As of September 11, 2025, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced the nominations of Laura Swett and David LaCerte to fill the empty seats at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). [1] The vote was 12-8, with Senator Angus King (I-Maine) voting with the committee’s Republicans to advance the nominations. The Democrats on the panel opposed the nominations, however the full Senate must ultimately approve the nominations. Swett is an energy attorney at Vinson & Elkins and former FERC staffer. LaCerte is an official in the US Office of Personnel Management. Previously he was acting managing director at the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. During a September 4 confirmation hearing, Swett and LaCerte told senators that if confirmed, they would uphold the agency’s independence while remaining neutral toward generating technologies.
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