MONARCH Act of 2020

United States116th CongressS-3304Senate
Updated: Feb 13, 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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HR-5920: MONARCH Act of 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

  1. Introduced in Senate

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

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