119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN22-14

Department of the Interior

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

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

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

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN22-14.
Position	Organization	Nominees
Assistant Secretary of the Interior	Department of the Interior	1

Official chronology

Oct 7, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.
Floor
Oct 7, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Floor
Oct 6, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/7/2025.
Floor
Oct 6, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Floor
Oct 6, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 546.
Floor
Oct 6, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Floor
Oct 3, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Floor
Oct 3, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 412, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Floor
Sep 10, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 367. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Calendars
Sep 10, 2025
Reported by Senator Murkowski, Committee on Indian Affairs, without printed report.
Committee
Sep 10, 2025
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Committee
Jul 17, 2025
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-151.
Committee
Feb 3, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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