3.0.0 4284 2026-06-11T05:06:26Z 2026-07-13T18:43:45Z House H HR 2025-07-02 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4284 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ:H.R. 4284.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3[Page H3189]]]> ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-03-17T20:20:35Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Discharged From 2026-01-14T22:36:27Z Referred To 2025-07-02T13:02:20Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2025-09-18T20:37:10Z Referred to 2025-09-11T20:12:43Z Reported By 2026-01-14T22:36:14Z Markup By 2025-12-17T15:00:00Z Discharged from 2025-12-17T14:00:00Z Referred To 2025-07-02T13:02:15Z H. Rept. 119-454 2026-03-17 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2026-03-16 16:26:22 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2026-03-16 16:26:21 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2510) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2026-03-16 16:26:21 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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2026-03-16 16:21:10 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4284. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-03-16 16:21:08 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2510-2511) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-03-16 16:21:05 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2026-01-14 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00389 2026-01-14 Committee on Agriculture discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2026-01-14 Committee on Agriculture discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2026-01-14 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-454, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-01-14 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-454, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-12-17 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2025-12-17 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-12-17 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged Committee 2025-09-18 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2025-09-11 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2025-07-02 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2025-07-02 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-07-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-07-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000273 Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] Teresa Leger Fernandez D NM 3 N H001100 Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] Jeff Hurd R CO 3 2025-12-17 False 2026-02-27T19:08:00Z H.R. 4284, Small Cemetery Conveyance Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62190 As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 14, 2026 Public Lands and Natural Resources Cemeteries and funerals 2025-09-29T13:54:35Z Land transfers 2025-09-29T13:54:26Z Land use and conservation 2025-09-29T13:54:30Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2025-07-30T22:23:31Z 07 2026-01-14 Reported to House 2026-03-11T21:39:59Z 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.

]]> Small Cemetery Conveyance Act Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Small Cemetery Conveyance Act 2026-03-19T03:23:25Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Small Cemetery Conveyance Act 2026-03-18T03:08:21Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To amend the Small Tract Act of 1983 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, without consideration, certain cemeteries, and for other purposes. 2026-03-18T03:08:21Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Small Cemetery Conveyance Act 2026-01-15T11:08:51Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Small Cemetery Conveyance Act 2025-07-24T11:38:20Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 Small Cemetery Conveyance Act 2025-07-24T11:38:20Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Small Tract Act of 1983 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, without consideration, certain cemeteries, and for other purposes. 2025-07-24T11:33:22Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2026-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4284rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr4284rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2026-03-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4284eh/xml/BILLS-119hr4284eh.xml Reported in House 2026-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4284rh/xml/BILLS-119hr4284rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-07-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4284ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4284ih.xml 2026-03-17 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.