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S 170 · in committee · major

BIG OIL from the Cabinet Act

What this bill does

  • Bans people who worked for fossil fuel companies or as fossil fuel lobbyists in the past 10 years from serving in high-level federal positions.
  • Affects appointees to positions including White House Chief of Staff, EPA Administrator, Secretary of Energy, and other cabinet-level roles.
  • Takes effect immediately upon passage with no funding mechanism required.

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  1. 01

    How would this ban affect the available talent pool for energy and environmental positions, and what experience might be lost?

  2. 02

    Which specific federal positions should have restrictions on fossil fuel industry backgrounds, and should the 10-year lookback period be longer or shorter?

  3. 03

    What enforcement mechanisms would prevent appointees from having undisclosed past fossil fuel connections, and who would oversee compliance?

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Sponsor · D-MA

Edward J. Markey

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Introduced 2025-01-21

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-21 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-01-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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