HR 6365
Advanced toward a vote
Requires the Interior Secretary to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit across National Park Service land along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, once the Secretary reports that alternatives, a fire analysis, and environmental reviews are complete.
Official title: Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
02-DEC-2025
Referred
02-DEC-2025
Approved by committee
22-JAN-2026
Reported
23-FEB-2026
On the calendar
23-FEB-2026
Passed
03-MAR-2026
Senate
Received
04-MAR-2026
Approved by committee
29-JUL-2026
Reported
17-SEP-2026
On the calendar
17-SEP-2026
- Requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit shown on a September 2024 map near Milepost 9.6 of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
- Conditions the right-of-way on the Secretary reporting to the House Natural Resources and Senate Energy and Natural Resources committees.
- Requires the report to show that alternatives not crossing federal land were evaluated, including whether existing trails can be converted to roads.
- Requires a fire ecology analysis and completed reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Park Service organic act.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (23-FEB-2026); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 17-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Federal Lands Subcommittee
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
- National Parks Subcommittee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
■ 4 R■ 3 D
4 Republicans