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Bill115th CongressFiled Mar 15, 2017Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 644

Medgar Evers House Study Act

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What it doesSummary reported to senate with amendment(s) (May 9, 2017)

Medgar Evers House Study Act

(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the home of the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, which is located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi.

Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System; and (3) consider alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the federal government, state or local governments, or private and nonprofit organizations.

What just happenedMay 9, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS](R-MS)Sponsor
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  1. May 9, 2017Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.

  2. May 9, 2017Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-46.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  3. May 9, 2017Committee14000

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-46.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  4. Mar 30, 2017Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  5. Mar 15, 2017IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  6. Mar 15, 2017IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Reported to Senate with amendment(s)May 9, 20171

Medgar Evers House Study Act

(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the home of the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, which is located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi.

Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System; and (3) consider alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the federal government, state or local governments, or private and nonprofit organizations.

Introduced in SenateMar 15, 2017

Medgar Evers House Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the home of the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, which is located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi.

Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of the site, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

Medgar Evers House Study Act — Informed