RED Tape Act passed the House 134 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedDec 3, 2025
ReportedJan 21, 2026
Passed one chamberApr 16, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 58 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Policy area
- Environmental Protection: 29 of 2,191 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 61 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 132 words
- Subjects
- Air qualityBuilding constructionClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental regulatory procedures
- Latest action
- Apr 17, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Procedural (rules, motions) · 1
- 119th H.Res. 1174 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and R · Agreed to
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]