US SB2935 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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 employee 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 State, and all political appointments in specified agencies.
Title
BIG OIL Cabinet Act Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act
Sponsors
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Subjects
Coal
Corporate finance and management
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government operations and politics
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public participation and lobbying
Corporate finance and management
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government operations and politics
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public participation and lobbying
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2935/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2935/BILLS-116s2935is.pdf |