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A bill to establish the Medgar Evers National Monument in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2889| Senate 
| Updated: 8/15/2018
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (2)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee, National Parks Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act This bill establishes the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi, as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with 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 and may enter into other cooperative agreements to carry out this bill.
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May 21, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 21, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Aug 15, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
  • May 21, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 21, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • August 15, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4895: Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act
Higher educationHistoric sites and heritage areasMississippiMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relations

A bill to establish the Medgar Evers National Monument in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2889| Senate 
| Updated: 8/15/2018
Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act This bill establishes the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi, as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with 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 and may enter into other cooperative agreements to carry out this bill.
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Timeline
May 21, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 21, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Aug 15, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
  • May 21, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 21, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • August 15, 2018
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (2)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee, National Parks Subcommittee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4895: Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Higher educationHistoric sites and heritage areasMississippiMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relations