House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. John McGuire R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 2, 2025
- Committee actionJan 22, 2026
- Passed HouseMar 3, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 17, 2026 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6365.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-511 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 17, 2026 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/511
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6365, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6365
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 30, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McGUIRE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 201, December 2, 2025, Page H4994):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 2, 2025 ↗
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- H.R. 6365, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6365
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 30, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Ben Cline (R-VA), H. Griffith (R-VA), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John McGuire.
Related bills
- S. 3313 (119th) Wintergreen Emergency Egress ActRelated bill
- H.R. 10306 (118th) Blue Ridge Fire Safety Act of 2024Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.