U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB6365: Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
Status: Passed one chamber, September 17, 2026
To require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
An act To require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
AN ACT To require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act . SECTION 2. Right-of-way for emergency exit, blue ridge parkway Section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2041, chapter 883; 54 Stat. 250, chapter 277; 16 U.S.C. 460a-3 ), is amended-- (1) by striking Secretary of the Interior may issue and inserting the following: Secretary of the Interior-- (1) may issue ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the (B) an analysis of expected fire ecology behavior in the event of a fire emergency has been completed with respect to the right-of-way; and (C) any required reviews with respect to the right-of-way have been completed in accordance with-- (i) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); and (ii) division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code. . SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act . SECTION 2. Right-of-way for emergency exit, Blue Ridge Parkway Section 2 of …
Sponsors
- John McGuire (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Robert Wittman (R, HD-001)
- Jennifer McClellan (D, HD-004)
- H. Morgan Griffith (R, HD-009)
- Eugene Vindman (D, HD-007)
- Ben Cline (R, HD-006)
- James Walkinshaw (D, HD-011)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R, HD-002)
Latest actions
- : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- : Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- : On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2347)
- : DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6365.
- : Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- : Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Subjects: Virginia, Public Lands and Natural Resources, Emergency planning and evacuation, Parks, recreation areas, trails
Common questions
- What is HB6365?
- HB6365 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act.
- What does HB6365 do?
- In its own words: An act To require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB6365?
- Passed one chamber as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6365?
- John McGuire (R, HD-005), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6365?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6365
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