Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House), via GovInfo BILLSTATUS. Text, sponsors and history on Congress.gov. Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13].

Passed 222–205 on April 16, 2026 · On Passage

Democrats 7–204, Independents 1–0, Republicans 214–1

Source: Official roll call · Voteview