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119th Congress

H.R. 4284

Small Cemetery Conveyance Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Teresa Leger Fernandez(D-NM)
Introduced
Jul 2, 2025
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees
House Committee on Agriculture; House Committee on Natural Resources; Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Official text
Referred in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (1)

Added later (1)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Reported to House” version

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.

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No recorded votes on this bill.

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