Gluesenkamp Perez Secures Full Funding for Federal Agency Investigating Mill Incident in Longview

WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier today, the House Appropriations Committee adopted Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s amendment adding over $5 million dollars to fully fund the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), the independent agency investigating the chemical tank failure at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, WA. 

The CSB is charged with investigating the facts, conditions, circumstances and the cause of any accidental chemical release that results in a fatality, serious injury or substantial property damage.

The President’s FY2027 budget proposed eliminating funding for the CSB. The amendment offered by Gluesenkamp Perez would fully fund CSB at $14 million, consistent with funding in FY2026. In FY2026, the President’s budget called for the elimination of the CSB’s funding entirely. The House bill would have funded CSB at $8.2 million, but was later upped to $14 million by the Senate.

“The thing that’s really clear to me, from the conversations I’m having, is that families and workers deserve answers,” said Gluesenkamp Perez, “They need to know what happened here, and that in the future someone will be looking out for them so they make it home safe every night. The CSB is an important part of that, and they need the resources to do their job properly.”

Gluesenkamp Perez is a longtime advocate for American manufacturing and American workers. The CSB plays a critical role in ensuring that trades jobs are safe, and that manufacturing facilities stay open. Full funding means they will have the resources they need to appropriately conduct investigations and make recommendations to make sure we have a well supported skilled workforce.

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