HR 6398
Passed a chamber
Narrows the Environmental Protection Agency's review under the Clean Air Act to proposed legislation, dropping its review of federal construction projects and other agencies' proposed regulations.
Official title: RED Tape Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
03-DEC-2025
Referred
03-DEC-2025
Approved by committee
21-JAN-2026
Reported
09-APR-2026
On the calendar
09-APR-2026
Passed
16-APR-2026
Senate
Received
17-APR-2026
- Removes the requirement that EPA review and comment on newly authorized federal construction projects and other major federal agency actions covered by section 102(2)(C) of Public Law 91-190.
- Removes the requirement that EPA review proposed regulations published by any federal department or agency.
- Keeps EPA's review of proposed legislation under section 309 of the Clean Air Act, and makes conforming wording changes to subsection (b).
- Is cited as the RED Tape Act (Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act).
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-DEC-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 16-APR-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
- Environment Subcommittee
- Environment and Public Works Committee (Senate)
Environmental Protection
No cosponsors.