S 2177
114th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Mississippi
Racial and ethnic relations
Medgar Evers House Study Act
Introduced: October 8, 2015
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 6, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 597.
Sep 6, 2016
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-324.
Jul 13, 2016
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 17, 2016
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496.
Oct 8, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 8, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 597.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1