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119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN11-15

Department of Energy

Christopher Wright, of Colorado, to be Secretary of Energy.

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Source: Congress.govUpdated 2026-09-14 23:13:17 UTC.

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

Received
Jan 20, 2025
Latest action
Feb 3, 2025
Nominee positions
1
Nominees
1

Latest official action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 38. Record Vote Number: 30.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN11-15.
PositionOrganizationNominees
Secretary of EnergyDepartment of Energy1

Official chronology

Dated actions

  1. Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 38. Record Vote Number: 30.

    Floor

  2. Considered by Senate.

    Floor

  3. Considered by Senate.

    Floor

  4. Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 35. Record Vote Number: 27.

    Floor

  5. By unanimous consent agreement, vote to be determined.

    Floor

  6. By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

    Floor

  7. Cloture motion presented in Senate.

    Floor

  8. Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

    Floor

  9. Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 10. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.

    Calendars

  10. Reported by Senator Lee, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, without printed report.

    Committee

  11. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported favorably.

    Committee

  12. Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    IntroReferral

  13. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-54.

    Committee