1HOUSE · APR 16, 2026
Passed the House
222–205PASSED
R 214–1 D 7–204 I 1–0
On Passage · roll 118 · 4 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
RED Tape Act
Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act relating to review by the Environmental Protection Agency of proposed legislation.
Sponsor: Rep. John Joyce R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 3, 2025
- Committee actionJan 21, 2026
- Passed HouseApr 16, 2026 · 222–205
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 17, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6398.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-596 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 9, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/596
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6398, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6398
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 202, December 3, 2025, Page H5027):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6398, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6398
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 6398. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · Apr 16, 2026 · roll 117R 0–215 D 213–0 I 0–1213–216Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Joyce.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.