MONARCH Act of 2025
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 18, 2025)
Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2025 or the MONARCH Act of 2025
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.
What just happenedJun 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 18, 2025
- Jun 18, 2025IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Jun 18, 2025IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate