Senate Bill 2889
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 21, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2889
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
May 21, 2018
08/15/2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
05/21/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
05/21/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:29 PM