The Senate will vote Thursday to confirm Doug Burgum for Interior secretary. The chamber will also take a procedural vote on Chris Wright for the Department of Energy.
Lawmakers voted 78-20 on Wednesday evening to wind down debate on Burgum, with 25 Democrats backing the nominee. The former North Dakota governor got a similarly bipartisan vote in the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Consideration of Burgum follows confirmation Wednesday of Lee Zeldin for EPA administrator. Only a handful of Democrats voted for the former New York representative.
A procedural roll call on energy executive Chris Wright will follow Burgum’s confirmation vote. Wright is also expected to secure some Democratic backing.