Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Relocation Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
Introduced
Summary
Relocate the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The bill would require the move by December 31, 2026.
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- Office employees: Staff would be expected to relocate or leave, which could increase turnover. The Secretary must report to Congress within 1 year after relocation on employee attrition, whether the move caused it, how to address it, and how relocation affected employees' ability to negotiate through representatives.
- Pittsburgh and the local area: The Office's operations, personnel, and functions would be consolidated in Pittsburgh, bringing federal jobs and activity to the region.
- Legal effect: The bill allows the relocation to proceed even if other federal statutes might otherwise prevent it.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Fossil Energy office moves to Pittsburgh
This bill would require the Secretary of Energy to move the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management from Washington, DC, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by December 31, 2026. The bill would allow the move to proceed even if other federal rules would otherwise block it. Within one year after the move is finished, the Secretary would have to report to Congress on any employees who left during or after the move, whether the move caused those losses, how the Department would address them, and how the move affected employees' ability to negotiate about job conditions.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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