US Congress House Bill 959 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on September 17 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-09-06 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 608.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medgar Evers House Study Act (Sec. 3) 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. Requires Interior to: (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a unit of the National Park System (NPS); (3) determine the effect of the site's designation on existing commercial and recreational uses, and the effect on state and local governments to manage those activities; and (4) identify any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Department of the Interior to influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on nonfederal land if the site is designated as an NPS unit.

Medgar Evers House Study Act

Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-06	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 608.
2016-09-06	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-335.
2016-07-13	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2016-03-17	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
2015-09-17	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2015-09-16	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-09-16	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5994)
2015-09-16	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 959.
2015-09-16	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5994-5995)
2015-09-16	House	Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2015-09-08	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 190.
2015-09-08	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-251.
2015-07-09	House	Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
2015-07-09	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2015-07-09	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-07-08	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-06-16	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2015-02-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2015-02-12	House	Introduced in House

SB2177 (Related) 2016-09-06 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 597.
SB2012 (Related) 2016-09-08 - Conference held.
SB3068 (Related) 2016-06-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.
SB3054 (Related) 2016-06-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/959/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr959/BILLS-114hr959ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr959/BILLS-114hr959rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr959/BILLS-114hr959eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr959/BILLS-114hr959rs.pdf