Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act
USA116th CongressHR-356| House
| Updated: 1/30/2019
Bennie G. Thompson
Democratic Representative
Mississippi
Cosponsors (39)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
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- On Floor
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- Enacted
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act This bill establishes the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home 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 and Myrlie Evers in the civil rights movement. The National Park Service shall seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educational services related to the monument.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H301-302)
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Higher educationHistoric sites and heritage areasMississippiMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relations
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act
USA116th CongressHR-356| House
| Updated: 1/30/2019
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act This bill establishes the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home 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 and Myrlie Evers in the civil rights movement. The National Park Service shall seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educational services related to the monument.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H301-302)
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Bennie G. Thompson
Democratic Representative
Mississippi
Cosponsors (39)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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- In Committee
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- Passed Chamber
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Higher educationHistoric sites and heritage areasMississippiMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relations