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S. 857 (118th)

MONARCH Act of 2023

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Introduced

16 March 2023

Last action

16 March 2023 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Jeff Merkley, Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Chris Van Hollen, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ben Luján, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Ron Wyden, Martin Heinrich

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

5 December 2025

Environment

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Summary

Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2023 or the MONARCH Act of 2023 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 and other pollinators within the range of western monarch butterflies. In addition, Interior must enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to facilitate updating and implementing the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan, which was prepared by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

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Timeline

  1. 16 March 2023

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 March 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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