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119th Congress

S. 2128

MONARCH Act of 2025

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
Introduced
Jun 18, 2025
Policy area
Animals
Committees
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Official text
Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (7)

Original cosponsors (7)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version

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.

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No recorded votes on this bill.

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