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William L. Doffermyre To Be Solicitor, Department Of The Interior · Congress.wiki

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William L. Doffermyre To Be Solicitor, Department Of The Interior

PN22-4

William L. Doffermyre, of Texas, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, vice Robert T. Anderson, resigned.

Received: February 3, 2025; February 3, 2025
Authority: September 18, 2025; September 18, 2025
Last Action: September 18, 2025; September 18, 2025

1Nominees

18Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required)

51

Yea

48

Nay

0

Present

1

Not Voting

Voted on September 17, 2025

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

5 recorded

September 18, 2025

Nomination Confirmed (51-47)

On the Nomination

September 17, 2025

Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)

On the Cloture Motion

September 17, 2025

Decision of Chair Not Sustained (47-52)

On the Decision of the Chair

September 17, 2025

Motion to Reconsider Agreed to (51-47)

On the Motion to Reconsider

September 17, 2025

Cloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorSeptember 18, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526.

FloorSeptember 18, 2025

Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

FloorSeptember 17, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate pursuant to S. Res. 377, 119th Congress on 9/18/2025.

FloorSeptember 17, 2025

Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

FloorSeptember 17, 2025

Upon reconsideration, cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 525.

Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 2 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesSenate

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of William L. Doffermyre, of Texas, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, and Catherine Jereza, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (Electricity), and Kyle Haustveit, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary (Fossil Energy), both of the Department of Energy; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Jonathan Brightbill, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Tina Pierce, of Idaho, to be Chief Financial Officer, and Conner Prochaska, of Texas, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, all of the Department of Energy, and Ned Mamula, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesDirksen Senate Office Building, 366May 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Andrea Travnicek, of North Dakota, and Leslie Beyer, of Texas, both to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (Nuclear Energy), and Tristan Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, both of the Department of Energy; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine the nominations of William L. Doffermyre, of Texas, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, and Catherine Jereza, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (Electricity), and Kyle Haustveit, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary (Fossil Energy), both of the Department of Energy.

Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesDirksen Senate Office Building, 366

May 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM

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Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN22-4 has 28 parts total.

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Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy)

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Assistant Secretary Of Energy (Fossil Energy)

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Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere

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Assistant Secretary of Defense

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Assistant Secretary of Defense

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Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security

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Under Secretary Of Commerce For International Trade

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Assistant Secretary of the Interior

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Under Secretary of the Air Force

PN22-15

Assistant Secretary of Defense

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General Counsel, Department of Defense

PN22-17

Federal Transit Administrator

PN22-18

Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NNSA, DOE)

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Deputy Secretary of Defense

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Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration

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Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

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Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (DOE)

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Administrator, Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information

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Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

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Assistant Secretary of the Interior

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Assistant Secretary of Agriculture

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William L. Doffermyre

Solicitor · Department of the Interior

Texas