Congress 115 - HR 4895 - Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act

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Historic sites and heritage areas Historical and cultural resources Mississippi Monuments and memorials Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Parks, recreation areas, trails Public Lands and Natural Resources U.S. history

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Medgar Evers National Monument Act

This bill establishes the Medgar Evers National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi, as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the home and history of 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.

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Nov 15, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657.
Nov 15, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 115-370.
Oct 2, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Aug 15, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
May 16, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 15, 2018

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 15, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 15, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3949)
May 15, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3949)
May 15, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4895.
May 15, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3949-3951)
May 15, 2018

Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 11, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 483.
Apr 11, 2018

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-632.
Feb 14, 2018

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 14, 2018

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 14, 2018

Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Feb 6, 2018

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 30, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jan 29, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 29, 2018

Introduced in House

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