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MPH Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2918| Senate 
| Updated: 11/20/2019
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (4)
Lamar Alexander (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2019 or the MPH Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to provide grants to states, Indian tribes, and federal land management agencies to carry out pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including the planting and seeding of native, locally-appropriate grasses, wildflowers, and milkweed.
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Timeline
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Nov 20, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • November 20, 2019
    Introduced in Senate
  • November 20, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Transportation and Public Works

Congressional oversightHorticulture and plantsInsectsRoads and highwaysTransportation programs fundingWildlife conservation and habitat protection

MPH Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2918| Senate 
| Updated: 11/20/2019
Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2019 or the MPH Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to provide grants to states, Indian tribes, and federal land management agencies to carry out pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including the planting and seeding of native, locally-appropriate grasses, wildflowers, and milkweed.
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Timeline
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Nov 20, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • November 20, 2019
    Introduced in Senate
  • November 20, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (4)
Lamar Alexander (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightHorticulture and plantsInsectsRoads and highwaysTransportation programs fundingWildlife conservation and habitat protection