[Report No. 119–596]
December 3, 2025
Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
April 9, 2026
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
To amend the Clean Air Act relating to review by the Environmental Protection Agency of proposed legislation.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act
or the RED Tape Act
.
Sec. 2. Policy review
Section 309 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7609) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by striking and comment in writing
and inserting , and comment in writing,
;
(B)
by striking Administrator,
and inserting Administrator
;
(C)
by striking (1)
; and
(D)
by striking , (2) newly authorized Federal projects for construction and any major Federal agency action (other than a project for construction) to which section 102(2)(C) of Public Law 91–190 applies, and (3) proposed regulations published by any department or agency of the Federal Government
; and
(2)
in subsection (b), by striking , action, or regulation
.