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Medgar Evers House Study Act

USA115th CongressS-644| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2017
Thad Cochran

Thad Cochran

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (1)
Roger F. Wicker (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Medgar Evers House Study Act (Sec. 3) 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, which is located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System; and (3) consider alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the federal government, state or local governments, or private and nonprofit organizations.

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Timeline
Mar 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 30, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 9, 2017
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 9, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
May 16, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1715
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.
  • March 15, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 15, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • March 30, 2017
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • May 9, 2017
    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 9, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.


  • May 16, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1715
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1715: 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 CongressS-644| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2017
Medgar Evers House Study Act (Sec. 3) 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, which is located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System; and (3) consider alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the federal government, state or local governments, or private and nonprofit organizations.

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2 versions available

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Timeline
Mar 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 30, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 9, 2017
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 9, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
May 16, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1715
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.
  • March 15, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 15, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • March 30, 2017
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • May 9, 2017
    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 9, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.


  • May 16, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1715
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.
Thad Cochran

Thad Cochran

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (1)
Roger F. Wicker (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1715: 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