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Medgar Evers House Study Act

USA115th CongressHR-1715| House 
| Updated: 5/16/2017
Bennie G. Thompson

Bennie G. Thompson

Democratic Representative

Mississippi

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) 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, located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a unit of the National Park System (NPS); (3) determine the effect of the site's designation on existing commercial and recreational uses and on state and local government management of those activities; and (4) identify any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit Interior to influence or participate in local land use decisions or place restrictions on nonfederal land if the site is designated as an NPS unit.

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Timeline
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 30, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Apr 27, 2017
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Apr 27, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 27, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
May 9, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-644
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.
May 16, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.
May 16, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-123.
  • March 23, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 23, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • March 30, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • April 27, 2017
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.


  • April 27, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • April 27, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.


  • May 9, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-644
    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.


  • May 16, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.


  • May 16, 2017
    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-123.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 115-644: Medgar Evers House Study Act
Government studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasLand use and conservationMississippiParks, recreation areas, trailsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history

Medgar Evers House Study Act

USA115th CongressHR-1715| House 
| Updated: 5/16/2017
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) 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, located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a unit of the National Park System (NPS); (3) determine the effect of the site's designation on existing commercial and recreational uses and on state and local government management of those activities; and (4) identify any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit Interior to influence or participate in local land use decisions or place restrictions on nonfederal land if the site is designated as an NPS unit.

Bill Text Versions

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2 versions available

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Timeline
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 30, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Apr 27, 2017
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Apr 27, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 27, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
May 9, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-644
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.
May 16, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.
May 16, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-123.
  • March 23, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 23, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • March 30, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • April 27, 2017
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.


  • April 27, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • April 27, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.


  • May 9, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-644
    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.


  • May 16, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.


  • May 16, 2017
    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-123.
Bennie G. Thompson

Bennie G. Thompson

Democratic Representative

Mississippi

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 115-644: Medgar Evers House Study Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasLand use and conservationMississippiParks, recreation areas, trailsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history