Medgar Evers House Study Act
Latest action · May 9, 2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 15, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Mar 15, 2017 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2017Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-46.
- May 9, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
- Mar 30, 2017Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 15, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1715 | Medgar Evers House Study Act | Identical bill | May 16, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2017Reported to Senate
- Mar 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
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