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H.R. 4284: Small Cemetery Conveyance Act · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 4284119th CongressPublic Lands and Natural Resources

Small Cemetery Conveyance Act

Sponsored by Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) · 1 active : 1 Republican

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

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedMar 16, 2026
Senate: next
President: not yet

12 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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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.

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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.

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Agriculture · HouseDischarged from · Referred to
House Committee on Natural Resources · HouseReported by · Markup by · Discharged from · Referred to
Federal Lands · HouseHearings by (subcommittee) · Referred to
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · SenateReferred to

Subjects

Cemeteries and funerals
Land transfers
Land use and conservation

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

v3defaultv2

Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

75Swing 70–100
198Middle 30–70
155Entrenched 0–30
5Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 5 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 13.0 (needs 5.0).

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PassedSame policy area×0.5
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PassedSame policy area×0.5

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PassedSame policy area×0.5
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PassedSame policy area×0.5
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PassedSame policy area×0.5

Cosponsors

1 active

Show all 1 cosponsors

Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

1
Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4House Committee on Natural ResourcesFederal LandsOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 34% of 25 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
100Swing
ContactCall 202-225-6306 Website
2
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3House Committee on AgricultureOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 13% of 25 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
98Swing
ContactCall
3
Susie LeeDemocrat · Nevada 3rd · Lean D+1House Committee on Natural ResourcesFederal LandsOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 10% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
95Swing
ContactCall
4
Donald G. DavisDemocrat · North Carolina 1st · Lean R+1House Committee on AgricultureOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 27% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
95Swing
ContactCall
5
David G. ValadaoRepublican · California 22nd · Lean R+1House Committee on AgricultureOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 10% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
95Swing
ContactCall
6
Adam GrayDemocrat · California 13th · Lean R+1House Committee on AgricultureHouse Committee on Natural ResourcesOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 33% of 16 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
94Swing
ContactCall
7
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 34% of 25 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
93Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3536 Website
8
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 41% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
93Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4276 Website
9
Jennifer A. KiggansRepublican · Virginia 2nd · Lean EVENHouse Committee on Natural ResourcesOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 10% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
92Swing
ContactCall
10
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York 17th · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 13% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
92Swing
ContactCall 202-225-6506 Website

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 13.0 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 4219 · Sep 14, 2026 · Roll call 656On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNational Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 5103 · Mar 25, 2026 · Roll call 461On PassageMake the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 556 · Mar 18, 2026 · Roll call 453On PassageProtecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4294 · Mar 17, 2026 · Roll call 448On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedMAWS Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 261 · Feb 11, 2026 · Roll call 427On PassageUndersea Cable Protection Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 140 · Jan 21, 2026 · Roll call 398On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 130 · Nov 18, 2025 · Roll call 293On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment”
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 105 · Sep 3, 2025 · Roll call 225On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan”
PassedSame policy area×0.5

Show 17 more

H.J.Res. 106 · Sep 3, 2025 · Roll call 224On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan”
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 104 · Sep 3, 2025 · Roll call 223On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment”
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2215 · May 14, 2025 · Roll call 124On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassSalem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

Small Cemetery Conveyance Act

Summary

Committees and subjects

Committees

Subjects

How the House breaks down

Key players in the House

Similar past votes, House

Cosponsors

How the swing score works

Not enough data to rank (5)

Ideology vs. swing score, House