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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
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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
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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 September 6, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 597.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3054 Related bill Preserving Civil Rights Heritage Act of 2016
  • S 3068 Related bill Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
  • HR 959 Related bill Medgar Evers House Study Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2177: Medgar Evers House Study Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2177/
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"S. 2177: Medgar Evers House Study Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2177/.
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