# 119-hr-6365: Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act

119-hr-6365, Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA); status passed_house (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6365
- Congress: 119
- Title: Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-12-02
- Sponsor: Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## Summary

**Requires the Interior Secretary to issue a right-of-way across Blue Ridge Parkway land for an emergency egress near Wintergreen, Virginia, once specified reviews and analyses are complete.** The bill would obligate issuance of the exact route shown on the map titled "Blue Ridge Parkway, Proposed Wintergreen Emergency Egress Near Milepost 9.6" after an alternatives evaluation that considers non‑federal routes and converting trails to roads, a fire‑behavior analysis, and completion of National Environmental Policy Act and other required statutory reviews plus reporting to the House and Senate committees.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Emergency exit road for Wintergreen area: benefit, low. This bill would require the Interior Department to grant a right-of-way for an emergency exit road near Wintergreen, Virginia. The route is the "Proposed Egress" shown on the map "Blue Ridge Parkway, Proposed Wintergreen Emergency Egress Near Milepost 9.6," map 601/194,694, dated September 2024. Be…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6365 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6365)

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- [119-hr-10581: Shenandoah VALOR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10581)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6365 (as of 2026-10-01).