WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources announced its schedule for the week.

A hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 9:30 am in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. A business meeting will be held immediately preceding the hearing previously scheduled for the same day.

The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nominations of Mr. Jonathan Brightbill to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy; Ms. Tina Pierce to be Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Energy; Mr. Conner Prochaska to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency within the Department of Energy, and Dr. Ned Mamula to be Director of U.S. Geological Survey within the Department of the Interior.

The purpose of the business meeting is to consider the nomination of Mr. William Doffermyre to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, Ms. Catherine Jereza to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity), and Mr. Kyle Haustveit to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy).

The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

Members of the press interested in attending should mail clint_yingling@energy.senate.gov to RSVP.