Skip to main content

Agora
Sign in

House bill · H.R. 4284 (119th Congress)

Small Cemetery Conveyance Act

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Mar 17, 2026

Sponsor: Teresa Leger Fernandez (U.S. Representative, NM-3, Democratic)

Follow

Following needs an Agora account. You will sign in first, then come back to this page.

From Congress.gov and official rosters. This record was last updated Aug 3, 2026. About our data

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.

Summary from the Congressional Research Service. How we handle summaries

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Agriculture · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives.

Your position on this bill

Choose the position closest to yours. You'll sign in or create an account to save it.

Sign in or create an account to give your position

Cosponsors

1

Cosponsors listed on Congress.gov, shown A to Z.

  • Republican1

Shown in neutral colors by design; Agora is non-partisan.

Full history

  1. Mar 17, 2026

    In committee

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

    U.S. House

  2. Mar 17, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

    U.S. Senate

  3. Mar 16, 2026

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H2510-2511)

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2510-2511)

  4. Mar 16, 2026

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H2510-2511)

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2510-2511)

  5. Mar 16, 2026

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H2510-2511)

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2510-2511)

Show full history (34 earlier events)
  1. Mar 16, 2026

    Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on H.R. 4284.

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4284.

    U.S. House of Representatives

  2. Mar 16, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Mar 16, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. Mar 16, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  5. Mar 16, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    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)

    U.S. House of Representatives

  6. Jan 14, 2026

    In committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  7. Jan 14, 2026

    In committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  8. Jan 14, 2026

    In committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  9. Jan 14, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.

  10. Jan 14, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.

  11. Jan 14, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.

  12. Jan 14, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-454, Part I.

  13. Jan 14, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-454, Part I.

  14. Jan 14, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-454, Part I.

  15. Dec 17, 2025

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  16. Dec 17, 2025

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  17. Dec 17, 2025

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  18. Dec 17, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  19. Dec 17, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  20. Dec 17, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  21. Dec 17, 2025

    In committee

    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

  22. Dec 17, 2025

    In committee

    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

  23. Dec 17, 2025

    In committee

    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

  24. Sep 18, 2025

    Hearing held

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  25. Sep 18, 2025

    Hearing held

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  26. Sep 18, 2025

    Hearing held

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  27. Sep 11, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  28. Sep 11, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  29. Sep 11, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  30. Jul 2, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  31. Jul 2, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  32. Jul 2, 2025

    Referred to committee

    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.

  33. Jul 2, 2025

    Referred to committee

    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.

  34. Jul 2, 2025

    Referred to committee

    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.

Read the record