Small Cemetery Conveyance Act
- Last Action
- 3/17/2026
Actions
- 2026-03-17Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 2026-03-16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-03-16On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2510)
- 2026-03-16Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2510)
- 2026-03-16DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4284.
- 2026-03-16Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2510-2511)
- 2026-03-16Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2026-01-14Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.
- 2026-01-14Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- 2026-01-14Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- 2026-01-14Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-454, Part I.
- 2026-01-14Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-454, Part I.
- 2025-12-17Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- 2025-12-17Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2025-12-17Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
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CRS Summary
As of 2026-01-14 (07)
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.
Cosponsors (1)
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
Subjects
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
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