HR 6398
RED Tape Act
Summary
Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act or the RED Tape Act This bill removes the requirement under the Clean Air Act that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review and comment on newly authorized federal construction projects and other major federal agency actions that already require review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and proposed federal regulations.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. John Joyce [R-PA-13]
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- 2025-12-03
- Latest action
- 2026-04-17: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee referrals
- Environment and Public Works Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-04-17
- Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Unknown · 2026-04-16
- Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Unknown · 2026-04-16
- Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Unknown · 2026-04-15
- Energy and Commerce Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-04-09
Recent actions
- 2026-04-17: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2026-04-16: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-04-16: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 205 (Roll no. 118).
- 2026-04-16: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 205 (Roll no. 118).
- 2026-04-16: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 216 (Roll no. 117).