US HB5920 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-3)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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 Agriculture (USDA) must use amounts in the fund to provide grants for the conservation of such butterflies. In addition, USDA must transfer amounts from the fund to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to implement the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan, which was prepared by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

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Title

MONARCH Act of 2020 Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2020

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-05HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2020-02-27HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
2020-02-14HouseReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-02-14HouseReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-02-14HouseReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-02-14HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB3304 (Same As) 2020-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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