U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10536: Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act . SECTION 2. Research and remediation of San Pedro Basin (a) In general The Administrator shall-- (1) conduct status and trend monitoring of the dumping of covered waste in and around the San Pedro Basin; (2) conduct research to characterize the scope, impact, and potential for penetration into the marine food web of the dumping of covered waste in the San Pedro Basin; (3) develop tools, technologies, and scientific approaches that can serve as a foundation to characterize the disposition and impact of waste disposal at other ocean locations; and (4) assess, analyze, and explore the potential of bioremediation with respect to the dumping of covered waste at the San Pedro offshore dump sites. (b) Grants 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. (c) Report Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment …
Sponsors
- Salud Carbajal (D) · primary sponsor
- Ted Lieu (D)
Latest actions
- : 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Common questions
- What is HB10536?
- HB10536 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act.
- What does HB10536 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB10536?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: 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. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10536?
- Salud Carbajal (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10536?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10536
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