# 119-s-2883: Quantifying Uncertainty and Action to Help Optimize Growth of Shellfish Act of 2025

119-s-2883, Quantifying Uncertainty and Action to Help Optimize Growth of Shellfish Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2883
- Congress: 119
- Title: Quantifying Uncertainty and Action to Help Optimize Growth of Shellfish Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**East Coast Bivalve Research Task Force** would coordinate research and recovery for quahogs and other East Coast bivalves. It focuses on productivity trends, causes of harvest declines, aquaculture support, and economic impacts. - Coastal harvesters and seafood communities — Would get coordinated science and recommendations aimed at understanding and addressing declining quahog and bivalve harvests to inform restoration and management choices. - Tribal communities — The task force would include 1 to 3 Indian Tribes and would incorporate traditional ecological knowledge into research and conservation planning. - Aquaculture and small businesses — Would get focused study of culture and breeding methods, disease mitigation, restoration techniques, and an assessment of economic value and regulatory barriers to entry for small-scale operators. - Researchers and managers — The Secretary of Commerce would convene a 16 to 21 member task force chaired by NOAA. The group would produce an interim report in 1 year and a full report in 2 years to set research priorities and actions.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Research group for East Coast shellfish: benefit, low. This bill would require the Commerce Secretary to set up an East Coast Bivalve Research Task Force within 90 days. NOAA would serve as Chair. The Task Force would have 16 to 21 members from federal agencies, fishery councils, states, tribes, industry, and universities. Within 30 days of forming, it…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-3345: PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2883 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2883)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-3345: PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3345)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2883 (as of 2026-09-10).