S. 2935 · 116th Congress
Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ed Markey
- Introduced
- 2019-11-21
- Latest action
- 2019-11-21 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act or the BIG OIL Cabinet Act
This bill 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.