Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
- Last Action
- 3/4/2026
Actions
- 2026-07-29Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2026-07-21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- 2026-03-04Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2026-03-03Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-03-03On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2347)
- 2026-03-03Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2347)
- 2026-03-03DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6365.
- 2026-03-03Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2347-2348)
- 2026-03-03Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2026-02-23Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437.
- 2026-02-23Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-511.
- 2026-02-23Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-511.
- 2026-01-22Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- 2026-01-22Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2026-01-22Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
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CRS Summary
As of 2026-02-23 (07)
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.
Cosponsors (7)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)
- H. Griffith (R-VA)
- Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- James Walkinshaw (D-VA)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
Subjects
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Virginia
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