HR 5920 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

MONARCH Act of 2020

Introduced Feb 14, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Jimmy Panetta D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 5, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2020 to May 15, 2020; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-CAJim CostaOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalFeb 14, 2020
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 14, 2020
R-GARob WoodallOriginalFeb 14, 2020
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-PASusan WildOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-CATj CoxOriginalFeb 14, 2020
D-NJAlbio SiresFeb 25, 2020
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoFeb 25, 2020
D-CARo KhannaFeb 25, 2020
D-CATed LieuFeb 25, 2020
D-MNBetty McCollumFeb 26, 2020
D-CAJackie SpeierFeb 28, 2020
D-CASusan A. DavisFeb 28, 2020
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleMar 2, 2020
D-NYThomas R. SuozziMar 2, 2020
D-AZTom O'HalleranMar 2, 2020
D-CAMike LevinMar 16, 2020
D-CABrad ShermanApr 23, 2020
D-NMDebra A. HaalandApr 23, 2020
D-CAPete AguilarApr 23, 2020
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 23, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMay 15, 2020

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2020
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Referred Mar 5, 2020
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2020
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Referred Feb 27, 2020
HouseAppropriations Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2020

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  2. Feb 27, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  3. Feb 14, 2020Introduced in House
  4. Feb 14, 2020Referred 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 18

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 31, February 14, 2020, page H1161.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3304MONARCH Act of 2020Identical billFeb 13, 2020

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To encourage and facilitate efforts by States and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain the western population of monarch butterflies, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
MONARCH Act of 2020
Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2020Introduced in House

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