MPH Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 18, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2021 or the MPH Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to provide grants to states, Indian tribes, and federal land management agencies to carry out pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including the planting and seeding of native, locally-appropriate grasses, wildflowers, and milkweed.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2021 to May 27, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 27, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2021 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Mar 18, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Mar 17, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 50, March 17, 2021, page H1501.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 806 | MPH Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Mar 17, 2021 |
| S 1931 | Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 | Related bill | Oct 6, 2021 |
| S 1953 | Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 | Related bill | May 27, 2021 |
| HR 3684 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Related bill | Aug 4, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to provide grants to carry out activities to benefit pollinators on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including the planting and seeding of native, locally appropriate grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2021
- MPH Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
