MONARCH Act of 2025

Hozzl · 2025-07-17T11:31:37Z

Explore the details of House Bill 4062 MONARCH Act of 2025 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Animals. Stay informed on legislative developments.

7/17/2025, 11:31 AM

Summary of Bill HR 4062

H.R. 4062, introduced in the 119th Congress on June 20, 2025, aims to encourage and support state and stakeholder initiatives focused on conserving and sustaining the western population of monarch butterflies.

Congressional Summary of HR 4062

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.

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Current Status of Bill HR 4062

Bill HR 4062 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 20, 2025. Bill HR 4062 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on June 20, 2025. Bill HR 4062's most recent activity was Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. as of June 20, 2025

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 4062

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Animals

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 4062

To encourage and facilitate efforts by States and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain the western population of monarch butterflies, and for other purposes.

Comments

Amir Martin

727

9 months ago

This bill is so dumb! Why are we wasting time and money on butterflies when there are more important issues to focus on? How is this gonna help me or anyone else in the long run? #ridiculous