S 2128 ยท MONARCH Act of 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Introduced
- Jun 18, 2025
- Latest action
- Jun 18, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
- Policy area
- Animals
- Cosponsors
- 7
Summary
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.
Recent actions
- Jun 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Jun 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.