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HR 6365 · in committee · major

Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act

What this bill does

  • The Interior Department must grant a right-of-way through the Blue Ridge Parkway for an emergency exit from Wintergreen, Virginia.
  • Wintergreen residents and the community would gain an additional evacuation route during emergencies.
  • The Department must first complete environmental reviews and evaluate alternatives before granting the right-of-way.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would an emergency exit through the Blue Ridge Parkway affect both evacuation safety and the parkway's protected natural resources?

  2. 02

    What alternative evacuation routes has the Interior Department considered, and why does this bill prioritize a parkway corridor over those options?

  3. 03

    Who bears the costs of constructing and maintaining this emergency egress route, and how does that allocation align with typical infrastructure funding practices?

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Sponsor · R-VA-5

John J. McGuire III

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Introduced 2026-03-04

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-04 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2347)

  4. 2026-03-03 · Floor

    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)

  5. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6365.

  6. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2347-2348)

  7. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2026-02-23 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437.

  9. 2026-02-23 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-511.

  10. 2026-02-23 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-511.

  11. 2026-01-22 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  12. 2026-01-22 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2026-01-22 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

  14. 2025-12-11 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  15. 2025-12-04 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  16. 2025-12-02 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  17. 2025-12-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-12-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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