MONARCH Act of 2020

Summary

Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2020 or the MONARCH Act of 2020 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 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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Timeline

1. 13 February 2020

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 February 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 13 February 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 February 2020

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

Related records

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