Extinction Prevention Act of 2023
Latest action · May 18, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Extinction Prevention Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for the conservation of
- butterflies and moths in North America;
- plant species in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands;
- freshwater mussels in the United States; and
- bony fish found in desert ecosystems in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
Among other things, the bill establishes the North America Butterfly Conservation Fund, the Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund, the Freshwater Mussel Conservation Fund, and the Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund. In selecting projects for assistance, Interior must prioritize projects that conserve threatened and endangered species.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2023 to Nov 8, 2023; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Jul 18, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Sep 19, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 19, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Nov 8, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 18, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2023Introduced in House
- May 18, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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. 169, no. 84, May 18, 2023, page H2458.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1708 | Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 | Related bill | May 18, 2023 |
| HR 8850 | Extinction Prevention Act of 2026 | Cross-Congress related bill | May 15, 2026 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Islands, freshwater mussels in the United States, and desert fish in the Southwest United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Extinction Prevention Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund Act of 2023
- Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund Act of 2023
- North America Butterfly Conservation Fund Act of 2023
- Freshwater Mussel Conservation Fund Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2023Introduced 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.
