Committee adopts 2025 expenditure resolution and subcommittee assignments
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held its second organizational business meeting of the 119th Congress to formally adopt two items circulated in advance: a resolution authorizing committee expenditures and a roster of subcommittee chairs, ranking members, and assignments. Chair Lee noted the terms had been agreed with Ranking Member Heinrich beforehand, and the meeting paused to await a quorum before final adoption. Begins at▶ 0:16:51
• Chair Mike Lee (R-UT)▶ 0:16:51: Opened the meeting, explained that the expenditure resolution and subcommittee roster had been circulated to members on February 6▶ 0:17:05, and that the dollar amounts reflected discussions with the Rules Committee and Administration▶ 0:17:37; sought and received unanimous consent to adopt the expenditure resolution▶ 0:18:15 and the subcommittee roster▶ 0:18:37, then adjourned after final adoption once quorum was reached▶ 0:35:09.
• Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member▶ 0:18:04: Stated his support for both the expenditure resolution and the subcommittee assignments without further comment▶ 0:18:04.
• Chair Lee announced the committee would consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures and a subcommittee roster, both circulated to members on February 6▶ 0:17:05.
• Lee credited agreement with Ranking Member Heinrich, based on discussions with the Rules and Administration Committee over funding levels▶ 0:17:37.
• Sen. Heinrich confirmed support for both items with no additional remarks▶ 0:18:04.
• The expenditure resolution was adopted by unanimous consent with no objections▶ 0:18:15.
• The subcommittee roster of chairs, ranking members, and members was adopted by unanimous consent▶ 0:18:37.
• Lee noted the committee would pause to await one more senator before finalizing adjournment▶ 0:19:05.
• Lee joked that if the delay continued, Sen. McCormick, the newest Republican on the committee, would be asked to sing a song, drawing laughter▶ 0:19:48.
• After a roughly 15-minute wait for senators en route, the meeting reconvened▶ 0:25:32.
• The committee formally re-adopted the resolution once quorum was confirmed, and Lee adjourned the meeting▶ 0:35:09.
| Official title | Organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee, and subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress. |
| Committee | Senate Energy and Natural Resources |
| Chamber / Congress | Senate · 119th Congress |
| Date | February 11, 2025 |
| Type | Meeting |
| Witnesses | (none listed in event metadata) |
| Video | senate-isvp |
| Transcript | 10 caption blocks · 409 words · 0:35:39 runtime |
| Event | Congress.gov 336615 |