U.S. Congress – Senate (U.S. Senate)
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The Senate voted 51-47 along party lines to confirm over 100 nominees, including Laura Swett and David LaCerte to open seats on FERC.
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Leaders of a U.S. Senate committee remain divided about the fate of the Cyber Information Sharing Act of 2015.
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The U.S. Senate met through the weekend and overnight June 30 to work on Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill, passing it 51-50 with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote.
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Senators working through the weekend on Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill” delivered renewable energy supporters an unexpected and unpleasant surprise in the form of proposed taxes that likely would stymie completion of projects already in the works.
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The U.S. Senate approved a resolution under the Congressional Review Act that would end California's EV mandate.
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A bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate would make it easier for utilities to clear trees around power lines on U.S. Forest Service land by not requiring a timber sale for the cut-down material.
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The U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of energy, Chris Wright, 59-38, days after confirming Doug Burgum as secretary of the interior.
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The U.S. Senate confirmed two of President Joe Biden’s three nominees, David Rosner and Lindsay See, to FERC and is poised to take a final vote on Judy Chang.
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President Joe Biden’s three nominees to FERC are set for a floor vote as soon as next week with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) filing cloture on them.
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President Biden announced three FERC nominees, which would bring the agency back to a full complement of five members even after Commissioner Allison Clements leaves.
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