HR 7912 · 117th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) for National Park Sites Act

Introduced 2022-05-31· Sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2022-07-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats