US Congress Senate Bill 644 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on March 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-05-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medgar Evers House Study Act (Sec. 3) 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 study area; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System; and (3) consider alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the federal government, state or local governments, or private and nonprofit organizations.

Medgar Evers House Study Act

Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]

Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-09	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
2017-05-09	Senate	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.
2017-03-30	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2017-03-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB1715 (Related) 2017-05-16 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/644/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s644/BILLS-115s644is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s644/BILLS-115s644rs.pdf