3.0.0 1715 2023-01-11T13:35:32Z 2023-01-11T13:35:32Z House HR 2017-03-23 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 51 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:H.R. 1715.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 2 of Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution:The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make allneedful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory orother Property belonging to the United States; and nothing inthis Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice anyClaims of the United States, or of any particular State.[Page H2371]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Discharged from 2017-04-27T18:26:27Z Referred to 2017-03-30T20:24:18Z Reported by 2017-05-16T18:20:20Z Markup by 2017-04-27T18:26:33Z Referred to 2017-03-23T13:00:14Z H. Rept. 115-123 Medgar Evers House Study Act 115 644 S 2017-05-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59. Related bill House Identical bill CRS 2017-05-16 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00076 2017-05-16 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-123. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-05-16 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-123. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-04-27 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2017-04-27 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-04-27 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged. Committee 2017-03-30 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2017-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 N 2017-05-08T15:00:26Z H.R. 1715, Medgar Evers House Study Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52697 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 27, 2017 Public Lands and Natural Resources Government studies and investigations Historic sites and heritage areas Land use and conservation Mississippi Parks, recreation areas, trails Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-03-23 Introduced in House 2017-03-29T18:42:58Z Medgar Evers House Study Act

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.

]]> 79 2017-05-16 Reported to House without amendment 2017-05-31T21:44:00Z (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, located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi.

Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a unit of the National Park System (NPS); (3) determine the effect of the site's designation on existing commercial and recreational uses and on state and local government management of those activities; and (4) identify any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit Interior to influence or participate in local land use decisions or place restrictions on nonfederal land if the site is designated as an NPS unit.

]]> Medgar Evers House Study Act Display Title Medgar Evers House Study Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, Mississippi, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medgar Evers House Study Act Short Titles as Reported to House Medgar Evers House Study Act H House Reported in House 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1715rh/xml/BILLS-115hr1715rh.xml Introduced in House 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1715ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1715ih.xml 2017-05-16 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.