Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act
USA115th CongressHR-4895| House
| Updated: 11/15/2018
Bennie G. Thompson
Democratic Representative
Mississippi
Cosponsors (1)
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, National Parks Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Medgar Evers National Monument Act This bill establishes the Medgar Evers 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 Evers in the civil rights movement. The National Park Service shall enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educational programming related to the monument.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 483.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-632.
Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3949-3951)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4895.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3949)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3949)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 115-370.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Historical and cultural resourcesHistoric sites and heritage areasMississippiMonuments and memorialsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersParks, recreation areas, trailsU.S. history
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act
USA115th CongressHR-4895| House
| Updated: 11/15/2018
Medgar Evers National Monument Act This bill establishes the Medgar Evers 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 Evers in the civil rights movement. The National Park Service shall enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educational programming related to the monument.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 483.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-632.
Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3949-3951)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4895.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3949)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3949)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 115-370.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657.
Bennie G. Thompson
Democratic Representative
Mississippi
Cosponsors (1)
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, National Parks Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Historical and cultural resourcesHistoric sites and heritage areasMississippiMonuments and memorialsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersParks, recreation areas, trailsU.S. history