Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Relocation Act of 2025
This bill, titled the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Relocation Act of 2025, would require the Secretary of Energy to move the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (OFECM) from Washington, DC, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, no later than December 31, 2026. It overrides a provision in the 4 U.S.C. Section 72 relocation rules to permit the move. After the relocation is complete, the Secretary must submit to Congress a report within one year detailing employee attrition during and after the move, how much of that attrition is caused by the relocation, steps to address attrition, and whether the relocation affected employees’ ability to bargain through their representatives about conditions of employment. The bill does not specify funding or a detailed plan beyond these requirements. In short, the bill mandates a regional relocation of a federal energy office and adds a post-m relocation accountability report focused on workforce effects and labor relations.
Key Points
- 1Requires relocation of the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management from Washington, DC to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a deadline of December 31, 2026.
- 2Overrides section 72 of title 4, United States Code, indicating the relocation can proceed outside the usual statutory relocation process.
- 3The relocation is tied to a mandatory reporting duty: within one year after relocation, the Secretary must brief Congress on employee attrition, attribution to relocation, mitigation plans, and the impact on union or employee representative negotiation of employment conditions.
- 4The bill centers on workforce effects and labor relations (attrition and bargaining) rather than prescribing a funding plan or operational details.
- 5No explicit budget or funding authorization is included in the bill; it focuses on mandate and reporting rather than financial appropriations.