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Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Relocation Act of 2025
To require the Secretary of Energy to relocate the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Energy to relocate the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management from Washington, DC, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by December 31, 2026. Within one year of completing the relocation, the Secretary must submit a report to Congress documenting any employee attrition, the extent to which the relocation caused that attrition, plans to address attrition, and how the relocation affected employee labor relations and collective bargaining. The bill overrides existing federal law regarding the location of executive offices.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA)
Actions (2)
- Jun 12, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- Jun 12, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 12, 2025
Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Energy to relocate the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Relocation Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. RELOCATION OF OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding section 72 of title 4, United States Code, not later than December 31, 2026, the Secretary of Energy shall relocate the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (referred to in this section as the “Office”) from Washington, DC, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(b) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the relocation required under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report describing—
(1) any attrition of employees from the Office during and after that relocation;
(2) the extent to which that attrition is attributable to that relocation;
(3) how the Secretary of Energy will address that attrition; and
(4) how that relocation affected the ability of employees of the Office to negotiate through representatives regarding conditions of employment. <all>
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