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Tuesday April 30, 2024

The House Stands Adjourned Until April 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until April 30, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel from April 29-May 1, 2024.
Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell is on travel to Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and France from April 29-May 3, 2024.
Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass is on travel to Qatar and Pakistan from April 26-30, 2024.
Assistant Secretary for Conflict Stabilization Operations Anne Witkowsky is on travel to Papua New Guinea and Australia from April 26-May 10. 

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/

National Forecast Charts
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?Day=1

NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1396

NOAA Observed Water Levels - Station 8594900 Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard#obs

Forecast Discussion
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/forecast-discussion

...There is an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms across parts of the Mid Missouri Valley into the Central Plains... - Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

FAA Daily Air Traffic Report
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-daily-air-traffic-report

FAA National Airspace System Status
https://nasstatus.faa.gov/

Bob Moran @bobscartoons - Sky Bastards
https://twitter.com/bobscartoons/status/1785028231709777937

End Wokeness @EndWokeness - "I won't ride our transit system by myself. I am afraid." - Woman who sits on the board of Los Angeles Metro.
https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1785068794488258907

Gary Varvel - Hidin' Biden
https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-hidin-biden

George Alexopoulos @GPrime85 - Woke Games
https://twitter.com/GPrime85/status/1783856704309862558

grrrgraphics - If College Protest Signs Told The Truth
https://grrrgraphics.com/if-college-protest-signs-told-the-truth/

Mark Parisi - Caffeine
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12801

Michael Ramirez - On Absolute Immunity
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/on-absolute-immunity-04-29-24

Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164

Rothmus @Rothmus - Awake
https://twitter.com/Rothmus/status/1784895597192900672

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Burgers
https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1785012806712168823

Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Profiles in Courage 2
https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-04-30

Wall Street Silver @WallStreetSilv - US Capitol Code Of Conduct:
https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1784885336406958333

Jumble Daily
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390

Morsle
https://morsle.fun/

Today in History - April 30
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/april-30

Word of the Day
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2024/04/30.html

Today's Document @TodaysDocument - Today in History & Daily Historical Documents from the US National Archives. 
https://twitter.com/TodaysDocument

Register to Vote
https://vote.gov/

Congressional Record Most Recent Issue
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record

Schedule for Pro Forma Session and Tuesday, April 30, 2024
https://www.democrats.senate.gov/2024/04/23/schedule-for-pro-forma-session-and-tuesday-april-30-2024

House Holds Moment of Silence for Late Rep. Don Payne (D-NJ) - The New Jersey delegation pays tribute to their colleague Rep. Don Payne Jr. (D-NJ) and observe a moment of silence in his honor. Payne died on April 24 after suffering a heart attack on April 6. Payne, who was 65, succeeded his father Donald Payne to the seat he held in 2012. 
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5115529/house-holds-moment-silence-late-rep-don-payne

Modernizing Congressional Data – Nominations on Congress.gov | In Custodia Legis
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2024/04/modernizing-congressional-data-nominations-on-congress-gov

World IP Day: How the Copyright System Builds Our Common Future
https://blogs.loc.gov/copyright/2024/04/world-ip-day-how-the-copyright-system-builds-our-common-future/

H. R. 7913: To require a notice be submitted to the Register of Copyrights with respect to copyrighted works used in building generative AI systems, and for other purposes.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7913/text

Celebrating International Jazz Day
https://blogs.loc.gov/music/2024/04/celebrating-international-jazz-day/

A Primer on Congressionally Mandated Reports and How to Find Them | In Custodia Legis
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2024/04/a-primer-on-congressionally-mandated-reports-and-how-to-find-them/

England and Wales: Overseas Companies Required to Comply with UK Competition and Markets Authority Requests
https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-04-28/england-and-wales-overseas-companies-required-to-comply-with-uk-competition-and-markets-authority-requests/

Brazil: Federal Supreme Court Rules That Armed Forces Are Not a 'Moderating Power' Between Branches of Government | Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-04-25/brazil-federal-supreme-court-rules-that-armed-forces-are-not-a-moderating-power-between-branches-of-government/

Eithan Haim MD @EithanHaim - This Thursday Austin City Council is voting to make Austin a sanctuary city for "gender affirming care" for all ages. The framework they use for illegal immigration is what they will apply here. We are organizing an effort to get as many people to this meeting as possible. Comment on this post if interested in attending and we will reach out to you.
https://twitter.com/EithanHaim/status/1784660081956544828

A Massive Scandal Is Brewing in Los Angeles After DA George Gascon's Number 3 Is Charged With 11 Felonies
>>139810
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/04/29/how-arrest-of-gascons-top-assistant-blow-lid-off-rampant-corruption-la-county-n2173393

Associated Press Admits New Indictments Are ‘Campaign’ To ‘Deter’ GOP From Questioning Elections
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/26/associated-press-admits-new-indictments-are-campaign-to-deter-gop-from-questioning-elections/

BIDENOMICS: Crooked Joe Biden’s Promise to Raise Taxes Will Crush Working American Families
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/0e0ce8bf-32c6-4810-a99d-6ec8ab3188ef

April 28, 2024 - May 4, 2024
National Small Business Week
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
https://www.sba.gov/national-small-business-week

April 29, 2024 - May 2, 2024
Assessing the Status of Implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and Its Contribution to the Follow-Up and Review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development During the Decade of Action and Delivery for Sustainable Development
United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD)
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/events/CPD57

April 30, 2024 - May 1, 2024 
National Small Business Week Virtual Summit
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and SCORE
https://www.sba.gov/national-small-business-week

April 30, 2024 - May 1, 2024 
Federal Open Market Committee FOMC Meeting
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm

April 30, 2024 - May 2, 2024
Modernization Summit ’24
National Defense Industrial Association
https://rsevmis.com/

April 30, 2024 - May 2, 2024
10th Cyber Electromagnetic Activity Conference (CEMA 2024) EW Overmatch – Reestablishing Dominance in the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Association of Old Crows
https://crows.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Draft-CEMA-2024-agenda-as-of-April-24.pdf
https://crows.org/events/conferences/
https://crows.org/event/cema-2024/

April 30, 2024 - May 2, 2024
The 2024 Collective Impact Action Summit - May 2nd Special Live-Only Keynote With Stacey Abrams 
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/2024-collective-impact-action-summit/

April 30, 2024 - May 2, 2024
Modern Day Marine 2024: Any Clime and Place from Sea to Space
Modern Day Marine
https://marinemilitaryexpos.com/

APRIL 30, 1789
Milestone Documents: President George Washington's First Inaugural Speech (1789)
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/president-george-washingtons-first-inaugural-speech

APRIL 30, 1803
Louisiana Purchase: Primary Documents in American History
Library of Congress
https://guides.loc.gov/louisiana-purchase-legislative-timeline
https://guides.loc.gov/louisiana-purchase

APRIL 30, 1803
Milestone Documents: Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803)
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/louisiana-purchase-treaty

APRIL 30, 2011
2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner
Journalists, politicians and celebrities gathered for the White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner where journalism awards were presented. President Obama gave humorous remarks focusing on his potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates. His speech featured a fake trailer for “The President’s Speech,” a spoof sequel to the film “The King’s Speech.” He was followed by “Saturday Night Live” head writer Seth Meyers. 
https://www.c-span.org/video/?299256-1/2011-white-house-correspondents-dinner

APRIL 30, 2015
Campaign 2016: Senator Bernie Sanders News Conference
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) held a news conference to talk about his agenda for the country and his decision to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.
Senator Sanders in this briefing did not say specifically that he was running for president because the event was an official Senate stakeout, and he was therefore barred using the position for campaign purposes. 
https://www.c-span.org/video/?325700-1/senator-bernie-sanders-news-conference

APRIL 30, 2018
Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case New York Times v. United States
Floyd Abrams and Theodore Olon talked about the Supreme Court’s 1971 decision in New York Times v. United States. The case concerns the New York Times and Washington Post's successful challenge to the Nixon administration for the right to publish what came to be known as the “Pentagon Papers,” a classified history of U.S. military activity in Vietnam. 
https://www.c-span.org/video/?440876-1/supreme-court-landmark-case-new-york-times-v-united-states

April 30, 2024
Last Day of Passover 2024 in the United States
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/last-day-of-passover

April 30, 2024
International Jazz Day
https://jazzday.com/

April 30, 2024
National Bugs Bunny Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-bugs-bunny-day-april-30

April 30, 2024
TBD
House Republican Conference Meeting Media Stakeout
House Republican lawmakers speak to reporters as they meet at the U.S. Capitol to discuss their legislative agenda for the week.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535272-1/house-republican-conference-meeting-media-stakeout

April 30, 2024
TBD
Former President Trump Speaks to Reporters Ahead of Day 9 of Hush Money Trial in New York
Former President Trump speaks to reporters as witness testimony resumes on the ninth day of the hush money trial in New York.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535274-1/president-trump-speaks-reporters-ahead-day-9-hush-money-trial-york

April 30, 2024
3:00 AM EDT
Chile Review - 46th Session of Universal Periodic Review - Review of Chile - 46th Session of Universal Periodic Review
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17vix10z8

6:00 AM EDT
UNRWA – Press conference: Philippe Lazzarini - UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini will update the press on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vjjpf732

6:00 AM EDT
Keynote speech by Ms Claudia Buch at conference "Globalisation: What's Next?" co-organised by Banque de France, CEPR, the World Bank, and the University of Surrey in Paris, France
European Central Bank
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html

6:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi
Amman, Jordan
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-30-2024/

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Black voters commented on their choice for president in the 2024 election.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535262-2/open-phones&playEvent

7:00 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Jordanian King Abdullah II
Amman, Jordan
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-30-2024/

7:50 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag
Amman, Jordan
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-30-2024/

7:55 AM EDT
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney
Modern Day Marine 2024
https://marinemilitaryexpos.com/

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Angus Johnston Discusses College Campus Protests & History of Student Activism
History Professor Angus Johnston discusses the history of student activism in the U.S. and current protests taking place on college campuses.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535262-3/angus-johnston-discusses-college-campus-protests-history-student-activism&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
Community Bank Director Workshop: Risk Governance
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Department of the Treasury
https://occ.gov/news-events/events/index-events.html
https://occ.gov/news-events/events/files/event-comm-bank-dir-wksp-risk-governance-apr-30-2024.html

8:00 AM EDT
The American Sunrise Show 4-30-24
Real America's Voice
https://rumble.com/v4sfg60-the-american-sunrise-show-4-30-24.html

8:30 AM EDT
Cyprus Review - 46th Session of Universal Periodic Review
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1w5hhc0gw

8:30 AM EDT
The AI Impact: A Conversation With Sen. Mike Rounds
Punchbowl News
https://punchbowl.news/events/
https://events.punchbowl.news/AI_Impact_Rounds/April30

8:30 AM EDT
Gut Feelings: Interoceptive Contributions to Obesity and Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction Day 1
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44994

8:30 AM EDT
The Clinical Neuroscience Grand Rounds: Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) From Bench to Bedside
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45558

8:45 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535262-4/open-phones&playEvent

9:00 AM EDT
Veterans Benefits Seminar - North Attleboro, Rhode Island
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67763/

9:00 AM EDT
Hampton Roads Military Community Employer Connect (Southside) - Norfolk, Virginia
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64654/

9:00 AM EDT
Hampton Roads Military Community Employer Connect (Peninsula) - Newport News, Virginia
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64652/

9:00 AM EDT
Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes chairs the Resettlement Diplomacy Network Senior Officials Meeting
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-30-2024/

9:00 AM EDT
Daily U.S. Agricultural Weather Highlights - Released No Later Than 9:00 a.m. ET Every Day
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/TODAYSWX.pdf

9:15 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Marty Walsh Discusses Substance Abuse & Recovery
Former Labor Secretary Marty Walsh discusses addiction in the U.S., his own journey through addiction and recovery, and policy approaches to address this public health issue.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535262-5/marty-walsh-discusses-substance-abuse-recovery&playEvent

9:30 AM EDT
The Trajectory of India-Russia Ties Amid the War in Ukraine: A Conversation with Ambassador Pankaj Saran
U.S. Institute of Peace
https://www.usip.org/events/trajectory-india-russia-ties-amid-war-ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_5KcCcJFT4

9:30 AM EDT
Summit on the Future of Energy
The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center (GEC), in partnership with Politecnico di Torino and World Energy Council Italy
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/summit-on-the-future-of-energy-virtual/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjOTKFhgVeU

10:00 AM EDT
(3rd plenary meeting) 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development, CPD57 - The 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD57) will meet from 29 April to 3 May 2024. Theme: The ICPD Programme of Action and its Contribution to Agenda 2030.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rw631g5k

10:00 AM EDT
(5th meeting) First Session Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation - First Session Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation will be held from 26 April – 8 May 2024.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1e7h9rpq8

10:00 AM EDT
(TBC) INC-4 on plastic pollution: Plenary (part 10) Plenary continues at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4) taking place from 23-29 April 2024 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Canada.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1x2tbsvz2

10:00 AM EDT
War Room With Steve Bannon Morning Edition
Real America's Voice
https://rumble.com/v4sfgdr-war-room-with-steve-bannon-morning-edition.html

10:00 AM EDT
Strengthening U.S. Critical Minerals Security: A Fireside Conversation with Frank Fannon,  Inaugural Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Energy Resources (2018-2021)
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
https://www.csis.org/events/strengthening-us-critical-minerals-security-fireside-conversation-frank-fannon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZjUgVny_ao

10:00 AM EDT
Finding Focus: A Look at Disaster Policy Priorities and Proposals
Bipartisan Policy Center
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/finding-focus-a-look-at-disaster-policy-priorities-and-proposals/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptrAuB9bJ7k

10:00 AM EDT
MOVE! 16-Week Program - North Chicago, Illinois
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/lovell-federal-health-care-va/events/61270/

10:00 AM EDT
NIH R&W Community Market
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44971

10:00 AM EDT
Leveraging dynamic enhancer landscapes to decode macrophage phenotypes in health and disease
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45613

10:00 AM EDT
Copyright and Plagiarism: What Authors Need to Know
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45397

10:00 AM EDT
House Republican Agenda
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican leadership colleagues speak to reporters at the U.S. Capitol about their legislative agenda for the week and other issues in the news.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535271-1/house-republican-agenda

10:00 AM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: U.S. House of Representatives
The House will consider a rule for legislation to combat antisemitism on college campuses. They will also work on several bills to reverse Biden Administration environmental polices including removing the gray wolf from the endangered species list.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535261-1/us-house-representatives

10:00 AM EDT
Under the Microscope: Examining FinCEN’s Implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act
House Small Business Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117063
https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405927
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvSbGSY7MAY

10:00 AM EDT
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
House Ways and Means Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Janet Yellen
Secretary, United States Department of the Treasury
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117219
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/hearing-with-treasury-secretary-janet-yellen/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MawsGE1DMso

10:00 AM EDT
HFAC Roundtable on Americans Detained Abroad
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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PANELISTS:
Ryan Corbett (Afghanistan), represented by his wife, Anna Corbett 
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Majd Kamalmaz (Syria), represented by his daughter, Maryam Kamalmaz 
^
Austin Tice (Syria), represented by his mother, Debra Tice
^
Tigran Gambaryan (Nigeria), represented by Rep. Rich McCormick 
^
Mark Swidan (China), represented by Rep. Michael Cloud
^
Alsu Kurmasheva (Russia), represented by her husband, Pavel Butorin
^
Jamshid Sharmahd (Iran), represented by his daughter, Gazelle Sharmahd
^
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/hfac-roundtable-on-global-hostages/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoTwm4Oztx8
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Families of Americans Detained Abroad Testify Before House Committee
The families of Americans detained abroad in countries including China, Iran and Afghanistan urge U.S. lawmakers to bring them home during a meeting before a House subcommittee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535267-1/families-americans-detained-abroad-testify-house-committee

10:00 AM EDT
Overreach: An Examination of Federal Statutory and Regulatory Crimes
House Judiciary Committee
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WITNESSES:
Brett Tolman, Executive Director, Right on Crime
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Patrick McLaughlin, Senior Research Fellow and Director of Policy Analytics, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
^
Tim Head, Executive Director, Faith and Freedom Coalition
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117202
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/overreach-examination-federal-statutory-and-regulatory-crimes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTIJQokwNYw

10:00 AM EDT
Health Subcommittee Hearing: "Legislative Proposals to Increase Medicaid Access and Improve Program Integrity"
House Energy and Commerce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Daniel Tsai, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117207
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-hearing-legislative-proposals-to-increase-medicaid-access-and-improve-program-integrity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrYp_ZhZ1qY

10:00 AM EDT
A Focus on Management: Oversight of the Office of Management and Budget
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Jason Miller
Deputy Director for Management
Office of Management and Budget
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117218
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/a-focus-on-management-oversight-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImrQO0_c9js

10:00 AM EDT
Full Committee Hearing: Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request
House Armed Services Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III
Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
^
General Charles Q. Brown Jr.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Department of Defense 
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117240
https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/full-committee-hearing-department-defense-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr5xMeo96Xg
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2025 budget request, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.  The testimony will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=34321
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34321

10:00 AM EDT
An Overview of the Budget Proposal for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Fiscal Year 2025
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Bill Nelson, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117126
https://science.house.gov/2024/4/full-committee-hearing-an-overview-of-the-budget-proposal-for-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-for-fiscal-year-2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndDuw5wyAHk
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Administrator Bill Nelson to testify before a hearing of the United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on NASA’s fiscal year 2025 budget request. Stream live on NASA+
https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Testifies on 2025 Budget Request
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson testifies before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee on the President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the agency.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535216-1/nasa-administrator-bill-nelson-testifies-2025-budget-request

10:00 AM EDT
Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Environmental Protection Agency
House Appropriations Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Michael Regan
EPA Administrator
^
Mr. Faisal Amin
Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117203
https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-environmental-protection-agency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EuRk1QoIgU

10:00 AM EDT
Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of Transportation
House Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Pete Buttigieg
Secretary, Department of Transportation
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117206
https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-department-transportation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_d2PKW3tQo

10:00 AM EDT
Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the National Guard and Reserves Forces
House Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
General Daniel R. Hokanson
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Department of Defense
^
Lieutenant General Jody J. Daniels
Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command
^
Vice Admiral John Mustin
Chief of Navy Reserve, Department of the Navy
^
Lieutenant General Leonard F. Anderson IV
Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, Department of the Navy
^
Lieutenant General John P. Healy
Chief of Air Force Reserve, Department of the Air Force
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117224
https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-national-guard-and-reserves-forces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7HvszAxUss
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National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, Army Reserve Chief Lt. Gen. Jody J. LTG Daniels, Navy Reserve Chief Vice Adm. John Mustin, Marine Forces Reserve Commander Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, and Air Force Reserve Chief Lt. Gen. John P. Healy provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the National Guard and Reserves fiscal 2025 budget request, The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-30/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34330

10:00 AM EDT
Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for Customs and Border Protection
House Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Troy Miller
Acting Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117209
https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-customs-and-border-protection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unePPWyJ8G0

10:00 AM EDT
A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Education
Senate Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Miguel Cardona
Secretary
Department of Education
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335700
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-department-of-education
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Education Secretary Testifies on Higher Education & 2025 Budget Request
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifies on President Biden’s 2025 budget request as well as protests on college campuses and the rollout of the FAFSA application during a public hearing before a Senate subcommittee .
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535266-1/education-secretary-testifies-higher-education-2025-budget-request

10:00 AM EDT
FY 2025 General Defense Intelligence Program (GDIP) Budget Request (CLOSED)
House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=117243
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117243
https://intelligence.house.gov/

10:00 AM EDT
The President receives the President’s Daily Brief
Official Schedule
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

10:15 AM EDT
Examining the Influence of Extreme Environmental Activist Groups in the Department of the Interior
House Natural Resources Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Scott Walter, President, Capital Research Center, Washington, D.C.
^
Mr. Tyler O’Neil, Author, “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center,” Washington, D.C.
^
Mr. Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, MN
[Minority Witness]
^
Mr. Jamie Williams, President, The Wilderness Society, Washington, D.C. 
[declined to testify]
^
 Ms. Julia Fay Bernal, Executive Director, Pueblo Action Alliance, Albuquerque, NM
[declined to testify]
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117026
https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo_--_sub_on_oi_ov_hrg_on_nonprofits_influencing_doi_04.30.24.pdf
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415927
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7OvCwf6NT8

10:15 AM EDT
Full Committee Markup
Committee on House Administration
^
H.R. 7592 - A bill to replace the requirement for the Library of Congress to prepare hardbound versions of the Constitution Annotated and supplements with a requirement to instead prepare and publish digital versions online.
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117166/documents/BILLS-118HR7592rth.pdf
^
H.R. 7593 - “Modernizing the Congressional Research Service’s Access to Data Act”
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117166/documents/BILLS-118HR7593ih.pdf
^
Committee Resolution 118-33 - Resolution to Approve Allocation from the Paid House Committee Internship Program to Committees for 2024
^
Committee Resolution 118-34 - Resolution to Amend the Members’ Congressional Handbook (authorizing co-sponsored constituent service events and making other Handbook revisions)
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117166
https://cha.house.gov/2024/4/full-committee-markup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3sXsmHlb-E

10:30 AM EDT
Greenville Veteran Town Hall, in Person & Virtual - South Carolina
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/columbia-south-carolina-health-care/events/67476/

10:30 AM EDT
Preserving Americans’ Access to AM Radio
House Energy and Commerce Committee
^
H.R. __, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2024
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117216/documents/BILLS-118pih-theAMRadioforEveryVehicleActof2024.pdf
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. John Bozzella, President and CEO, Alliance for Automotive Innovation
^
Mr. Gary Shapiro, CEO, Consumer Technology Association
^
Ms. Melody Spann-Cooper, Chair and CEO, Midway Broadcasting Corporation
^
Mr. Justin Ahasteen, Executive Director, Navajo Nation
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117216
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/innovation-data-and-commerce-legislative-hearing-preserving-americans-access-to-am-radio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dxUl6zpzqQ

10:30 AM EDT
Labor, Health And Human Services, Education, And Related Agencies – Member Day
House Appropriations Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117205
https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/labor-health-and-human-services-education-and-related-agencies-member-day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du-r6Og3q5Y

11:00 AM EDT
Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum 2024
Meridian International Center
https://diplomacyforum.meridian.org/

11:00 AM EDT
Part 2: Creating an Inclusive Future: A Dialogue on Shifting Paradigms from the Ground Up
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/part-1-creating-an-inclusive-future-2/

11:00 AM EDT
(re)Building Rudolph: Conservation of a Large Architectural Model
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/preservation/outreach/presweek/index_presweek.html
https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/6617121756411/WN_JOOlo6yJT6mFccTDK2gk4Q#/registration

11:00 AM EDT
Office Hours - 36th Ward Chicago, Illinois
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/chicago-health-care/events/66350/

11:00 AM EDT
Statistical Inference - Bayesian Concepts: Part 2
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45398

11:00 AM EDT
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma participates in a discussion with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy at Meridian International Center’s Space Diplomacy Forum
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-30-2024/

11:00 AM EDT
House Democratic Agenda
House Democratic Caucus Chair Peter Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu speak to reporters about the legislative agenda for the week and other issues in the news.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535273-1/house-democratic-agenda

11:30 AM EDT
EO Virtual Checkin NIH Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54692

11:30 AM EDT
Mental Health Wellness Walk
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45534

11:30 AM EDT
EO Virtual Checkin - NIH Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54692

11:30 AM EDT
Unifying a Nation: The Inauguration of George Washington Reenactment, Presented by the Grand Masons of New York
Federal Hall National Memorial, Manhattan, New York 
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=E7F78DBC-04A3-418E-893DFC392D248115

11:40 AM EDT
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. John Plumb discusses "Securing Space at the Nexus of Diplomacy and Defense" at 11:40 a.m. EDT at the Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum 2024, 1630 Crescent Place NW, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://diplomacyforum.meridian.org/

12:00 PM EDT
Reena Ghelani (Climate Crisis Coordinator for the El Niño / La Niña Response) and Beth Bechdol (FAO) on the humanitarian impacts of El Niño - Press Conference - Press Conference by Reena Ghelani, Climate Crisis Coordinator for the El Niño / La Niña Response, and Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). They will brief reporters on the humanitarian impacts of El Niño.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1v5jr5ict

12:00 PM EDT
James Kariuki (UK) on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan - Security Council Media Stakeout - Comments to the media by James Kariuki, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1w6qvsdb1

12:00 PM EDT
Weekly International Weather and Crop Highlights - Released Tuesday (Or Second Business Day) Afternoon
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FCW.pdf

12:00 PM EDT
Made at the Library with Cassandra Good, author of First Family: George Washington’s Heirs and the Making of America
Library of Congress
https://blogs.loc.gov/manuscripts/2024/04/made-at-the-library-with-cassandra-good-author-of-first-family-george-washingtons-heirs-and-the-making-of-america/
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-412381/made-at-the-library-with-cassandra-good-first-family-george-washingtons-heirs-and-the-making-of-america/2024-04-30/

12:00 PM EDT
Federal Advisor Certificate Program: Meet Your Summer Facilitators
Partnership for Public Service
https://ourpublicservice.org/event/federal-advisor-certificate-program-meet-your-summer-facilitators/

12:00 PM EDT
Creating Pivot Tables in Excel
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45399

12:15 PM EDT
Barre Body
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45595

12:15 PM EDT
Out-of-Town Pool Call Time
Official Schedule
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

12:30 PM EDT
Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, & other topics - Daily Press Briefing - Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hgg0bnpq

12:30 PM EDT
VIRTUAL: Memorable Female-Inspired Early Rock Songs
Tewksbury Public Library
https://tewksburypl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-memorable-female-inspired-early-rock-songs/
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2117102678885/WN_U72Cg5jEQ7uDnA5hfCuFig
 
April 30, 2024
12:30 PM EDT
Deputy Commandant for Information Lt. Gen. Matthew Glavy and Cyber National Mission Force Commander Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock
Modern Day Marine 2024
https://marinemilitaryexpos.com/

12:45 PM EDT
PGA to Travel to Doha, GA to Hold Meeting on Use of the Veto, & other topics - PGA's Spokesperson briefing - Briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1royea0rs

1:00 PM EDT
CSIS Civics at Work Summit: The Role of Business in Sustaining Democracy
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
https://www.csis.org/events/csis-civics-work-summit-role-business-sustaining-democracy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3JdCMUghHo

1:00 PM EDT
The Child Care Workforce: What We Know, Don’t Know, and Should Know
Bipartisan Policy Center
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjMuB2JO4y0

1:00 PM EDT
FY25 DoD S&T Budget Priorities
National Defense Industrial Association
https://www.ndia.org/events/2024/4/30/fy25-budget-priorities-4r04
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Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Director Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, and other senior officials speak at 1 p.m. EDT at a virtual National Defense Industrial Association event on fiscal 2025 Department of Defense budget priorities. Register at ndia.org.
Department of Defense 
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-30/

1:00 PM EDT
What to Expect: OFCCP Compliance Reviews for Supply and Service Contractors
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/what-expect-ofccp-compliance-reviews-supply-and-service-contractors-6

1:00 PM EDT
Caregivers: Your Life and Your Health Matters - Online
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66725/

1:00 PM EDT
Virtual Advance Care Planning Seminar
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/durham-health-care/events/67969/

1:00 PM EDT
Treasury Convening on Child Care
The White House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N365sfEkEE

1:00 PM EDT
Core Intensive
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45596

1:00 PM EDT
NIH Climate Change and Health Webinar Series: Evidence-based Climate Adaptation Strategies and Opportunities for Equitable Solutions
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45537

1:15 PM EDT
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Central to Health, Well-Being, and Sustainable Futures (CPD57 Side Event) - This year marks the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action, a consensus document which has provided the foundation for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) since 1994. 
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k1072epm4d

1:15 PM EDT
Tackling persisting obstacles to and repositioning the ICPD agenda in the context of megatrends and new challenges in the Arab countries (CPD57 Side Event) The goal of this side event is to form a core set of actionable recommendations for repositioning the ICPD agenda within the Arab countries based on critical reflections on the progress made, persisting gaps and obstacles and impacts and opportunities created by  the various mega trends.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1ftkgueqn

1:15 PM EDT
Transforming Lives: Celebrating ICPD's Impact on Choice and Autonomy (CPD57 Side Event) The side event seeks to create a space for civil society organizations (CSOs) to reflect on the ICPD agenda, evaluate the progress and gaps in the implementation of the Programme of Action, and demonstrate its continued relevance for the realization of sexual and reproductive rights, gender equality, human rights and development agendas.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fg6e25cm

1:15 PM EDT
Department Press Briefing with Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9iH6lKaBeo

1:25 PM EDT
The President departs the White House en route to Wilmington, Delaware
South Lawn
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

1:30 PM EDT
CSIS Civics at Work Summit: The Role of Business in Sustaining Democracy
Center for Strategic and International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/csis-civics-work-summit-role-business-sustaining-democracy

2:00 PM EDT
Dmitri Alperovitch on China’s rise, Taiwan’s security and American primacy
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/04/30/dmitri-alperovitch-chinas-rise-taiwans-security-american-primacy/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwfGrjVjgas

2:00 PM EDT
NCCIH Technical Assistance Webinar for RFA-AT-24-008 "Leveraging Data at Scale to Understand Natural Product Impacts on Whole Person Health (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)"
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45467

2:00 PM EDT
NIH Religion, Spirituality, and Health Scientific Interest Group (RSH-SIG) Journal Club
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/45451

2:00 PM EDT
VA Resources to End Veteran Homelessness - Online
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67109/

2:00 PM EDT
Learn How You and Your Pet Can Become a Volunteer Therapy Animal Team! Tomah, Wisconsin or Virtual
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/tomah-health-care/events/67631/

2:00 PM EDT
Mastering Compliance with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Exploring New Protections for Pregnant Workers with Industry Experts' Insights
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
https://eeotraining.eeoc.gov/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x2547fa13&varPage=info
https://eeotraining.eeoc.gov/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x52080dd80&varPage=location

2:00 PM EDT
Census Bureau to Announce Plans for 2026 Census Test
U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/2026-census-test-scope-webinar.html
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/census-live.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iu_0Ecbt8I

2:00 PM EDT
Chinese Money Laundering Organizations: Cleaning Cartel Cash
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
^
WITNESSES:
Brian Nelson, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, U.S. Department of the Treasury
^
Kemp Chester, Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
^
Ricardo Mayoral, Acting Assistant Director for Countering Transnational Organized Crime, Homeland Security Investigations
^
William Kimbell, Chief of Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335706
https://www.drugcaucus.senate.gov/hearings/chinese-money-laundering-organizations-cleaning-cartel-cash/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKahZ7aHus

2:00 PM EDT
Health of the Commercial Real Estate Markets and Removing Regulatory Hurdles to Ensure Continued Strength
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Jeffrey DeBoer
President and CEO
The Real Estate Roundtable
^
Jeffrey Weidell
CEO
NorthMarq
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117215
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/health-of-the-commercial-real-estate-markets-and-removing-regulatory-hurdles-to-ensure-continued-strength/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGzy97g3LtA

2:00 PM EDT
Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the United States Air Force and Space Force
House Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Frank Kendall III
Secretary, Department of the Air Force
^
General David W. Allvin
Chief of Staff, Department of the Air Force
^
General B. Chance Saltzman
Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117225
https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-united-states-air-force-and-space-force
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxL39JIVl7E
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Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman provide testimony at 2 p.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the Air Force and Space Force fiscal 2025 budget request, The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-30/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34332

2:00 PM EDT
Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
House Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Jen Easterly
Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117210
https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aQAiaArE3A

2:00 PM EDT
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2687 and H.R. 7516 | Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
House Natural Resources Committee
^
H.R. 2687 (Rep. Peltola), To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes; and
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2687
^
H.R. 7516 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2024.”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7516
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117032
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415933
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_b63_bwQJU

2:00 PM EDT
FY 2025 Central Intelligence Agency Budget Request (CLOSED)
House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117244
https://intelligence.house.gov/

2:20 PM EDT
The President arrives in Wilmington, Delaware
Official Schedule
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

2:30 PM EDT
To Receive Testimony on the Department of Defense’s Efforts to Ensure Servicemembers’ Access to Safe, High-Quality Pharmaceuticals
Senate Armed Services Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL 1
Honorable Lester Martínez-López
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Department of Defense
^
Dr. David J. Smith
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight
Department of Defense
^
Dr. Mark Dertzbaugh
Principal Assistant for Research and Technology
United States Army Medical Research and Development Command
^
Mr. Matthew R. Beebe
Director of Acquisition (J7)
Defense Logistics Agency
^
PANEL 2
Dr. Melissa Barber
Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale Law School, Yale School of Medicine and Affiliate, Yale Collaboration for Regulatory Rigor, Integrity, and Transparency
^
Mr. Bryce H. P. Mendez
Specialist in Defense Health Care Policy
Congressional Research Service
^
Colonel Victor A. Suarez, USA (Ret.)
Founder and Principal Growth Partner
Blu Zone Bioscience & Supply Chain Solutions, LLC
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335681
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-department-of-defenses-efforts-to-ensure-servicemembers-access-to-safe-high-quality-pharmaceuticals
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight Dr. David J. Smith, and other officials provide testimony at 2:30 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel hearing on Department of Defense efforts to ensure servicemembers' access to safe, high-quality pharmaceuticals, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-30/

2:30 PM EDT
The NO FAKES Act: Protecting Americans from Unauthorized Digital Replicas
Senate Judiciary Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Lisa P. Ramsey
Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
San Diego, CA
^
Graham Davies
President and Chief Executive Officer
Digital Media Association
Washington, DC
^
Ben Sheffner
Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Law and Policy
Motion Picture Association, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
^
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland
National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator
Screen Actors Guild-American Federal of Television and Radio Arts
Los Angeles, CA
^
Robert Kyncl
Chief Executive Officer
Warner Music Group
New York, NY
^
Tahliah Debrett Barnett (“FKA twigs”)
Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Dancer, and Actor
London, UK
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335702
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/the-no-fakes-act-protecting-americans-from-unauthorized-digital-replicas
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Senate Hearing on Digital Replicas and AI Concerns
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee examines concerns with digital replicas and generative artificial intelligence during a public hearing on Capitol Hill. A digital replica is a voice or likeness created via artificial intelligence.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535268-1/senate-hearing-digital-replicas-ai-concerns

2:30 PM EDT
U.S. Policy on Taiwan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Daniel J. Kritenbrink
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C.
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335709
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/us-policy-on-taiwan

2:30 PM EDT
A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Senate Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Adrianne Todman
Acting Secretary
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335703
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-us-department-of-housing-and-urban-development

3:00 PM EDT
(4th plenary meeting) 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development, CPD57 - The 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD57) will meet from 29 April to 3 May 2024. Theme: The ICPD Programme of Action and its Contribution to Agenda 2030.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k15/k1590yxuw6

3:00 PM EDT
(6th meeting) First Session Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation - First Session Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation will be held from 26 April – 8 May 2024.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1ucu2olk6

3:00 PM EDT
(2nd meeting) Committee on Information, 46th Session - The 46th Session of the Committee on Information (COI) will take place from 29 April to 10 May 2024 at UN Headquarters in New York. The Committee on Information is a subsidiary body of the General Assembly, established by the General Assembly to deal with questions relating to public information.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17vgunt3v

3:00 PM EDT
Commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development - General Assembly, Informal Plenary Meeting, 78th session - Thirty years have passed since the landmark International Conference on Population and Development, where world leaders agreed to take concrete action to put human rights – including sexual and reproductive health and rights – at the heart of sustainable development. This year, the anniversary takes centre stage at the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development. 
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13k7gb639

3:00 PM EDT
Sudan and South Sudan - Security Council, 9620th meeting - Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11a893ckw

3:00 PM EDT
Agricultural Prices - Monthly Report Release
National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=04&day=30&report_id=12001&source=d

3:00 PM EDT
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya meets with a Japanese delegation
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-30-2024/

3:00 PM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Session
The Senate will vote on whether to advance the nomination of Georgia Alexakis to be U.S. District Court Judge for Northern Illinois.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?535160-1/senate-session

3:00 PM EDT
RDY Hearing: Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Military Readiness
House Armed Services Committee
^
WITNESSES: 
General James J. Mingus
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
Department of the Army
^
Admiral James W. Kilby
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
Department of the Navy
^
General Christopher J. Mahoney
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
^
General James C. Slife
Vice Chief of Staff
Department of the Air Force
^
General Michael A. Guetlein
Vice Chief of Space Operations
United States Space Force
^
https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/rdy-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-military-readiness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unyZDxgVYZE
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Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James J. Mingus, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James W. Kilby, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James C. Slife, and Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael A. Guetlein provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal 2025 budget request for military readiness, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.  
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-30/

3:00 PM EDT
The President participates in a campaign event
Wilmington, Delaware
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

3:30 PM EDT
Men's Hour - First Steps for MST Recovery - Columbia, South Carolina
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/columbia-south-carolina-health-care/events/67404/

3:30 PM EDT
STR Hearing: FY25 Budget Request for Nuclear Forces and Atomic Energy Defense Activities
House Armed Services Committee
^
WITNESSES: 
The Honorable Bill LaPlante
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Department of Defense
^
The Honorable Jill Hruby
Under Secretary for Nuclear Security
Department of Energy
and
Administrator
National Nuclear Security Administration
^
Dr. Vipin Narang
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
^
Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe Jr., USN
Director, Strategic Systems Programs
U.S. Navy
^
Lieutenant General Andrew Gebara, USAF
Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration
U.S. Air Force
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117235
https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/str-hearing-fy25-budget-request-nuclear-forces-and-atomic-energy-defense-activities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtJKialms0s
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Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William LaPlante, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. Vipin Narang, Navy Strategic Systems Programs Director Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe Jr., and Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration Lt. Gen. Andrew Gebara provide testimony at a House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal 2025 budget request for nuclear forces and atomic energy defense activities, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-04-30/

3:30 PM EDT
Closed Briefing: Intelligence Matters
Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335726
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-467

3:50 PM EDT
USNORTHCOM Deputy Commander Retirement
Department of Defense
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/34159

4:00 PM EDT
Open meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee - Building resilience of communities to prevent radicalization to terrorism - Member States have the primary responsibility for countering terrorist acts, including in building resilience of communities against radicalization to terrorism. The Security Council recognizes that acts of terrorism are most effectively prevented and countered through a comprehensive approach that includes actors from all sectors of society.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hic79xk9

4:00 PM EDT
Veterans Career Live: Starting Your Own Business - Online
Veterans Administration
https://pva.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckdOyvrz8iE9CWxD3Q0BA7v6uWZu2MOKKH#/registration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67512/

4:00 PM EDT
Demystifying Medicine — Sleep and Perchance to Dream: Mechanisms and Management
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://demystifyingmedicine.od.nih.gov/
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44665
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54047

4:00 PM EDT
Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin - Released No Later Than 4:00 p.m. ET Every Tuesday (Or Second Business Day)
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/wwcb.pdf

4:30 PM EDT
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma meets with President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association Gianni Infantino
Department of State.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-30-2024/

4:30 PM EDT
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth M. Allen joins Deputy Secretary Verma’s meeting with the President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association Gianni Infantino
Department of State.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-30-2024/

5:00 PM EDT
The State of Product Equity: Navigating the Currents
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/assessing-product-equity/

5:00 PM EDT
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien meets with a Georgian Parliamentary Affairs delegation led by Member of Parliament and Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee Nikoloz Samkharadze and Georgian Ambassador to the United States David Zalkaliani
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-30-2024/

5:00 PM EDT
Washington Today
Catch up on the stories of the day in Washington, DC. Hear portions of key events and interviews with journalists and policy makers who provide background and perspective.
https://www.c-span.org/radio/

6:00 PM EDT
International Jazz Day 2024 - The 2024 edition of International Jazz Day will be celebrated in more than 190 countries on April 30.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qs0vo0ag
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6:00 PM EDT
2024 International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert / #JazzDay
Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz @HancockInstitute
https://hancockinstitute.org/education-program/international-jazz-day/
https://jazzday.com/global-concert-2024/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeuA0boSB8w

6:00 PM EDT
Virtual - iPhone Photography: Use Your iPhone Camera to its Full Potential
Friends of the Ashland Public Library
https://www.ashlandmass.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=12664&month=4&year=2024&day=30&calType=0

6:00 PM EDT
The New Ownership of the Baltimore Orioles, David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the Board, the Carlyle Group, and Cal Ripken, Jr., Former Baltimore Orioles Player and Baseball Hall of Famer
Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
https://www.economicclub.org/events/david-m-rubenstein-and-cal-ripken-jr

6:00 PM EDT
Online: MVG (Military and Veteran Gaming) VA Rec Therapy Q&A
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/67977/
https://discord.gg/military

6:15 PM EDT
The President departs Wilmington, Delaware en route to the White House
Official Schedule
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

6:30 PM EDT
Washington Today Podcast
Catch up on the biggest stories of the day from Washington with interviews and analysis from leading journalists. Posted weekdays at 6:30 pm ET. F
https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/subpage/?series=washingtonToday

7:00 PM EDT
The Brown Water War at 50: A Retrospective on the Coastal and Riverine Conflict in Vietnam - Thomas J. Cutler | the Army and Navy Club | Book Talk and Signing
The Army and Navy Club
https://www.usni.org/events/thomas-j-cutler-army-and-navy-club

7:00 PM EDT
VIRTUAL: Understanding Dictatorships
Tewksbury Public Library
https://tewksburypl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-understanding-dictatorships/
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7517074182082/WN_j8CT8VeuT7uID8coGtriiA#/registration

7:00 PM EDT
An Evening with Author Ray Suarez
Washington National Cathedral
https://cathedral.org/calendar/an-evening-with-author-ray-suarez/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B52I6z1sCi8

7:00 PM EDT
Assistant Secretary James O’Brien delivers remarks at a Poland Constitution Day event
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-30-2024/

7:20 PM EDT
The President arrives at the White House
South Lawn
https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/calendar/

7:25 PM EDT
GIACOMO PUCCINI Madama Butterfly
The Metropolitan Opera Free Live Audio Streams
https://www.metopera.org/season/2023-24-season/madama-butterfly/
https://www.metopera.org/season/radio/free-live-audio-streams/

7:30 PM EDT
Arlington Historical Society - Playing With Trains: A History of Model Railroading  
Arlington, Massachussets
https://arlingtonhistorical.org/events/lecture-series/

7:30 PM EDT
The Annual Victory Ball
The Commemorative Air Force and the Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center
https://commemorativeairforce.org/events/930
https://www.cafthevictoryball.org/

7:30 PM EDT
Dinner with a Curator: "'Long Live the King of Monsters': Godzilla and World War II"
The National WWII Museum
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/events-programs/events/133938-dinner-curator-long-live-king-monsters-godzilla-and-world-war-ii

8:00 PM EDT
Les Violons Du Roy With MILOŠ, Classical Guitar
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-411404/les-violons-du-roy-with-milos-classical-guitar/2024-04-30/