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Extinction Prevention Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1708| Senate 
| Updated: 5/18/2023
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (3)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1728
Extinction Prevention Act of 2021
May 18, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3494
Introduced in House
May 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3117
    Extinction Prevention Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1728
    Extinction Prevention Act of 2021


  • May 18, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3494
    Introduced in House


  • May 18, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3494: Extinction Prevention Act of 2023

Extinction Prevention Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1708| Senate 
| Updated: 5/18/2023
Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1728
Extinction Prevention Act of 2021
May 18, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3494
Introduced in House
May 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3117
    Extinction Prevention Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1728
    Extinction Prevention Act of 2021


  • May 18, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3494
    Introduced in House


  • May 18, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (3)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3494: Extinction Prevention Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted