Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Relocation Act of 2025
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, by December 31, 2026. The bill overrides a provision in Title 4 of the U.S. Code to permit this relocation. After the move is completed, the Secretary must submit a Congress-wide report within one year detailing employee attrition during and after the relocation, how much of that attrition can be attributed to the relocation, how attrition will be addressed, and how the relocation affected employees’ ability to negotiate employment conditions through representatives (such as labor unions or other employee organizations).
Key Points
- 1Mandatory relocation: Move OFECM from Washington, DC to Pittsburgh, PA by December 31, 2026.
- 2Override of existing law: The relocation is authorized “notwithstanding section 72 of title 4, United States Code.”
- 3Office involved: Centers on the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.
- 4Post-move reporting: Within one year after relocation, the Secretary must report to Congress on employee attrition, what caused it, how it will be addressed, and the impact on employees’ ability to negotiate employment conditions through representatives.
- 5Purpose and accountability: Creates a Legislative-branch reporting requirement to assess the human-resource and labor-relations effects of the relocation.