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H.R. 4062 · Where this bill is now

In committee

Introduced in the House, sent 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, Jun 20, 2025

What this bill does

In plain words · AI-written from the official summary

Supports conservation of western monarch butterflies

The bill creates a fund to help protect western monarch butterflies and other pollinators across the West. The Department of the Interior would use this money to give grants for conservation efforts in areas where these butterflies live and breed. Interior would also work with a nonprofit foundation to update and carry out a conservation plan designed specifically for western monarchs.

How it affects you

If you live in or care about the western states where these monarchs travel—California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah—this could support local conservation projects in your area. Most other Americans won't directly feel the changes, though the bill aims to help protect a butterfly species that's important to the ecosystem.

Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jun 20, 2025)

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.

Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.

119th Congress
1st SessionH. R. 4062

A BILL

MONARCH Act of 2025

In the HouseNo vote yet

Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) · Introduced Jun 20, 2025 · Animals · 1 version of the text

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Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 20, 2025: “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.”

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