Conservation efforts for the western monarch butterfly — whose population has declined by more than 95% since the 1980s — would receive dedicated federal support under this bill. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would be directed to create a national strategy, fund habitat restoration on both public and private lands, and coordinate with states, tribes, and Mexico. The bill authorizes $62.5 million over five years for grants, research, and monitoring programs aimed at reversing the butterfly's decline.
Congressional Summary
Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2025 or the MONARCH Act of 2025This 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.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-06-18
- Date Added
- 2026-04-06
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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