MONARCH Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 3/16/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-16Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2023-03-16Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-16 (00)
Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2023 or the MONARCH Act of 2023
This bill provides support for the conservation of western monarch butterflies (the monarch butterfly population that overwinters along the coast of California and breeds across California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah). Specifically, the bill establishes the Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund. The Department of the Interior must use amounts in the fund to provide grants for the conservation of such butterflies and other pollinators within the range of western monarch butterflies.
In addition, Interior must enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to facilitate updating and implementing the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan, which was prepared by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
Cosponsors (9)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Subjects
- Arizona
- California
- Government trust funds
- Idaho
- Insects
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Utah
- Washington State
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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