Committee approves unanimous-consent package including cemetery conveyance and tribal leasing bills
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House Natural Resources Committee included two bipartisan bills in a unanimous-consent package: HR 4284 (Small Cemetery Conveyance Act) and HR 5910 (Long Term Leasing amendments allowing up to 99-year leases for federally recognized tribes). Both were ordered reported by unanimous consent.
The House Natural Resources Committee used unanimous consent to advance two bipartisan bills: HR 4284, the Small Cemetery Conveyance Act, and HR 5910, a Long Term Leasing amendments bill that would allow federally recognized tribes to enter leases of up to 99 years for trust land. Members praised HR 4284 for simplifying transfers of small parcels containing historic cemeteries to communities and tribes, and praised HR 5910 as enabling tribal economic development by aligning lease terms with modern financing needs.
Rep. Leija Fernandez (remarks recorded in the markup) described the cemetery measure as a small but meaningful fix for communities, while supporters of HR 5910 said the leasing change would eliminate the need for piecemeal congressional action on a case-by-case basis. Both bills were agreed to under unanimous consent and the committee adjourned.
Because both measures were advanced under unanimous consent, the committee did not conduct roll-call votes on their final passage at markup; they will be packaged for House consideration with the committee's report.
