3.0.0 806 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z Senate S 2021-03-17 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-17T21:38:20Z Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2021 117 1982 HR 2021-03-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Identical bill CRS 2021-03-17 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2021-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2021-03-17 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-03-17 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-03-17 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-03-17 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2021-04-13 False Transportation and Public Works Congressional oversight Horticulture and plants Insects Land use and conservation Roads and highways Transportation programs funding Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-19T19:34:06Z Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2021 or the MPH Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to provide grants to states, Indian tribes, and federal land management agencies to carry out pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including the planting and seeding of native, locally-appropriate grasses, wildflowers, and milkweed.

]]> MPH Act of 2021 Display Title MPH Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to provide grants to carry out activities to benefit pollinators on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including the planting and seeding of native, locally appropriate grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced MPH Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s806is/xml/BILLS-117s806is.xml 2021-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.