Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act
A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5005-5006)
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act. It directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the impacts of dumping certain waste in the San Pedro Basin. The Administrator must monitor dumping, research impacts on the marine food web, develop scientific tools, and explore bioremediation. The bill also allows the Administrator to provide grants to study deep seafloor contamination off the coast of California. A report outlining the research strategy and identifying other offshore dump sites must be submitted to specific congressional committees within three years of enactment. Finally, the bill authorizes $6,000,000 to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2034 to carry out the Act.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +7
Does this put more money into scientific research?
The bill directs NOAA to conduct status and trend monitoring, research, and provide grants for studying deep seafloor contamination.
- Scored +6
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill mandates monitoring, research, and bioremediation exploration regarding toxic waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin and off the coast of California.
- Scored +6
Does this put more money into medical research?
The bill authorizes federal funding and grants to study deep seafloor contamination and the impacts of waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin.
The opposite
- Scored -2
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill authorizes the appropriation of $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2034 to carry out the research and remediation activities.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Grants for Contamination Study: Section 2(b) allows the Administrator to provide grants to support the study of deep seafloor contamination off the coast of California. This is a positive step because it provides funding to study spatial and co-contaminant inventories, transport and fate processes, and ecosystem biomagnification.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Financial Cost: Section 2(d) authorizes the appropriation of $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2034 to carry out the Act. This creates a specific financial cost that will be funded by taxpayers.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires a comprehensive report to be submitted to multiple congressional committees outlining research strategies and identifying other offshore dump sites. Does this give the federal government more power? — The legislation directs federal agencies like NOAA to oversee monitoring, research, and reporting regarding offshore waste dumping sites.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill directs NOAA to conduct status and trend monitoring, research, and provide grants for studying deep seafloor contamination.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill mandates monitoring, research, and bioremediation exploration regarding toxic waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin and off the coast of California.
- Healthcare
- Does this put more money into medical research? — The bill authorizes federal funding and grants to study deep seafloor contamination and the impacts of waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in cities be better off under this? — Improving the understanding and cleanup of toxic waste dumping off the California coast benefits residents living near the affected coastal regions.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill authorizes the appropriation of $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2034 to carry out the research and remediation activities.
- 9/24/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5005-5006)
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.