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Extinction Prevention Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1728| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (3)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3117
Extinction Prevention Act of 2019
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 29, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3396
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3117
    Extinction Prevention Act of 2019


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • July 29, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3396
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3396: Extinction Prevention Act of 2021
American SamoaAntigua and BarbudaAquatic ecologyArizonaBahamasBarbadosBelizeCaliforniaCanadaCaribbean areaColoradoCongressional oversightCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEcologyEl SalvadorEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFishesGovernment trust fundsGrenadaGuamGuatemalaHaitiHawaiiHondurasHorticulture and plantsInsectsJamaicaLakes and riversLatin AmericaMexicoNevadaNew MexicoNicaraguaNorthern Mariana IslandsOregonPanamaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesTrinidad and TobagoU.S. territories and protectoratesUtahWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Extinction Prevention Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1728| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3117
Extinction Prevention Act of 2019
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 29, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3396
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3117
    Extinction Prevention Act of 2019


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • July 29, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3396
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (3)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3396: Extinction Prevention Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
American SamoaAntigua and BarbudaAquatic ecologyArizonaBahamasBarbadosBelizeCaliforniaCanadaCaribbean areaColoradoCongressional oversightCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEcologyEl SalvadorEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFishesGovernment trust fundsGrenadaGuamGuatemalaHaitiHawaiiHondurasHorticulture and plantsInsectsJamaicaLakes and riversLatin AmericaMexicoNevadaNew MexicoNicaraguaNorthern Mariana IslandsOregonPanamaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesTrinidad and TobagoU.S. territories and protectoratesUtahWildlife conservation and habitat protection