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William Kirkland to Be Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior · Congress.wiki

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William Kirkland to Be Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior

PN22-14

William Kirkland, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Bryan Todd Newland, resigned.

1Nominees

13Actions

1Hearings

1Committees

Progress

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Committee

Hearing

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Committees

Committee on Indian Affairs

Senate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

50

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

5

Not Voting

Voted on October 6, 2025

Timeline

Received1 year ago (February 3, 2025)

Authority3 months ago (November 7, 2025)

Last ActionOctober 7, 2025

Action History

FloorOctober 7, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.

FloorOctober 7, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/7/2025.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 546.

Nominees

Hearing Records

1 hearing on record

Nomination Of William "billy" Kirkland To Be Assistant Secretary For Indian Affairs, Department Of The Interior

Committee on Indian AffairsJul 17, 2025

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN22-14 has 28 parts total.

Administrator of the Energy Information AdministrationCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of the InteriorCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCONFIRMED Solicitor, Department Of The InteriorCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy)CONFIRMED General Counsel Of The Department Of CommerceCONFIRMED Under Secretary Of Defense For IntelligenceCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of Energy (Fossil Energy)CONFIRMED Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and AtmosphereCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of DefenseWITHDRAWN Assistant Secretary of DefenseCONFIRMED Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and SecurityCONFIRMED Under Secretary Of Commerce For International TradeCONFIRMED Under Secretary of the Air ForceCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of DefenseCONFIRMED General Counsel, Department of DefenseCONFIRMED Federal Transit AdministratorCONFIRMED Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NNSA, DOE)CONFIRMED Deputy Secretary of DefenseCONFIRMED Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security AdministrationCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of the TreasuryWITHDRAWN Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (DOE)CONFIRMED Administrator, Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and InformationCONFIRMED Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and ReadinessCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of the InteriorCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of AgricultureCONFIRMED

Committee Meetings

3 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nomination of William Kirkland, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine Federal programs at the Department of Energy.

Committee on Indian AffairsDirksen Senate Office Building, 628Sep 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Hearings to examine the nomination of William Kirkland, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

Committee on Indian AffairsDirksen Senate Office Building, 628Jul 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM

Hearings to examine the nomination of William Kirkland, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

Committee on Indian AffairsDirksen Senate Office Building, 628Jun 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM

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William Kirkland

Assistant Secretary of the Interior · Department of the Interior

Georgia