H.R. 6398 · Passed House · Environmental Protection

RED Tape Act

Sponsor: John Joyce (R-PA)

What it does

• Removes the Clean Air Act requirement that the EPA review and comment on newly authorized federal construction projects and other major federal agency actions.
• Applies to actions that already require review under the National Environmental Policy Act.
• Removes the same EPA review and comment requirement for proposed federal regulations.

Official 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.

Latest action

Apr 17, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works