Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act
USA117th CongressHR-7912| House
| Updated: 7/14/2022
Steve Cohen
Democratic Representative
Tennessee
Cosponsors (20)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites within approximately 100 miles of Memphis, Tennessee, at which lynchings took place. In conducting the special resource study, Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of such study area, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional oversightCrime victimsGovernment studies and investigationsHate crimesHistoric sites and heritage areasParks, recreation areas, trailsRacial and ethnic relationsTennesseeU.S. historyViolent crime
Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act
USA117th CongressHR-7912| House
| Updated: 7/14/2022
Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites within approximately 100 miles of Memphis, Tennessee, at which lynchings took place. In conducting the special resource study, Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of such study area, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Steve Cohen
Democratic Representative
Tennessee
Cosponsors (20)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightCrime victimsGovernment studies and investigationsHate crimesHistoric sites and heritage areasParks, recreation areas, trailsRacial and ethnic relationsTennesseeU.S. historyViolent crime