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119th Congress · House

RED Tape Act

Subjects: Air quality · Building construction · Climate change and greenhouse gases · Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Environmental assessment, monitoring, research · Environmental regulatory procedures · Environmental Protection

In plain language

  • House bill in the 119th Congress.
  • Removes the requirement under the Clean Air Act that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review and comment.
  • House passed it on Apr 16, 2026 (substantive).
Official summary (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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