S 644
115th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land use and conservation
Mississippi
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Medgar Evers House Study Act
Introduced: March 15, 2017
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 9, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
May 9, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-46.
Mar 30, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
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