119th Congress
S. 2128
MONARCH Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- 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)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. - Jun 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate