{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-6398","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":6398,"title":"RED Tape Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-12-03","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"J000302","fullName":"Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]","party":"R","state":"PA","district":13}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-04-17","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works."},"policyArea":"Environmental Protection","subjects":["Air quality","Building construction","Climate change and greenhouse gases","Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)","Environmental assessment, monitoring, research","Environmental regulatory procedures"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-04-17","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 205 (Roll no. 118).","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 205 (Roll no. 118).","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 216 (Roll no. 117).","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2938-2939)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"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.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"Mrs. Grijalva moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H2912-2913)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6398.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"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.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1174. (consideration: CR H2909-2913; text: CR H2909)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-15","text":"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.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-09","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-09","text":"Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-596.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-09","text":"Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-596.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-21","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 22.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-21","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-10","text":"Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 10.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-10","text":"Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-03","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-03","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-03","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act or the RED Tape Act</strong></p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-19T23:14:34Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":708,"ts":"2026-10-13T21:10:28.128Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=RED%20Tape%20Act"}]}}