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HR 3494 118th Congress House Environmental Protection

Extinction Prevention Act of 2023

Introduced: September 19, 2023 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 18, 2023
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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, 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.

What's happening now May 18, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3494: Extinction Prevention Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3494/
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"H.R. 3494: Extinction Prevention Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3494/.
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H.R. 3494, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3494/.
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