S.2889: Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act

About This Bill

  • Introduced May 21, 2018
  • Latest Major Action Aug. 15, 2018

Bill Cosponsors

2 (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

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Bill Summary

Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act This bill establishes the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi, as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with the pivotal role of Medgar Evers in the civil rights movement. The National Park Service shall enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educational...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Aug. 15, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
May 21, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 21, 2018

Introduced in the Senate by Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

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