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119th Congress · S. 2883 · Introduced

Quantifying Uncertainty and Action to Help Optimize Growth of Shellfish Act of 2025

Latest action Sep 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · [D-RI] · W000802
    Dem-RI current · 4 terms · @SenWhitehouse · 1 district office

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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Committee memberships (17)

  • Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (joint) · joint · rank 1 · site
  • Border Security and Immigration (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 5
  • Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 8
  • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 6
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Intellectual Property (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1 · site
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Budget (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 2 · site
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Transportation and Infrastructure (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 8
  • United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1 · site
  • the Constitution (senate) · senate · rank 2

Social media

District offices (1)

  • 170 Westminster St., Suite 200, Providence, RI, 02903 · 401-453-5294 · fax 401-453-5085 · 41.8235873,-71.4113021

Other names (0)

none

Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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2026-02-18
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2024

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$6,826,216.90
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$6,329,588.99
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2019-01-01
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2024-12-31

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (2)

  • Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · [R-SC] · S001184 · Co-sponsored 2025-09-18 · original
    Rep-SC current · 5 terms · @SenatorTimScott · 3 district offices
  • Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · [D-DE] · B001303 · Co-sponsored 2025-11-20
    Dem-DE current · 5 terms · @SenLBR · 2 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee [Senate Standing]
    2025-09-18T19:16:21ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2025-09-18IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • 2025-09-18IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Display Title2025-11-21T12:03:19Z
    Quantifying Uncertainty and Action to Help Optimize Growth of Shellfish Act of 2025
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2025-10-10T06:08:13Z
    Quantifying Uncertainty and Action to Help Optimize Growth of Shellfish Act of 2025
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2025-10-10T06:03:24Z
    A bill to establish an East Coast Bivalve Research Task Force.

Text versions (from XML)

Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

none

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summaries

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Related bills

  • HR 10855 (119) QUAHOGS Act of 2026
    Latest: 2026-10-22 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

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Laws

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Committee reports

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