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HR 7912 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Crime victims Government studies and investigations Hate crimes Historic sites and heritage areas Parks, recreation areas, trails Racial and ethnic relations Tennessee U.S. history Violent crime

Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act

Introduced: July 26, 2022 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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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
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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.

What's happening now July 14, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 15
Jones, Mondaire
· Jul 26, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jun 9, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jun 3, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jun 3, 2022
 D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · May 31, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 31, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · May 31, 2022
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 31, 2022
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 31, 2022
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 31, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 31, 2022
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 31, 2022
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 31, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 31, 2022
RUSH, BOBBY
· May 31, 2022
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 31, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 31, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · May 31, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7912: Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7912/
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"H.R. 7912: Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7912/.
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