Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
U.S. Congress · HR6365 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-12-02. Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Summary (plain-language)
Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to issue a right-of-way through the Blue Ridge Parkway for an additional emergency exit from Wintergreen in Nelson County, Virginia, once certain requirements have been met. Specifically, Interior must grant the right-of-way if it reports to specified congressional committees that the following have been completed: (1) an evaluation of alternatives to the right-of-way for exiting Wintergreen that do not cross federal land, including an evaluation of whether existing trails can be converted to roads; (2) an analysis of expected fire ecology behavior in the event of a fire emergency with respect to the right-of-way; and (3) any required reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act.
Sponsors
- John J. McGuire III (primary)
- Ben Cline
- H. Morgan Griffith
- Jennifer A. Kiggans
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Robert J. Wittman
- James R. Walkinshaw
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. |
| 2026-03-04 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| 2026-03-03 | Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2026-03-03 | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2347-2348) |
| 2026-03-03 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6365. |
| 2026-03-03 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2347) |
| 2026-03-03 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2347) |
| 2026-03-03 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2026-02-23 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-511. |
| 2026-02-23 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437. |
| 2026-01-22 | Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged |
| 2026-01-22 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2026-01-22 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2025-12-11 | Subcommittee Hearings Held |
| 2025-12-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. |
| 2025-12-02 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |