To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 16, 2025 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 295.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 5, 2025
- Passed HouseDec 15, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the Forest Service to convey approximately one acre of land to Perry County, Arkansas, upon the request of the county. The county must use the land for public purposes, such as supporting education and youth development. If it ceases to be used for such purposes, then the property must, at the discretion of the Forest Service, revert to the United States.
The exact acreage of land to be conveyed must be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Forest Service.
The conveyance must be subject to valid existing rights, made without consideration, made by quitclaim deed, and subject to other terms and conditions that the Forest Service considers to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
As a condition of the conveyance, the county must pay costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of a survey, any environmental analysis or resources survey required under federal law, and any analysis required to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act.
The bill prohibits the Forest Service from having to provide any covenant or warranty for the property and improvements conveyed to the county.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 336 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed388–0 | Dec 15, 2025 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 5, 2025Discharged Jul 15, 2025Markup Jul 15, 2025Reported Sep 15, 2025 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 3, 2025Hearings Jun 10, 2025 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2025Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 295.
- Dec 15, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5883-5884)
- Dec 15, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5888-5889)
- Dec 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 388 - 0 (Roll no. 336). (text: CR H5883)
- Dec 15, 2025Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 15, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3187.
- Dec 15, 2025At 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.
- Dec 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-292.
- Sep 15, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 248.
- Jul 15, 2025Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Jul 15, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 15, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 10, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jun 3, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- May 5, 2025Introduced in House
- May 5, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5883, H5884Text printed H5883Recorded votes H5889convey | J. French Hill R-AR, Pablo José Hernández D-PR, Pete Stauber R-MN | Dec 15, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 23, 2025H.R. 3187, a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposesAs reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 15, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 74, May 5, 2025, page H1855.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3095 | An original bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Nov 3, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2025Placed on Calendar Senate
- Dec 15, 2025Engrossed in House
- Sep 15, 2025Reported in House
- May 5, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
