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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8850 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8850 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2026 Mrs. Grijalva (for herself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Quigley, and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Extinction Prevention Act of 2026''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. TITLE I--NORTH AMERICA BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION ACT OF 2026 Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Purposes. Sec. 103. Definitions. Sec. 104. North America butterfly conservation assistance. Sec. 105. North America Butterfly Conservation Fund. Sec. 106. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 107. Report to Congress. TITLE II--PACIFIC ISLANDS PLANT CONSERVATION FUND ACT OF 2026 Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. Purposes. Sec. 203. Definitions. Sec. 204. Pacific Islands plant conservation assistance. Sec. 205. Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund. Sec. 206. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 207. Report to Congress. TITLE III--FRESHWATER MUSSEL CONSERVATION FUND ACT OF 2026 Sec. 301. Short title. Sec. 302. Purposes. Sec. 303.