# 119-s-1947: OCTOPUS Act of 2025

119-s-1947, OCTOPUS Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1947
- Congress: 119
- Title: OCTOPUS Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Ban on commercial octopus aquaculture and farmed octopus imports.** This bill would stop authorization of commercial octopus farming in U.S. waters and the exclusive economic zone and would prohibit importing or reexporting commercially aquacultured octopus.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on commercial octopus farming: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would stop the Commerce Secretary from permitting commercial octopus farms in U.S. waters and the EEZ. The Secretary must work with the Interior Secretary and issue a final rule within one year. The bill defines key terms like "commercial octopus aquaculture" and the covered wa…
- Ban on imported farmed octopus: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would ban importing or reexporting commercially aquacultured octopus, including whole animals, parts, and products. Importers would have to certify at import that the octopus are not commercially aquacultured. The ban would apply to articles entered or withdrawn for consumption…
- New reporting for octopus imports: mixed, low. If enacted, NOAA would require one or more NMFS trade programs to record and report how imported octopus were harvested. Reporting would cover whole octopus and value-added products that include octopus. This would improve traceability for regulators and buyers but add reporting steps for importers.

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-93: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-s-1392: Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1947 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1947)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-688)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-93: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-93)
- [119-s-1392: Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1392)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1947 (as of 2026-09-10).