US SB2918 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-20 - 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 November 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-20 - 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 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.
Title
MPH Act of 2019 Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] |
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-20 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Horticulture and plants
Insects
Roads and highways
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Horticulture and plants
Insects
Roads and highways
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2918/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2918/BILLS-116s2918is.pdf |