HR 4284
Small Cemetery Conveyance Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez [D-NM-3]
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- 2025-07-02
- Latest action
- 2026-03-17: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committee referrals
- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-03-17
- Agriculture Committee: House · Discharged From · 2026-01-14
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-01-14
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-12-17
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Discharged from · 2025-12-17
Recent actions
- 2026-03-17: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 2026-03-16: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-03-16: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2510)
- 2026-03-16: 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)
- 2026-03-16: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4284.