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H.R. 5920: MONARCH Act of 2020

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H.R. 5920: MONARCH Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-14 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

MONARCH Act of 2020

Plain summary

Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2020 or the MONARCH Act of 2020 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 Agriculture (USDA) must use amounts in the fund to provide grants for the conservation of such butterflies. In addition, USDA must transfer amounts from the fund to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to implement the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan, which was prepared by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

MONARCH Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] · 40 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mike Thompson (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Mike Levin (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] reported raising $3.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5920 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116