Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act
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Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites within approximately 100 miles of Memphis, Tennessee, at which lynchings took place.
In conducting the special resource study, Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of such study area, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.
What just happenedJul 14, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 31, 2022
- Jul 14, 2022Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Jun 7, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - May 31, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - May 31, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 31, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House