3.0.0 2918 2022-11-01T05:47:40Z 2022-11-01T05:47:40Z House HR 2019-05-22 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRIJALVA:H.R. 2918.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H4120]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Hearings by 2019-09-24T20:33:46Z Referred to 2019-06-10T15:48:31Z Referred to 2019-05-22T14:00:05Z Extinction Prevention Act of 2019 116 3117 S 2019-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2019-09-24 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2019-06-10 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2019-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 N L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2019-05-22 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-05-22 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2019-05-22 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-05-22 True C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2019-05-22 True V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-05-22 True D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2019-05-22 True S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2019-05-22 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2019-05-22 True B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2019-05-22 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-05-30 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2019-06-03 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2019-06-24 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2019-07-09 False S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2019-07-09 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-07-09 False W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2019-07-09 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2019-07-15 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-07-16 False K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 2019-08-06 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2019-09-06 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2019-09-06 False S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2019-09-06 False C001117 Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] Sean Casten D IL 6 2019-09-24 False H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2019-09-24 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2019-12-06 False Environmental Protection American Samoa Antigua and Barbuda Aquatic ecology Arizona Bahamas Barbados Belize California Canada Caribbean area Colorado Congressional oversight Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecology El Salvador Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fishes Government trust funds Grenada Guam Guatemala Haiti Hawaii Honduras Horticulture and plants Insects Jamaica Lakes and rivers Latin America Mexico Nevada New Mexico Nicaragua Northern Mariana Islands Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago U.S. territories and protectorates Utah Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2019-05-22 Introduced in House 2020-05-21T23:11:18Z Extinction Prevention Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for the conservation of

  • butterflies and moths in North America;
  • plant species in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands;
  • freshwater mussels in the United States; and
  • bony fish found in desert ecosystems in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

Among other things, the bill establishes the North America Butterfly Conservation Fund, the Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund, the Freshwater Mussels Conservation Fund, and the Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund. In selecting projects for assistance, Interior must prioritize projects that conserve threatened and endangered species.

]]> Extinction Prevention Act of 2019 Display Title Extinction Prevention Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill North America Butterfly Conservation Fund Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Freshwater Mussel Conservation Fund Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Extinction Prevention Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2918ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2918ih.xml 2019-09-24 Subcommittee Hearings Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.