119th Congress · PN12-20 · Department of Energy
Preston Griffith
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 54–43 (roll call vote 375) · July 9, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 20, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 20, 2025
- HearingApril 10, 2025
- Committee voteApril 30, 2025
- On the Senate calendarApril 30, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 8, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 9, 2025
A step is marked when Congress.gov’s record shows it. Not every nomination goes through every step (for example, some are confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent without a roll call).
Description on the record: Preston Griffith, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Energy, vice David Crane, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN12-20, record updated March 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN12-20 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/12-20?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 375.” (July 9, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- March 21, 2026
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 16, 2026
- Raw copy kept
- nominations-119-2026-10-16-06a5bfe9.jsonl.gz
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Senate votes
Roll calls recorded on this nomination. Both parties are shown the same way, and nothing here is a score.
Cloture vote (a vote to end debate) · July 8, 2025
Yea 47Nay 41Not voting 12
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 46 | 0 | 7 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (47)
Nay (41)
Not Voting (12)
Source: Senate roll call vote 373, July 8, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN12-20
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 373, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_373- Why this vote is linked here
- The Senate vote record names this nomination number, or Congress.gov lists this roll call number in the nomination’s action line.
Confirmation vote · July 9, 2025
Yea 54Nay 43Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (54)
Nay (43)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 375, July 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN12-20
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 375, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_375- Why this vote is linked here
- The Senate vote record names this nomination number, or Congress.gov lists this roll call number in the nomination’s action line.
Committee steps
- Referred To January 20, 2025: Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) April 10, 2025: Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Markup By April 30, 2025: Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Reported By April 30, 2025: Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-48.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 106. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Lee, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, without printed report.
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 7/9/2025.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 41. Record Vote Number: 373.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Considered by Senate. By Unanimous Consent.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 375.
- Considered by Senate.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →