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House Bill 6398
119th Congress(2025-2026)
RED Tape Act
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Introduced in House on Dec 3, 2025
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H. R. 6398 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 516

119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6398

[Report No. 119–596]


To amend the Clean Air Act relating to review by the Environmental Protection Agency of proposed legislation.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 3, 2025

Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

April 9, 2026

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed


A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act relating to review by the Environmental Protection Agency of proposed legislation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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”;

(C) by striking “(1)”; and

(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”.


Union Calendar No. 516

119th CONGRESS
     2d Session
H. R. 6398
[Report No. 119–596]

A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act relating to review by the Environmental Protection Agency of proposed legislation.

April 9, 2026
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed