# 115-hr-4895: Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act

115-hr-4895, Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS); status Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4895
- Congress: 115
- Title: Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act
- Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657.
- Introduced: 2018-01-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Medgar Evers National Monument Act This bill establishes the Medgar Evers 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 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 programming related to the monument.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-4229: Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-3976: Access to Marketplace Insurance Act
- 115-hr-3596: Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-4895 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4895)

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- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-4229: Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4229)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-3976: Access to Marketplace Insurance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3976)
- [115-hr-3596: Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3596)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4895 (as of 2025-11-18).