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US HR356

US HR356
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act


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Introduced
01/09/2019
In Committee
01/30/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To establish the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes. This bill establishes the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi, as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the home and history of the pivotal role of Medgar and Myrlie Evers in the civil rights movement. The National Park Service shall seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educational services related to the monument.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi as a unit of the National Park System. The monument will preserve, protect, and interpret the home and history of Medgar and Myrlie Evers, who played pivotal roles in the civil rights movement. The National Park Service will seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College for interpretive and educational services related to the monument. The bill outlines the boundaries of the monument, the Secretary's authority to acquire land, and the administration of the monument in accordance with National Park Service laws. It also allows the Secretary to enter into agreements with the College and other entities for the purposes of the monument.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (40)

Bennie Thompson (D)* Alma Adams (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Jim Clyburn (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Val Demings (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Marcia Fudge (D),  Al Green (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Steven Horsford (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Hakeem Jeffries (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  John Lewis (D),  Lucy McBath (D),  Donald McEachin (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  Lauren Underwood (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. (on 01/30/2019)

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