WASHINGTON, D.C.-President Biden released his fiscal year 2025 budget request on Monday, March 11, which includes over $3 billion in funding for cleanup at the Hanford site.
A full breakdown of the President’s proposed budget is available online.
Under the President’s proposed budget, Hanford would be awarded $3.108 billion for continued cleanup.
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), released the following statement on the budget proposal concerning funding for Hanford:
“The President’s Budget demonstrates a step in the right direction—I have practically been a broken record in saying that the federal government has a moral and legal obligation to properly fund the work at Hanford so I am really proud to see the President ask for a historic $3.108 billion. As long as I am Appropriations Chair, we are going to do right by the workers at Hanford and make sure we protect the environment and nearby communities like the Tri-Cities.”
The 2025 budget proposal will now be submitted to Congress, where it will be divided among 12 subcommittees to be considered before being sent to the House and Senate to be merged and passed into a single funding bill for the President to sign.
