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]

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.

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Title

BIG OIL Cabinet Act Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-11-21SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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