119th Congress Nominee record

Katharine MacGregor

Latest nomination Department of the Interior

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At a glance

Katharine MacGregor returned as an Interior deputy-secretary nominee in 2025 after earlier service in the same department and on Capitol Hill.

Summary sources: [1] [2]

Also recorded or identified as: Kate MacGregor.

Nomination outcomes below are from the Oct 14, 2026 snapshot. Congress.gov may show subsequent actions.

Career and documented accomplishments

  • Interior's earlier biography identifies her as a University of Pennsylvania graduate and describes a decade of Capitol Hill work, including service to two House Natural Resources Committee chairmen. [2]
  • Her earlier Interior roles included principal deputy assistant secretary for land and minerals management and deputy chief of staff. [2]
  • Her April 2025 testimony explicitly distinguishes the renewed nomination from the first administration's service. [1]

Role and nomination context

  • Her testimony discusses public lands, natural resources and departmental decision-making. The historical 2020 confirmation is not proof of the 2025 nomination's outcome. [1] [2]

Nomination history

PN13-10: Deputy Secretary of the Interior

Confirmed
Recorded name
Katharine MacGregor
Organization
Department of the Interior
Listed state
Florida
Received
Latest action
Recorded vote
54–40

Latest recorded action

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 40. Record Vote Number: 250.

Read PN13-10 on Congress.gov →

What the sources establish

  • The cited brief biography identifies graduation but not a specific degree designation; no level, subject or graduation year is inferred.

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed . These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

  1. MacGregor Nomination, April 2, 2025

    Department of the Interior. Reviewed .

  2. Senate Confirms Katharine MacGregor, February 25, 2020

    Department of the Interior. Reviewed .

Understanding these records

PN means presidential nomination. Each numbered record tracks a proposal sent to the Senate.

A Senate confirmation approves a nomination; it is not proof of current tenure or an appointment taking effect. These entries show received dates and the latest recorded action, rather than a complete legislative action timeline.

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