Bill requires an exit road through Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
S. 3313 — Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act · Filed by Tim Kaine (D-VA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Dec 2, 2025 · Reported out
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What it does
The bill tells the Secretary of the Interior to allow an exit road. The road goes through Blue Ridge Parkway land near Wintergreen, Virginia. The Secretary must first check other options and study how fire spreads. The Secretary must also follow federal laws about nature. Once those steps are done, the Secretary must approve the road.
Who it affects
People who live in Wintergreen and those who fight fires get a new way out. The Blue Ridge Parkway and people who visit it may change.
One thing to notice
The bill forces the Secretary to approve the road once certain steps are finished. The Secretary cannot say no even if other choices would better protect the park.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Dec 2, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Dec 2, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources”
- Jul 21, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held”
- Jul 29, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Secretary of the Interior — The government official who runs the Department of the Interior.
- Blue Ridge Parkway — A scenic road and protected park land in the mountains.
- exit road — A path for people to leave a place quickly and safely.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,464 characters) on Aug 2, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,778 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-01.
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