Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Dec 2, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - VA District 5 · R-VA
7 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - VA District 1 · R-VA
U.S. Representative - VA District 4 · D-VA
U.S. Representative - VA District 9 · R-VA
U.S. Representative - VA District 7 · D-VA
U.S. Representative - Virginia District 6 · R-VA
U.S. Representative - VA District 11 · D-VA
U.S. Representative - VA District 2 · R-VA
Roll-call vote
The vote, by member
The vote, by member
VERSION CHANGES
What changed,
and where.
Loading the bill text comparison.
Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 6365 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437. |
| Policy Area | Public Lands and Natural Resources |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | December 2, 2025 |
| Latest Action | March 4, 2026 |
| Cosponsors | 7 · House vote — · 1 views |