H.R. 6398 · House bill · 119th Congress

RED Tape Act

Sponsored by Rep. John Joyce, Pennsylvania

Introduced Dec 3, 2025

Referred to the Environment and Public Works Committee

Latest action Apr 17, 2026

What the bill does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Feb 24, 2026.

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Contents

Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act” or the “RED Tape Act”.

Sec. 2. Policy review

Section 309 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7609) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking “and comment in writing” and inserting “, and comment in writing,”;

(B) by striking “Administrator,” and inserting “Administrator”;

(D) by striking “, (2) newly authorized Federal projects for construction and any major Federal agency action (other than a project for construction) to which section 102(2)(C) of Public Law 91–190 applies, and (3) proposed regulations published by any department or agency of the Federal Government”; and

(2) in subsection (b), by striking “, action, or regulation”.

Official text, Referred in Senate (Apr 17, 2026), from the Government Publishing Office via Congress.gov. Printed version (PDF) · All versions on Congress.gov

What the bill does

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Feb 24, 2026.