HR 6365 ยท Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Introduced
- Dec 2, 2025
- Latest action
- Mar 4, 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. John J. McGuire [R-VA-5]
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Cosponsors
- 7
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.
Recent actions
- Mar 4, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mar 3, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 3, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2347)
- Mar 3, 2026 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)
- Mar 3, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6365.
- Mar 3, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2347-2348)
- Mar 3, 2026 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 23, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.