# 119-hr-4284: Small Cemetery Conveyance Act

119-hr-4284, Small Cemetery Conveyance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4284
- Congress: 119
- Title: Small Cemetery Conveyance Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-07-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Conveyance of small cemetery parcels to qualified entities without payment.** This bill lets the Secretary transfer land used, or formerly used, as cemeteries to State or local governments, Indian Tribes, or recognized community land grants. Transfers can include up to 1 acre adjacent to a cemetery and apply to cemeteries of 40 acres or less. Each conveyance must limit the property to cemetery use and the federal government can take the land back if it is used otherwise. The Secretary may waive certain statutory transfer requirements for qualified recipients when there is demonstrated need. The Act also clarifies that these changes do not alter protections under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Native graves protections stay in place: benefit, low. This bill would keep the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act fully in force. The cemetery transfer rules would not change how that law works. Tribes and holders of cultural items would keep the same protections and duties.
- Free cemetery land for tribes and towns: mixed, low. This bill would let the Secretary give, for free, federal land used as a cemetery to eligible local stewards. Eligible stewards would include state or local governments, Indian Tribes, and certain New Mexico community land grants with a real claim. A cemetery parcel would be 40 acres or less, and u…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4284 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4284)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4284 (as of 2026-07-15).