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S5563Referred to Committee

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.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-09-24
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla
Democrat · CA · Senator
Votes with party: 84.4% (870 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/P000145

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2026-09-24

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationReferred To · 2026-09-24

Plain-English Summary

Plain-English summary pending. Introduced on 2026-09-24. Check back soon — summaries are generated as bills progress through Congress.

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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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