S. 2177 · 114th Congress
Medgar Evers House Study Act
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Thad Cochran
- Introduced
- 2015-10-08
- Latest action
- 2016-09-06 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-324.
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Medgar Evers House Study Act
(Sec. 2) 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.