The business meeting will be held on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., immediately preceding the previously noticed hearing, in Room SD-G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

The purpose of the business meeting is to consider the nomination of the Honorable Debra Haaland to be the Secretary of the Interior and to approve subcommittee assignments for the 117^th Congress.

Members of the committee may only vote in person or by proxy. 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 business meeting.