# 116-hr-5920: MONARCH Act of 2020

116-hr-5920, MONARCH Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5920
- Congress: 116
- Title: MONARCH Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2020-02-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5920 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5920)

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