US Congress House Bill 291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on July 25 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-07-25 - Became Public Law No: 113-131.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Black Hills Cemetery Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey, to the local communities in South Dakota that are currently managing specified community cemeteries, all interest of the United States in: (1) the parcels of National Forest System land that contain the cemeteries, and (2) up to an additional two acres adjoining each cemetery to ensure that such conveyances include unmarked gravesites and allow for the expansion of those cemeteries. Requires: (1) each such conveyance to be subject to the condition that the recipient accept the conveyed real property in the condition it is in at the time of conveyance, (2) the conveyed lands to continue to be used in the same manner and for the same purposes as they were used immediately before their conveyance, and (3) the recipients of the parcels of the real property conveyed under this Act to bear the cost of the survey for their particular parcel.

Black Hills Cemetery Act

Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]

2013-05-06 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 390 N: 2 NV: 40 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-25	Senate	Became Public Law No: 113-131.
2014-07-25	Senate	Signed by President.
2014-07-15	Senate	Presented to President.
2014-07-10	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2014-07-09	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2014-07-09	Senate	Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4355-4364)
2013-05-07	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2013-05-06	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2013-05-06	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 2 (Roll no. 130). (text: CR H2410)
2013-05-06	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2413)
2013-05-06	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2013-05-06	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 291.
2013-05-06	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2410-2411)
2013-05-06	House	Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2013-04-09	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 14.
2013-04-09	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-26.
2013-03-20	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2013-03-20	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-03-20	House	Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
2013-01-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2013-01-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB447 (Same As) 2013-06-27 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 117.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/291/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr291/BILLS-113hr291ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr291/BILLS-113hr291rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr291/BILLS-113hr291eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr291/BILLS-113hr291enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2013130