Small Cemetery Conveyance Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
July 2, 2025
Latest Action
March 17, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Teresa Leger FernandezDemocratic(NM)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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Speed vs cohort
95pct
258d open
vs 10,940 other HR bills in the 119th — cohort avg 30d
Small Cemetery Conveyance Act This bill authorizes the Forest Service to convey, without a payment or exchange in land, a cemetery to a state government, local government, Indian tribe, or certain community land grant that has a bona fide interest or historic claim to the cemetery. This authorization applies to up to 40 acres of land that was used, or previously used, as a cemetery, including up to 1 acre adjacent to the land used as a cemetery. The conveyed land must continue to be used as a cemetery. If it is not used for that purpose, the Forest Service may revert the land and any improvements back to the United States. The Forest Service may waive certain conveyance costs upon the demonstrated need of a state government, local government, Indian tribe, or community land grant.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2510)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2510)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4284.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2510-2511)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
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Sources: Congress.gov
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-454, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Markup By |
| December 17, 2025 |
| Natural Resources Committee | House | Discharged from | December 17, 2025 |
| Agriculture Committee | House | Referred To | July 2, 2025 |
| Natural Resources Committee | House | Referred To | July 2, 2025 |
| July 2, 2025 |