Senate Bill 644
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Medgar Evers House Study Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 15, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
644
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 House Study Act
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 site, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.
05/09/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
05/09/2017
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.
03/30/2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
03/15/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
03/15/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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