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Preston Griffith To Be Under Secretary Of Energy

PN12-20

Preston Griffith, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Energy, vice David Crane, resigned.

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (47-41)

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Voted on July 8, 2025

Timeline

Received1 year ago (January 20, 2025)

Authority7 months ago (July 9, 2025)

Last ActionJuly 9, 2025

Action History

FloorJuly 9, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 375.

FloorJuly 9, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorJuly 8, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 7/9/2025.

FloorJuly 8, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 41. Record Vote Number: 373.

FloorJuly 8, 2025

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

Nominees

Preston Griffith To Be Under Secretary Of Energy · Congress.wiki

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Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider S.714, to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and the nominations of Preston Griffith, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, and Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, both of the Department of Energy; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine the nominations of Leslie Beyer, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Andrea Travnicek, of North Dakota, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of the Interior, and Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (Nuclear Energy), and Tristan Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, both of the Department of Energy.

Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesDirksen Senate Office Building, 366Apr 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesDirksen Senate Office Building, 366Apr 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Preston Griffith

Under Secretary of Energy · Department of Energy

Virginia