Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
OCTOPUS Act of 2025
Official title: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial octopus aquaculture operations in the United States, the exclusive economic zone, and the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2025
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- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 4, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
- S. 567 (119th) First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
- S.Res. 600 (119th) A resolution recognizing January 2026 as "National Mentoring Month".
- S.Res. 418 (119th) A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 20 through September 27, 2025, as "National Estuaries Week".
- S.Res. 55 (119th) A resolution recognizing January 2025 as "National Mentoring Month".
- S.Res. 284 (119th) A resolution designating June 10, 2025, as "DACOR Bacon House Bicentennial Day".
- S. 2918 (119th) REPO Implementation Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.