HR 1983 United States House · 117th Congress

Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2021

Summary

Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2021 or the MONARCH Act of 2021 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. In addition, Interior must enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to facilitate the implementation of the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan, which was prepared by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Mar 17, 2021 Last action Jul 29, 2021

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Committee

Jul 29, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

lower

May 21, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

lower

May 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

lower

Mar 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

lower

Mar 17, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 31 co-sponsors