RED Tape Act

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Introduced 2025-12-03Topic: environment · governance ethics

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Recorded votes

Date	Chamber	Question	Result	Yeas	Nays
2026-04-16	House roll 118	On Passage	Passed	222	205
2026-04-16	House roll 117	On Motion to Recommit	Failed	213	216

Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-04-17	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	refer
2026-04-16	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-04-16	House	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).	floor pass
2026-04-16	House	On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 216 (Roll no. 117).
2026-04-16	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2938-2939)
2026-04-15	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6398, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Grijalva demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2026-04-15	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
2026-04-15	House	Mrs. Grijalva moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H2912-2913)
2026-04-15	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2026-04-15	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6398.
2026-04-15	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, H.R. 6409 and H. Res. 1156. The resolution provides for consideration of each measure under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides one motion to recommit on H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, and H.R. 6409.
2026-04-15	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1174. (consideration: CR H2909-2913; text: CR H2909)
2026-04-15	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1174 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, H.R. 6409 and H. Res. 1156. The resolution provides for consideration of each measure under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides one motion to recommit on H.R. 6387, H.R. 6398, and H.R. 6409.
2026-04-09	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516.
2026-04-09	House	Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-596.	report
2026-04-09		Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-596.	report
2026-01-21	House	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 22.	refer
2026-01-21	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-12-10	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 10.	refer
2025-12-10	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-12-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.	refer
2025-12-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	refer
2025-12-03		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-12-03		Introduced in House	introduce

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