Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 21, 2018)
Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act
This bill establishes the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi, as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with the pivotal role of Medgar Evers in the civil rights movement.
The National Park Service shall enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educational programming related to the monument and may enter into other cooperative agreements to carry out this bill.
What just happenedAug 15, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 21, 2018
- Aug 15, 2018Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
National Parks Subcommittee - May 21, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - May 21, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate