S. 1947 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 4, 2025
119th Congress
1st SessionS. 1947
1st SessionS. 1947
A BILL
OCTOPUS Act of 2025
In the SenateNo vote yet
Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · Introduced Jun 4, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 4, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”
Sections
Sections · 7
- Sec. 1Short titleNo change
- Sec. 2DefinitionsNo change
- Sec. 3Prohibition on authorizing commercial octopus aquacultureNo change
- Sec. 4Prohibition on importation and reexport of commercially farmed or aquacultured octopusNo change
- Sec. 5Certification upon importationNo change
- Sec. 6ExceptionsNo change
- Sec. 7Reporting of harvest methods for octopus importsNo change