{"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":"2026-04-09","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516."},"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":"2026-04-09","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":"2026-04-10T19:06:20Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":608,"ts":"2026-04-15T07:43:18.105Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=RED%20Tape%20Act"}]}}