BIG OIL from the Cabinet Act

Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act or the BIG OIL from the Cabinet Act

This bill prohibits the appointment of an individual to specified high-level federal positions if that individual has served as an executive officer of a fossil fuel entity, a fossil fuel lobbyist, or an executive officer of a fossil fuel trade association in the previous 10 years.

The applicable federal positions include the Chief of Staff to the President, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of State, and all political appointments in specified agencies.

Other titles

the names this measure carries besides the one at the top of this page, each with the record's own label for it. The collection includes titles given to parts of a bill as well as to the whole.

A bill to prohibit the appointment of former fossil fuel executive officers and fossil fuel lobbyists as the heads of certain departments, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced

BIG OIL from the Cabinet ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history

S. 170·Senate·Bill·Government Operations and Politics

Sen. Edward J. Markey(Democratic-Massachusetts)·

Jan 21, 2025

SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Documents

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Bill text

Jan 21, 2025As introduced in the Senate

Plain-language summaries

Jan 21, 2025Introduced in Senate