H.R. 6365 House Public Lands and Natural Resources
Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR
Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on energy and natural resources on Mar 4, 2026.
- House Introduced in House Dec 2, 2025
- House Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Dec 2, 2025
- House Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Dec 4, 2025
- House Subcommittee Hearings Held Dec 11, 2025
- House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged Jan 22, 2026
- House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jan 22, 2026
- House Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Jan 22, 2026
- House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-511. Feb 23, 2026
- House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437. Feb 23, 2026
- House 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
- House Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Mar 3, 2026
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2347-2348) Mar 3, 2026
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6365. Mar 3, 2026
- House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Mar 3, 2026
- House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2347) Mar 3, 2026
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Mar 3, 2026
- Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Mar 4, 2026
Cosponsors
7
Subjects
Emergency planning and evacuationParks, recreation areas, trailsVirginia
Committees
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Referred To , Mar 4, 2026
- Natural Resources Committee
- Reported By , Feb 23, 2026
- Markup By , Jan 22, 2026
- Discharged from , Jan 22, 2026
- Referred To , Dec 2, 2025
Summary
Wintergreen Emergency Egress ActThis 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.
Summary as of: Reported to House
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