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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6365
Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
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Introduced 2025-12-02Topic: public safety · land use zoning · environmentSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceWintergreen 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 Republican sponsor
- 7 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664. | |
| 2026-09-17 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | refer |
| 2026-09-17 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | report | |
| 2026-07-29 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | refer |
| 2026-07-21 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. | refer |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2026-03-03 | House | 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) | floor pass | |
| 2026-03-03 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6365. | |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2347-2348) | |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437. | |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-511. | report |
| 2026-02-23 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-511. | report | |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. | refer |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged | refer |
| 2025-12-11 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2025-12-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | refer |
| 2025-12-02 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2025-12-02 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-12-02 | Introduced in House | introduce |