Support the Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act to require a federal study of toxic industrial waste and DDT dumping off the Southern California coast and develop cleanup solutions.

The Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act establishes a structured federal study to assess the damage to the local marine ecosystem and develop comprehensive solutions to clean up the waste.

Carbajal's office said the bill he introduced would create a federal study to assess damage from offshore toxic waste dumping and develop cleanup solutions.

Carbajal, Padilla Introduce Legislation to Investigate Toxic Waste Dump Off California Coast | U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal
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Action Mr. Carbajal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned Bill Number H.R. 10536 Bill Version Introduced in House (IH) Short Title Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act Full Title To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the impacts of the dumping of certain waste in the San Pedro Basin, and for other purposes.

Carbajal introduced the Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act, a bill directing NOAA to study impacts from dumping certain waste in the San Pedro Basin.

H.R. 10536 (IH) - Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act - BILLS-119hr10536ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act, new legislation aimed at addressing the toxic industrial waste and pesticide pollution dumped off the Southern California coast.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Carbajal publicly announced introduction of the Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act during the lookback window, showing concrete support and legislative effort but not enactment.

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Carbajal, Padilla Introduce Legislation to Investigate Toxic Waste Dump Off California Coast | U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal
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Specifically, the Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to monitor waste sites in the San Pedro Basin, study how toxic chemicals like DDT spread into the ocean food web, and build scientific tools to track ocean dumping.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official Carbajal release describes the bill as matching the promised federal study and cleanup-solutions framework, including NOAA monitoring, food-web research, and tools for tracking dumping.

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Carbajal, Padilla Introduce Legislation to Investigate Toxic Waste Dump Off California Coast | U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal
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Latest action (Sep 24, 2026) Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Legislative tracking data sourced from Congress.gov shows H.R. 10536 was introduced and referred to committees, with no passage or enactment recorded as of the refresh date.

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HR 10536 — Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act — CivicGate
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The Administrator may provide grants to support the study of deep seafloor contamination from the dumping of covered waste off the coast of California, including the study of— (1) spatial and co-contaminant inventories; (2) transport and fate processes; and (3) ecosystem biomagnification.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced House bill text includes grants for research on contamination mapping, movement, fate, and ecosystem biomagnification, aligning with the promised study and cleanup-solutions work but remaining unenacted.

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HR 10536 — Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act — CivicGate
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S. 5563. A bill to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the impacts of the dumping of certain waste in the San Pedro Basin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record entry for the Senate companion shows bicameral introduction of the same policy concept, referred to committee rather than enacted.

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Introductory Statement on S. 5563 · September 24, 2026 · Congress.wiki
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