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EPA announced May 20, 2024 that the City of Carson in Barragán’s district would receive a $500,000 Brownfields community-wide assessment grant, part of $3 million in Brownfields MAC grants in southern California.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete Brownfields funding was secured, but this predates the 2026 lookback and does not itself show action on the specific promise timing.
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EPA’s FY 2026 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grant Competition had an application deadline of January 28, 2026 and was soliciting Brownfields grant applications in fall 2025.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): By the lookback window, Brownfields competitive grant funding was already in motion at EPA rather than being newly restored by committee action from Barragán.
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EPA announced an estimated $25 million in FY 2026 supplemental funds for eligible Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund grants, with a request deadline of March 16, 2026.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Federal Brownfields funding remained available during the period, but this does not show Barragán restoring it before full committee consideration.
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The House Appropriations Committee said it completed action on all twelve FY 2026 appropriations bills and advanced full-year funding; this indicates appropriations action moved forward, but the release does not identify a Barragán-led Brownfields restoration before full committee consideration.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): No direct evidence that Barragán’s specific Brownfields funding-restoration promise was delivered in the relevant window; the broader appropriations process continued.
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The committee report for the FY27 Interior bill says EPA's Environmental Programs and Management account includes "administrative costs of the brownfields program" and recommends $2,293,668,000 for that account.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Brownfields funding was still in the FY27 Interior bill as it moved through full committee consideration, which is consistent with the restoration goal being met before that stage even though Barragán-specific authorship is not shown.
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The committee said all 12 FY2027 bills had been reported through subcommittees and the full committee; Chairman Simpson specifically referred to his FY2027 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill passing out of full committee.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the official committee reported that the Interior FY2027 bill had cleared full committee. This confirms the committee process moved forward after the Brownfields funding appeared in the full committee mark, with no sign of reversal, but it does not identify Barragan as responsible.
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The current FY27 bill text page says it reflects the most up-to-date information available and lists the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies filed bill as H.R. 9171, filed report 119-687, full committee mark, and bill report.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The committee's current bill-status page shows the Interior measure had advanced from full committee materials to a filed bill and report. This supports that the Brownfields funding provision remained part of the moving vehicle, while still not proving Barragan's direct role.
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The House Committee Repository lists the full committee markup for June 3, 2026, and shows the FY27 Interior full committee mark and report were added before the meeting, with roll-call votes added afterward.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This official event record establishes the relevant timing: the full committee consideration occurred June 3, 2026, and the full committee mark was available before then. That supports partial delivery if Brownfields funding was in that mark.
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The full committee mark includes EPA Environmental Programs and Management funds for administrative costs of the brownfields program, and separately provides $85,100,000 to carry out CERCLA section 104(k), including grants, interagency agreements, and associated program support costs.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text contained concrete Brownfields program funding before full committee consideration. This is the strongest proof that the funding-restoration objective was at least substantively achieved in the committee vehicle, but it does not show Barragan's authorship or decisive action.
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Roll Call 9, dated June 3, 2026, records the motion to report the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for FY2027, as amended, adopted 35 yeas to 27 nays.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The roll-call record confirms the full committee reported the bill as amended. Combined with the Brownfields language in the full committee mark, this supports partial delivery before and through full committee consideration, without direct evidence of Barragan-specific effort.
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The committee report print describes EPA programs as including Superfund and Brownfields, recommends $3,696,414,000 for State and Tribal Assistance Grants, and summarizes bill language requiring a portion of brownfields grants for persistent poverty communities and territories.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The report print independently corroborates that Brownfields remained in the FY2027 Interior appropriations package at the full committee stage. It supports partial delivery on the funding outcome, but does not attribute the result to Barragan.
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"H.R. 9171.-- Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the official House Calendar still listed the FY2027 Interior-Environment appropriations bill as reported from committee and on the Union Calendar, with no later House passage shown.
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"The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (division C of Public Law 119-74), except section 444."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted continuing resolution carried FY2026 Interior-Environment funding authorities into FY2027 temporarily, indicating no final FY2027 enactment had superseded the committee bill during the lookback.
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"$85,100,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The reported FY2027 Interior-Environment appropriations bill included explicit Brownfields-related CERCLA section 104(k) funding, supporting substantive partial delivery of a funding-restoration objective in the appropriations vehicle.
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"There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $123,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): For the Energy and Commerce Brownfields authorization bill that prompted Barragán's objection, the introduced text retained the authorization level Democrats criticized rather than documenting a restoration before full committee consideration.
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"H.R. 8739 was forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official Daily Digest shows the Brownfields authorization bill moved from subcommittee to full committee without amendment, so this record does not prove the requested funding restoration before full committee consideration.
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"We should not compromise on deep cuts to the brownfields program."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The transcript documents Barragán advocating against Brownfields cuts at the subcommittee markup, which is concrete effort, but it does not establish that she secured the restoration.
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"$85,100,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The full committee mark contained explicit CERCLA section 104(k) Brownfields-related funding before the June 3, 2026 full committee markup, supporting substantive partial delivery of the funding-restoration objective, without attributing the result to Barragán.
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"Reported from Appropriations June 5, 2026; Rept. 119-687. Union Calendar"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest official House Calendar found immediately before the lookback window still showed H.R. 9171 only as reported from Appropriations and on the Union Calendar, with no later House passage or enactment reflected; this supports keeping the status partial rather than delivered.
This program has always been bipartisan, and I hope we can work together before Full Committee to restore this funding.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The statement explicitly identifies its speaker as Paul Tonko. It concerns restoring H.R. 8739's Brownfields authorization levels before Energy and Commerce full committee consideration. The repository also links this Tonko document under Barragán's name, creating an attribution problem that requires corroboration. The previous assessment's separate appropriations markup does not establish fulfillment of this commitment.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $123,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Section 2(i) proposes $123.5 million annually for Brownfields grants; section 3 separately proposes reducing state response authorization from $50 million to $46.25 million. These are the authorization provisions targeted by the restoration request. Brownfields appropriations in H.R. 9171 do not demonstrate restoration of these authorization levels.
H.R. 8739, Brownfields Revitalization for a Better Tomorrow Act, was reported to the Full Committee by a voice vote.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official committee release establishes advancement to Energy and Commerce full committee, rather than the unrelated Appropriations Committee proceeding cited previously. Searches covering September 24–October 23 identified no verified official restoration or subsequent full committee action on this bill. This release documents an attempt, not delivery or expiration of the promised procedural deadline.
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I urge my colleagues to reject this deep proposed cut, and I yield back.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Pages 14–16 identify Barragán speaking against Brownfields cuts during consideration of H.R. 8739. This establishes candidate-specific advocacy and merits an effort badge. The fuller context corrects the legislative vehicle used in previous assessments; her remarks do not establish restored authorization levels or contain the explicit before-full-committee wording found in Tonko's prepared statement.
Public state: pendingAs of 2026-10-23 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved.unknown
Verified passages establish a funding-restoration request, proposed authorization funding, and advancement to full committee. They establish neither restored funding nor material Barragán contribution, and do not show that the full-committee deadline expired. Unverified advocacy cannot support an effort badge. Neither delivery nor attributable partial achievement is proven.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-6.1-sol · confidence 97%
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial.same_term
Brownfields funding was included in the FY2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies full committee mark before the June 3, 2026 full committee consideration, and the bill was reported from full committee with that funding still in the package. That substantively matches the funding-restoration timing goal. However, the evidence does not show Barragán authored, sponsored, negotiated, or materially advanced the restoration; it mainly shows the committee vehicle contained the funding. Because the outcome occurred but candidate-specific credit is not established, partial credit is appropriate rather than full delivery.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial.same_term
Brownfields funding shows up in the FY27 Interior full committee print, so the restoration objective appears to have been met before full committee consideration. However, the available evidence does not show Barragán's direct authorship or material role in that result, so the safest adjudication is partial credit rather than full delivery.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 84%
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial.same_termA for effort
The promise was specific about restoring Brownfields Program funding before full committee consideration. The evidence shows Brownfields funding continued to be available and that Barragán highlighted a concrete EPA Brownfields grant for Carson in 2024, indicating some success in supporting Brownfields funding. However, there is no direct evidence here that she personally restored program funding in the appropriations process before full committee consideration, which is the core promised action and timing. Because there is evidence of related funding benefits but not clear proof that the specific restoration promise was fully achieved through her action, partial credit is most appropriate.