Authorize $6 million annually from fiscal year 2026 through fiscal year 2032 for NOAA-led monitoring, contamination mapping, and research on offshore toxic waste and DDT pollution.

Salud O. Carbajal · California · Democratic

spending impact 0.72 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support legislation directing NOAA to monitor San Pedro Basin waste sites, study DDT and toxic chemical spread, create ocean-dumping tracking tools, and fund related research grants.. Promised outcome: NOAA-led research and monitoring of offshore contamination would be funded at $6 million annually from FY2026 through FY2032.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. 2026 official House press release on Rep. Carbajal introducing the Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act with Sen. Alex Padilla.

Occurrences

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. NOAA, in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Defense, may award grants to academic and research institutions to study: Spatial mapping of contamination Co-contaminants and chemical mixtures Movement, fate, and breakdown processes Bioaccumulation and biomagnification in ecosystems The bill authorizes $6 million annually from Fiscal Year 2026 through Fiscal Year 2032 to carry out these critical activities.

The press release said Carbajal's bill would direct NOAA to monitor and study the San Pedro Basin waste sites, allow research grants, and authorize $6 million annually from FY2026 through FY2032.

Carbajal, Padilla Introduce Legislation to Investigate Toxic Waste Dump Off California Coast | U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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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

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Carbajal announced introduction of the Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act, showing concrete legislative effort but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Carbajal, Padilla Introduce Legislation to Investigate Toxic Waste Dump Off California Coast | U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

verified · Source version 77099 · locator 4348

The bill authorizes $6 million annually from Fiscal Year 2026 through Fiscal Year 2032

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official announcement matches the claimed authorization amount and fiscal-year range, but describes a bill rather than an enacted authorization.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Carbajal, Padilla Introduce Legislation to Investigate Toxic Waste Dump Off California Coast | U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Mr. Carbajal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text record shows Carbajal introduced H.R. 10536 and it was referred to committees, indicating the authorization had not been enacted as of introduction.

unresolved same_term A for effort

To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric … | govscent.org
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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There is authorized to beappropriated to carry out this Act $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2034.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The available bill text contains a $6 million annual authorization, but the fiscal years shown are 2028-2034, not the 2026-2032 range in the claim.

unresolved same_term A for effort

To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric … | govscent.org
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Sponsor Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]Introduced September 24, 2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House record identifies Carbajal as sponsor and confirms introduction during the lookback window; no passage or enactment is shown.

unresolved same_term A for effort

live.house.gov, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

unverified · Source version 77111 · locator unknown

S. 5563. A bill to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the impacts

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record confirms a Senate companion was introduced and referred, reinforcing coordinated effort but not completion of the authorization.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 152 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-02 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Verified evidence shows Carbajal introduced the Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act and that the bill contains a $6 million annual authorization, but the evidence only shows introduction and committee referral, not enactment or appropriated/funded NOAA-led monitoring. Because the commitment is an outcome authorization/funding claim rather than merely a promise to introduce a bill, introduction alone is documented effort, not delivery. No deadline has expired as of 2026-10-02.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%