US HB356 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act
Sponsors
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC] |
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] |
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX] | Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] |
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] | Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV] | Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] |
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] | Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] |
Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] |
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] |
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Val Demings [D-FL] | Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD] |
Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL] | Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] | Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA] |
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-30 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. |
2019-01-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
2019-01-09 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H301-302) |
2019-01-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB70 (Same As) 2019-01-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SB47 (Related) 2019-03-12 - Became Public Law No: 116-9. (TXT | PDF)
SB47 (Related) 2019-03-12 - Became Public Law No: 116-9. (TXT | PDF)
Subjects
Higher education
Historic sites and heritage areas
Mississippi
Monuments and memorials
Public lands and natural resources
Racial and ethnic relations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Mississippi
Monuments and memorials
Public lands and natural resources
Racial and ethnic relations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/356/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr356/BILLS-116hr356ih.pdf |