H.R. 926 directs the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to study Fort Pillow Historic State Park in Tennessee to determine whether it should become a national battlefield park within the National Park System. The bill focuses on the April 1864 Fort Pillow Massacre, in which Confederate forces killed approximately 300 Union soldiers after they surrendered, including many African American troops, which became a pivotal moment motivating further Union military efforts. The study will assess the site's national historical significance and evaluate whether converting the 1,642-acre state park into a federal national park is both suitable and feasible. The legislation does not specify funding amounts or completion timelines for the study, leaving those details to be determined by the Department of the Interior.
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