HR 7912
117th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Tennessee
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Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 7, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
May 31, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 31, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites within approximately 100 miles of Memphis, Tennessee, at which lynchings took place.
In conducting the special resource study, Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of such study area, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.
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