Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Relocation Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Relocation Act orders a specific agency relocation. Notwithstanding the federal seat-of-government rule in title 4, the Secretary of Energy must move DOE's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management from Washington, DC, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by December 31, 2026. Within one year after the relocation is completed, the Secretary must report to Congress on employee attrition during and after the move, how much attrition was attributable to relocation, how DOE will address that attrition, and how relocation affected employees' ability to bargain through representatives over conditions of employment.
Who Benefits and How
Pittsburgh regional economic development interests benefit from hosting DOE's fossil energy and carbon management office. Pennsylvania energy-sector stakeholders benefit from closer proximity to the federal office handling fossil energy and carbon management work. Congressional oversight committees benefit from a required report on attrition and collective-bargaining effects after relocation. Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management leadership benefits from statutory authority to relocate despite title 4 limits.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Secretary of Energy must complete the relocation by December 31, 2026 and report within one year after completion. Office employees in Washington, DC, must decide whether to move, leave, telework if allowed, or negotiate conditions through representatives. DOE human resources staff must manage attrition, vacancies, employee relations, and relocation logistics. Federal taxpayers bear relocation, facilities, and transition costs.
Key Provisions
- Requires DOE to relocate the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to Pittsburgh by December 31, 2026.
- Overrides title 4 seat-of-government constraints for this relocation.
- Requires a post-relocation report on employee attrition, relocation-attributable attrition, attrition response, and bargaining effects.
- Places fossil energy and carbon management personnel closer to a major Appalachian energy region.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Energy to relocate the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management from Washington, DC, to Pittsburgh by December 31, 2026 and report within one year on employee attrition and bargaining effects.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Federal Workforce, Pittsburgh
Primary Purpose
Requires the Department of Energy to relocate the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management from Washington, DC, to Pittsburgh by December 31, 2026 and report within one year on employee attrition and bargaining effects.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Pittsburgh regional economic development interests
- Pennsylvania energy-sector stakeholders
- Congressional oversight committees
- Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management leadership
Identified Costs
- Secretary of Energy
- Office employees in Washington DC
- DOE human resources staff
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Reschenthaler (for himself, Mr. Deluzio, and Mr. Joyce of …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Pittsburgh regional economic development interests
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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