S. 2128 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 18, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFunds efforts to rescue western monarch butterflies
This bill creates a new fund—the Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund—that the Department of the Interior can use to award grants for protecting western monarch butterflies and other pollinators. The bill also requires Interior to work with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to update and carry out a conservation plan for these butterflies, which was originally created by western state wildlife agencies.
How it affects you
This bill doesn't directly change anything in your everyday life. It mainly affects people and organizations working on conservation efforts in California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah, who would now have access to grant funding to support their work protecting monarch butterflies and other pollinators in those regions.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jun 18, 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.
1st SessionS. 2128
A BILL
MONARCH Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) · Introduced Jun 18, 2025 · Animals · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 18, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.”
Sections
Sections · 7
- Sec. 1Short titleNo change
- Sec. 2FindingsNo change
- Sec. 3DefinitionsNo change
- Sec. 4Western monarch butterfly conservation grant programNo change
- Sec. 5Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue FundNo change
- Sec. 6Implementation of the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation PlanNo change
- Sec. 7Report to CongressNo change