To adopt the monarch butterfly as the national butterfly of the United States.

Bill: 114-hr-5627
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2016-07-05
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Insects

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Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill adopts the monarch butterfly as the national butterfly of the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5627 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 5, 2016 Mr. Ribble introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To adopt the monarch butterfly as the national butterfly of the United States.

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The monarch butterfly is almost certainly the most widely recognized of all butterflies in the United States. (2) The monarch butterfly population is widely distributed across the United States, from Maine to Hawaii. 2. Establishment and adoption of the monarch butterfly as the national butterfly (a) In general The insect commonly known as the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is adopted as the national butterfly of the United States. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act or the adoption of the monarch butterfly as the national butterfly of the United States shall be construed or used as a reason to alter, change, modify, or otherwise affect any plan, policy, management decision, regulation, or other action by the Federal Government.