The Senate could vote this week on the nomination of Preston Griffith to be undersecretary of energy.
The Senate is expected to vote Monday July 7 at 5:30 p.m. on whether to invoke cloture, effectively ending debating, on the Griffith nomination, clearing the way for a floor vote.
Griffth’s nomination was passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on April 30 after President Donald Trump had nominated him for he post on Jan. 20.
A lawyer and consultant, Griffith served in management roles at the Department of Energy and the National Security Council during the first Trump administration.
In recent Senate testimony, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright implored senators to act on the nominations of DOE nominees who are awaiting confirmation votes.
