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H.R. 7912 (117th)

Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act

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Introduced

31 May 2022

Last action

14 July 2022 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], David Scott, Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]

Subjects

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Source updated

7 April 2025

Summary

Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites within approximately 100 miles of Memphis, Tennessee, at which lynchings took place. In conducting the special resource study, Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of such study area, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.

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Timeline

  1. 31 May 2022

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 31 May 2022

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 31 May 2022

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 June 2022

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

    Source: Committee

  5. 14 July 2022

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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