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MONARCH Act of 2020

Introduced: February 14, 2020 Introduced by: Panetta, Jimmy Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Became law

Mar 5, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Feb 27, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Feb 14, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 14, 2020

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now March 5, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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