Small Cemetery Conveyance Act
Introduced Jul 2, 2025 by Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Mar 17, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Mar 16, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 16, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2510)
- Mar 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2510)
- Mar 16, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4284.
- Mar 16, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2510-2511)
- Mar 16, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jan 14, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.
- Jan 14, 2026Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- Jan 14, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-454, Part I.
- Dec 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Dec 17, 2025Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Sep 18, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Sep 11, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jul 2, 2025Referred 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.
- Jul 2, 2025Introduced in House