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H.R. 2918 (116th)

Extinction Prevention Act of 2019

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Introduced

22 May 2019

Last action

24 September 2019 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI], Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

Subjects

Environment

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7 April 2025

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Summary

Extinction Prevention Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for the conservation of butterflies and moths in North America; plant species in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands; freshwater mussels in the United States; and bony fish found in desert ecosystems in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Among other things, the bill establishes the North America Butterfly Conservation Fund, the Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund, the Freshwater Mussels Conservation Fund, and the Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund. In selecting projects for assistance, Interior must prioritize projects that conserve threatened and endangered species.

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Timeline

  1. 22 May 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 May 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 May 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 10 June 2019

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  5. 24 September 2019

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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