119th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 6365: Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Ben Cline R-VAOriginal
- H. Griffith R-VAOriginal
- Jennifer Kiggans R-VAOriginal
- Jennifer McClellan D-VAOriginal
- Eugene Vindman D-VAOriginal
- Robert Wittman R-VAOriginal
- James Walkinshaw D-VAOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1John McGuire SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reported, passed House5 events+68
- 2Ben ClineCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2H. GriffithCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Jennifer KiggansCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Jennifer McClellanCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by John McGuire.
Show the full action history (21 actions)
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.
- 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.
- Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2347-2348)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6365.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2347)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2347)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-511.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437.
- Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.