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119-hr-4415119th Congress

Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Relocation Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would require the Secretary of Energy to relocate the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management from Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by December 31, 2026. It authorizes the move notwithstanding section 72 of title 4, United States Code and would require the Secretary to report to Congress within one year after relocation on employee attrition, the extent that attrition is attributable to the move, plans to address attrition, and how the relocation affected employees' ability to negotiate through representatives about employment conditions.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Energy office jobs move to Pittsburgh

This bill would require the Energy Secretary to move the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management from Washington, DC to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by December 31, 2026. If you work for that office, you could be asked to move or leave your job. Within one year after the move, the Secretary would have to report to Congress on employee losses, whether the move caused them, how losses would be addressed, and how the move affected employees’ ability to bargain over work conditions. Pittsburgh could gain federal jobs and spending, while DC could lose them.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]

PA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 7/15/2025

  • Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 7/15/2025

  • Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 7/16/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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