S-2177 : Still Just a Bill


Medgar Evers House Study Act

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, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2016-09-06CalendarsPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 597.Senate
2016-09-06CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-324.Senate
2016-07-13CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.Senate
2016-03-17CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496.Senate
2015-10-08IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Senate
2015-10-08IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Public Lands and Natural Resources
Related Subjects
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Historic sites and heritage areas
  • Racial and ethnic relations
Related Geographic Entities
  • Mississippi
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