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US HR526

Resolution

Status

Introduced

6/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Panetta

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Designates June 15 through June 22, 2025, as "National Pollinator Week" to recognize the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and U.S. agriculture

  • Pollinators including native bees, butterflies, moths, birds, bats, and beetles contribute more than $18 billion annually to U.S. crop production and help reproduce at least 80% of flowering plants

  • North American migratory monarch butterfly populations have declined 85%, American bumble bee by 90%, and Western monarch butterfly from nearly 10 million in the 1980s to fewer than 2,000 in 2020

  • Nearly 70 native pollinator species are federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the rusty patched bumble bee, Powesheik skipperling, and Dakota skipper

  • Encourages Americans to observe the week with conservation and educational activities and expresses Congress's intent to continue pollinator conservation efforts

Legislative Description

Recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States by designating June 15 through June 22, 2025, as "National Pollinator Week".

Environmental protection

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

6/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Agriculture6/20/2025

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