# 119-hr-4526: Waste and Illegal Property Eradication (WIPE) Act

119-hr-4526, Waste and Illegal Property Eradication (WIPE) Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4526
- Congress: 119
- Title: Waste and Illegal Property Eradication (WIPE) Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

This bill would create and authorize **expeditionary solid waste disposal systems for destroying illicit contraband** and ban the use of open-air burn pits for that purpose. - Military installations, forward operating bases, and partner security forces would be able to use portable disposal systems to destroy seized counterfeit goods, unauthorized military gear, illegal narcotics, and classified materials. - The Secretary of Defense would be prohibited from using open-air burn pits to dispose of illicit contraband, classified military equipment, or hazardous waste. - The bill moves $9.0 million in FY2026 to Other Procurement, Army for these disposal systems and offsets it by reducing FY2026 Operation and Maintenance, Army overseas operating costs by the same amount. *If enacted, the bill would reallocate $9.0 million within Army accounts for FY2026, leaving net FY2026 spending unchanged.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Safer military contraband disposal rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of Defense would be barred from using open-air burn pits to dispose of illicit contraband, classified gear, or hazardous waste. The bill would let DoD deploy mobile solid-waste disposal systems instead. These systems would destroy seized counterfeit goods, unauthorized mil…
- Cut burn pit funds; buy disposal gear: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would add $8.95 million in fiscal year 2026 to Army procurement to buy solid waste disposal systems. It would cut $8.95 million from Army overseas operating costs tied to open-air burn pits. The change would shift money within the Army, not raise taxes or fees. This would be a…

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- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-4145: Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4526 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4526)

## Related
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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-4145: Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4145)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4526 (as of 2026-04-21).