HR 6365

Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act

Summary

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.

Bill status

Status: Reported
Sponsor: Rep. John J. McGuire [R-VA-5]
Cosponsors: 7
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Introduced: 2025-12-02
Latest action: 2026-07-21: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

2026-03-04: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2026-03-03: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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: 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: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6365.