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Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act

Introduced: January 9, 2019 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 9, 2019
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Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act

This bill establishes the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home 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 and Myrlie Evers in the civil rights movement.

The National Park Service shall seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educational services related to the monument.

What's happening now January 9, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 47 Related bill John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
  • HR 356 Identical bill Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jan 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 70: Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-70/
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"S. 70: Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-70/.
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