US SB1708 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on May 18 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-05-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 18 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-05-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Islands, freshwater mussels in the United States, and desert fish in the Southwest United States, and for other purposes.
Title
Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund Act of 2023 North America Butterfly Conservation Fund Act of 2023 Freshwater Mussel Conservation Fund Act of 2023 Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-18 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3494 (Related) 2023-05-18 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1708/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s1708/BILLS-118s1708is.pdf |
