Extinction Prevention Act of 2019

Senate Bill 3117 - Extinction Prevention Act of 2019: Overview, Status, and Impact

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Explore the details of Senate Bill 3117 Extinction Prevention Act of 2019 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Environmental Protection. Stay informed on legislative developments.

10/28/2022, 1:46 AM

Congressional Summary of S 3117

Extinction Prevention Act of 2019

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, Oregon, 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.

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Current Status of Bill S 3117

Bill S 3117 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since December 19, 2019. Bill S 3117 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on December 19, 2019. Bill S 3117's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. as of December 19, 2019

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3117

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3117

Primary Policy Focus

Environmental Protection

Potential Impact Areas

- American Samoa

- Antigua and Barbuda

- Aquatic ecology

- Arizona

- Bahamas

- Barbados

- Belize

- California

- Canada

- Caribbean area

- Colorado

- Congressional oversight

- Costa Rica

- Cuba

- Dominica

- Dominican Republic

- Ecology

- El Salvador

- Endangered and threatened species

- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

- Fishes

- Government trust funds

- Grenada

- Guam

- Guatemala

- Haiti

- Hawaii

- Honduras

- Horticulture and plants

- Insects

- Jamaica

- Lakes and rivers

- Latin America

- Mexico

- Nevada

- New Mexico

- Nicaragua

- Northern Mariana Islands

- Oregon

- Panama

- Saint Kitts and Nevis

- Saint Lucia

- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

- Trinidad and Tobago

- U.S. territories and protectorates

- Utah

- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3117

Extinction Prevention Act of 2019

Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund Act of 2019

Freshwater Mussel Conservation Fund Act of 2019

Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund Act of 2019

North America Butterfly Conservation Fund Act of 2019

A bill 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.