{"id":222503,"date":"2025-09-12T08:33:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T13:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=222503"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:33:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T13:33:53","slug":"video-business-meeting-to-consider-the-nomination-of-mr-william-kirkland-to-be-assistant-secretary-for-indian-affairs-u-s-department-of-the-interior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/12\/video-business-meeting-to-consider-the-nomination-of-mr-william-kirkland-to-be-assistant-secretary-for-indian-affairs-u-s-department-of-the-interior\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Business Meeting to consider the Nomination of Mr. William Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior"},"content":{"rendered":"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
\r\nBusiness Meeting to consider the Nomination of Mr. William Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
\r\nDate: September 10, 2025
\r\nTime: 2:30 PM
\r\nLocation: Dirksen
\r\nRoom: 628\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThe Senate Committee on Indian Affairs considers the nomination of William “Billy” Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs on September 10, 2025<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThe committee voted 7-4, largely along party lines, to advance Kirkland’s nomination. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), the vice chair of the legislative panel, was the only Democrat who voted in support.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThe nomination can now be sent to the full U.S. Senate for further action.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThe Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs position has been vacant since the start of the Donald Trump administration on January 20, 2025. Kirkland was nominated for the post on February 3, 2025.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nKirkland is a citizen of the Navajo Nation. He has worked on Republican political campaigns and affairs in is home state of Georgia.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nKirkland does not have an extensive background in Indian law or policy. He went before the committee for a nomination hearing on July 17, 2025.\r\n \r\n

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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice<\/div>\r\nBusiness Meeting to consider the Nomination of Mr. William Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior & Oversight Hearing entitled \u201cUnleashing Indian Energy \u2013 Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy\u201d<\/a> (September 10, 2025)\r\n

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