The hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. EDT in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.

The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nomination of Mark Menezes to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. 

Members of the committee may participate in person or online.

The Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician and the Senate Rules Committee to protect the health of members, staff, and the public.  This includes maintaining six-foot social distance spacing in the hearing room.  Pursuant to this guidance, Senate office buildings are not open to the public other than official business visitors and credentialed press at this time.  Accordingly, in-person visitors cannot be accommodated at this hearing.

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.