The hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 10:00 am in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nominations of:
- Mr. Robert T. Anderson to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior;
- Ms. Shannon A. Estenoz to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and
- Ms. Tanya M. Trujillo to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Water and Science).
Members of the Committee may participate in person or online. The Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician and the Senate Rules Committee to protect the health of members, staff, and the public. This includes maintaining six-foot social distance spacing in the hearing room. Pursuant to this guidance, Senate office buildings are not open to the public other than official business visitors and credentialed press at this time. Accordingly, in-person visitors cannot be accommodated at this hearing.
The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.