Extinction Prevention Act of 2021

Summary

Extinction Prevention Act of 2021 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, Oregon, and Utah. Among other things, the bill establishes the North America Butterfly Conservation Fund, the Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund, the Freshwater Mussel 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. 20 May 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 May 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 20 May 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 May 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 May 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 May 2021

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Sponsors

• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Jacky Rosen · D · Cosponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Extinction Prevention Act of 2021
• related to ← Extinction Prevention Act of 2019