Commemoration Act , which ensure New Mexicans’ needs
families and deliver recognition to New Mexico’s Downwinders. The bills, which have been introduced ahead … military families serving in remote areas. The Downwinder Commemoration Act , which directs the Departments of Defense and Interior
Mexicans who’ve suffered from radiation exposure—downwinders and uranium miners. We built a broad bipartisan coalition grounded
from the uranium miners in Shiprock to the downwinders in southern New Mexico. Speaker Johnson must … need. Speaker Johnson’s inaction denies justice to downwinders, Tribal nations, and rural communities. Our people are still
Tina Cordova, Co-Founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, to mark the one-year anniversary since … radiation while working in uranium mines or living downwind from atomic weapons tests. Heinrich’s remarks from today
security. Today, individuals affected by nuclear weapons testing, downwind radiation exposure, and uranium mining are still waiting
Compensation Act (RECA) that includes the Tularosa Basin Downwinders whose communities and families were harmed by the fallout … security. Today, individuals affected by nuclear weapons testing, downwind radiation exposure, and uranium mining are still waiting