HR 1829

Summary

Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025 This bill requires the Forest Service to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest to Navajo County and Apache County, Arizona. The counties must use the land as cemeteries. As a condition of each conveyance, the counties must pay all associated costs, including the costs of surveys and environmental analyses.

Bill status

Status

Passed House

Sponsor

Rep. Elijah Crane [R-AZ-2]

Cosponsors

0

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Introduced

2025-03-04

Latest action

2026-07-23: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 493.

Committee referrals

• Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Markup By · 2026-03-04
• Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-05-14
• Natural Resources Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-03-04

Recent actions

• 2026-03-04: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• 2026-02-12: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
• 2025-05-14: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• 2025-05-13: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
• 2025-05-13: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1975-1976)