S. 170

119th Congress

In Committee

BIG OIL from the Cabinet Act

Sponsored byDemocrat:Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]MA· Introduced 21 January 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

21 January 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 22 May 2025

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.

Timeline

2 actions

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

    21 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  2. Introduced in Senate

    21 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

1 cosponsors

Sponsor

Democrat:Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]MA

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  • Democrat1100%

Classification

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Legislative subjects

CoalExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsOil and gasPublic participation and lobbying
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