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H.R. 6398U.S. CongressPassed House 119th Congress

RED Tape Act

Last status update Apr 17, 2026

What this measure contains

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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  1. Introduced in House
  2. Reported in House
  3. Engrossed in Houseby House passage
  4. Referred in Senate

Decision stages

  1. House motion to recommit on Reported in House: Failed

    213 aye · 216 no · 2 not voting · Source roll call

  2. House passage on Reported in House: Passed, reported as Engrossed in House

    222 aye · 205 no · 4 not voting · Source roll call

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Aye yea or aye · No nay or no · Present · NV not voting · Changed reversed on advancing the measure

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

  4. Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  5. Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 10.

  6. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  7. Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 22.

  8. Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-596.

  9. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516.

  10. 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.

  11. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1174. (consideration: CR H2909-2913; text: CR H2909)

  12. 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.

  13. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6398.

  14. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  15. Mrs. Grijalva moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H2912-2913)

  16. The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

  17. 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.

  18. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2938-2939)

  19. On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 216 (Roll no. 117).

  20. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 205 (Roll no. 118).

  21. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 205 (Roll no. 118).

  22. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  23. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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