# 114-hr-959: Medgar Evers House Study Act

114-hr-959, Medgar Evers House Study Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS); status Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 608. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-959
- Congress: 114
- Title: Medgar Evers House Study Act
- Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 608.
- Introduced: 2015-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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 evaluate the national significance of such site and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

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## Sources
- [114-hr-959 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/959)

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- [114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6382)
- [114-hr-6244: To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-signif…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6244)
- [114-hr-5930: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5930)
- [114-hr-5671: Urban Progress Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5671)
- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
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