Bill > HR4350

This bill, the Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2023 (MONARCH Act of 2023), aims to encourage and facilitate efforts by states and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain the western population of monarch butterflies. The key provisions of the bill include: establishing the Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund to provide grants for conservation projects, requiring the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to update and implement the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan, and mandating the Secretary to submit annual reports to Congress on the status of western monarch butterflies and the projects funded under the bill. The bill recognizes the imminent risk of extinction facing the western monarch butterfly population due to various factors and seeks to take urgent action to protect this iconic species and its habitats.