S 2177 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Medgar Evers House Study Act

Introduced Oct 8, 2015 Originated Senate Sponsor Thad Cochran R-MS

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 6, 2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 597.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 8, 2015
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Medgar Evers House Study Act

(Sec. 2) 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.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 8, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalOct 8, 2015

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 6, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-324.
  2. Sep 6, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 597.
  3. Jul 13, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Mar 17, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496.
  5. Oct 8, 2015Introduced in Senate
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Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 959Medgar Evers House Study ActRelated billSep 6, 2016
S 3054Preserving Civil Rights Heritage Act of 2016Related billJun 14, 2016
S 3068Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017Related billJun 16, 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 6, 2016Reported to Senate
  2. Oct 8, 2015Introduced in Senate

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