S2128-119

In Committee

MONARCH Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Jun 18, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term conservation means the use of each method or procedure necessary to protect habitats of western monarch butterflies and other, expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Western monarch butterfly conservation grant program Subject to the availability of funds and in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, amounts, and expands a appropriation provision: 5. Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund. Of the amounts. It relies on appropriations, reporting requirements, compliance mandates, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Environment, Finance, and Education.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term conservation means the use of each method or procedure necessary to protect habitats of western monarch butterflies and other...
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Western monarch butterfly conservation grant program Subject to the availability of funds and in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, amounts...
  • Expands a appropriation provision: 5. Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund. Of the amounts...
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 6. Implementation of the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation...
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 7. Report to Congress.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term conservation means the use of each method or procedure necessary to protect habitats of western monarch butterflies and other, expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Western monarch butterfly conservation grant program Subject to the availability of funds and in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, amounts, and expands a appropriation provision: 5. Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund. Of the amounts.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Finance, Education

Primary Purpose

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term conservation means the use of each method or procedure necessary to protect habitats of western monarch butterflies and other, expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Western monarch butterfly conservation grant program Subject to the availability of funds and in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, amounts, and expands a appropriation provision: 5. Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund. Of the amounts.

Policy Domains

Environment Finance Education

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 18, 2025

Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Wyden, …

Jun 18, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …

Jun 18, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Finance Education
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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