On May 19, the House voted to approve the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1806).

On May 1, the House passed a $34.5 billion Energy and Water spending bill by a vote of 240-177, largely along party lines.

On February 12, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing to discuss the fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget proposal for the Department of Energy (DOE).

On March 25, the House Committee on Appropriations' Energy and Water Development Subcommittee held a fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget hearing for Applied Energy Funding at the Department of Energy (DOE).

Witness: 
The Honorable Ernest J. Moniz
Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

Witnesses
Ernest Moniz
Nominee for Secretary of Energy

Committee Members
Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chairman
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ranking Member
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Dean Heller (R-NV)
Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
John Barrasso (R-WY)
Al Franken (D-MN)
Tim Scott (R-SC)
Brian Schatz (D-HA)