To prohibit the appointment of former fossil fuel executive officers and fossil fuel lobbyists as the heads of certain departments, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the appointment of former fossil fuel executive officers and fossil fuel lobbyists as the heads of certain departments, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Government Operations, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act or the BIG OIL from the Cabinet Act.
- Section id947813E939E44890A3AD605577BA8E78: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term covered department head means the— Chief of Staff to the President; Chief of Staff to the Vice President; Director of the...
- Section id6FD57F130D1A43BF989202E5D65BDF33: 3. Prohibition of appointment of fossil fuel executives and lobbyists No individual that has served as an executive officer of a fossil fuel entity, a fossil...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the appointment of former fossil fuel executive officers and fossil fuel lobbyists as the heads of certain departments, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Government Operations, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit the appointment of former fossil fuel executive officers and fossil fuel lobbyists as the heads of certain departments, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a political appointee, as defined in section 714(h) of title 38, United States Code, at— the Department of the Interior
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