The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Wednesday January 31, 2024 The House Stands Adjourned Until January 31, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST The Senate Stands Adjourned Until January 31, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma is on travel to Australia, Fiji, and Indonesia from January 29-February 2, 2024. Acting Deputy Secretary Victoria Nuland is on travel to Türkiye from January 27-February 1, 2024. Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is on travel to Vietnam, the Philippines, and the Republic of Korea from January 22-February 1, 2024. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins is on travel to Morocco from January 29-February 2, 2024. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire from January 27-February 3, 2024. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is on travel to India and Maldives from January 26-31, 2024. Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd D. Robinson is on travel to the People’s Republic of China from January 30-31, 2024. Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs Bill Russo is on travel to Colorado and Montana from January 28-31, 2024. . . . 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Elton John & Bernie Taupin = 2024 Gershwin Prize | Timeless https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2024/01/elton-john-bernie-taupin-2024-gershwin-prize/?loclr=ealocb England and Wales: Private Members' Bill Seeks to Reduce Abortion Term Limit https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-01-29/england-and-wales-private-members-bill-seeks-to-reduce-abortion-term-limit/ Application Period Open for Summer Park Ranger Jobs https://www.nps.gov/upde/learn/news/application-period-open-for-summer-park-ranger-jobs.htm Rocky Mountain National Park Announces Return Of the Park’s Artist-In-Residence Program - Applications are now being accepted for the summer 2024 program https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/news/rocky-mountain-national-park-announces-return-of-the-park-s-artist-in-residence-program.htm Diamond and Silk | Comedian Rosanne Barr Discusses the Border Invasion 1/29/24 https://rumble.com/v4abugr-diamond-and-silk-comedian-rosanne-barr-discusses-the-border-invasion-12924.html Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/44cd94f5-04a1-468f-9dc1-7ff30b46f2c3 ICYMI: Truth from President Donald J. Trump https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/b42aa3fd-a447-492c-a700-9bfc4fb513d8 KISS OF DEATH: Nikki War Monger https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/05dec9df-2c4a-4bf1-a7d2-cecc0a77608b January 30, 2024 - January 31, 2024 Federal Open Market Committee FOMC Meeting Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm January 31, 2024 - February 1, 2024 Swedish Big Science Forum 2024 https://www.b2match.com/e/swedish-big-science-forum-2024 January 31, 2024 - February 3, 2024 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" https://www.usarmyband.com/calendar https://usarmyband.com/workshops/tuba-euphonium-workshop JANUARY 31, 1865 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History Library of Congress https://guides.loc.gov/13th-amendment JANUARY 31, 1995 Senate Session, Part 1 The Senate continued debate on a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. https://www.c-span.org/video/?63039-1/senate-session-part-1 JANUARY 31, 2012 Threats to U.S. National Security Intelligence leaders testified at an annual hearing about security threats facing the U.S. at home and abroad. Among the issues they discussed were al-Qaida, Iran, Pakistan, and cyber threats. National Intelligence Director James Clapper told the committee that al-Qaida had been weakened but remained a threat,and warned that the U.S. still faced significant threats from terrorist organizations, foreign entities, and computer hackers https://www.c-span.org/video/?304048-1/threats-us-national-security JANUARY 31, 2020 U.S. Senate: Senate Impeachment Trial, Day 11, Impeachment Managers Arguments for Allowing Additional Witnesses This is the first portion of the eleventh day of the impeachment trial of President Trump. In this portion, impeachment managers argued that additional witnesses should be allowed to testify. Later in the day, members of the president’s defense team argued for the contrary. https://www.c-span.org/video/?468708-3/senate-impeachment-trial-day-11-impeachment-managers-arguments-allowing-additional-witnesses January 31, 2024 TBD Global Business Briefing With H.E. Maria Luiza Viotti, Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S. The Meridian Center for Diplomatic Engagement https://www.meridian.org/attend/ https://www.meridian.org/announcement/global-business-briefing-with-h-e-maria-luiza-viotti-ambassador-of-brazil-to-the-u-s/ January 31, 2024 TBD Larry Snelling, Superintendent / Chicago Police Department Economic Club of Chicago https://econclubchi.org/event/larry-snelling/ January 31, 2024 TBD Senate Democratic Agenda Senate Democratic leaders speak to reporters on Capitol Hill about the party’s legislative agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533309-101/senate-democratic-agenda January 31, 2024 TBD Senate Republican Agenda Senate Republican leaders speak to reporters on Capitol Hill about the party’s legislative agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533309-1/senate-republican-agenda January 31, 2024 TBD House Republicans News Conference on on Mayorkas Impeachment House Republicans speak with reporters about the markup of impeachment articles against Secretary Mayorkas. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533308-1/house-republicans-news-conference-mayorkas-impeachment January 31, 2024 TBD House Republicans Hold Roundtable on Border Security Speaker Johnson (R-LA), Conference Chair Stefanik (R-NY), Whip Emmer (R-MN), and other House Republicans hold a roundtable on border security. https://twitter.com/HouseGOP https://www.c-span.org/video/?533305-1/house-republicans-hold-roundtable-border-security January 31, 2024 3:00 AM EST Malta Review - 45th Session of Universal Periodic Review United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bw444kp7 4:00 AM EST 2033rd Meeting, 87th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Consideration of Tajikistan United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11gvh1862 4:00 AM EST [3rd meeting] Synthetic Drug Strategy Expert Group Meeting - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will host a two-day open-ended expert group meeting on the global synthetic drug problem. Discussions will focus on international integrated responses in four key areas: multilateralism, counternarcotics interventions, early warning and health responses. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10703fw86 4:00 AM EST Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 61st session, 999th meeting United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yqelo23x 4:00 AM EST Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova Will Hold a Briefing on Current Foreign Policy Issues The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation https://mid.ru/en/press_service/announcements/ https://www.twitter.com/MID_RF 5:00 AM EST Core UK decision-making and Political Governance – Scotland (Module 2A) – Public Hearings – Day 11: 31 Jan 24 UK Covid-19 Inquiry https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/#broadcastStatus https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/hearings/core-uk-decision-making-and-political-governance-scotland-module-2a-public-hearings/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAETVEcHn3Q 6:30 AM EST House of Commons parliamentlive.tv https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/5bfca061-5df1-4f4e-9e9b-92ca5e2c5e5a - TBD Prime Minister's Questions: Question Time British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fields questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of domestic and international issues. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533225-1/question-time 7:00 AM EST Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers responded to the question “Do you support or oppose impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?533099-2/open-phones&playEvent 7:00 AM EST 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit Potomac Officers Club https://potomacofficersclub.com/events/poc-10th-annual-defense-rd-summit/ 7:30 AM EST Washington Journal: Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) Discusses the Attack on U.S. Forces in Jordan & Border Security Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), a member of the Armed Services Committee, discusses the drone attack on U.S. forces in Jordan, immigration and border security, and U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533099-3/rep-don-bacon-r-ne-discusses-attack-us-forces-jordan-border-security&playEvent 8:00 AM EST Washington Journal: Vivian Salama Discusses Allegations Against the U.N. Relief & Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Wall Street Journal national security reporter Vivian Salama discusses allegations against the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees that several of its employees were linked to the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533099-4/vivian-salama-discusses-allegations-un-relief-works-agency-palestine-refugees&playEvent 8:05 AM EST Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu provides opening keynote remarks at 8:05 a.m. EST, and other Department of Defense officials speak, at the Potomac Officers Club 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit, Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia. Department of Defense https://potomacofficersclub.com/events/poc-10th-annual-defense-rd-summit/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-01-31/ 8:30 AM EST 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/?533099-5/open-phones&playEvent 8:30 AM EST [4th meeting] Synthetic Drug Strategy Expert Group Meeting United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1phv5o7x1 8:30 AM EST FDD Morning Brief | feat. Mark Dubowitz (Jan. 31) Foundation for Defense of Democracies https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCB6bMLnNcE 9:00 AM EST Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 61st session, 1000th meeting United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nd2khk5b 9:00 AM EST 2034th Meeting, 87th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Consideration of Tajikistan (cont'd) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1n00cytvq 9:00 AM EST 2024 HHS Food Is Medicine Summit Held at HHS Headquarters Department of Health and Human Services https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-1/index.html#10049 9:00 AM EST 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 9:30 AM EST Washington Journal: Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) Discusses the Attack on U.S. Forces in Jordan & Border Security Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), a member of the Armed Services Committee, discusses the drone attack on U.S. forces in Jordan, immigration and border security, and U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533099-6/rep-gabe-vasquez-d-nm-discusses-attack-us-forces-jordan-border-security&playEvent 9:30 AM EST Adoption of the reports - 45th Session of Universal Periodic Review - Adoption of the reports on Mexico, Jordan, Malaysia, the Central African Republic and Monaco United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1h0r2xisn 9:30 AM EST The Future of Foreign Policy Is Feminist: A Carnegie Council Virtual Event Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs https://info.carnegiecouncil.org/feminist-foreign-policy 9:30 AM EST IVLP Impact Awards Alumni Discussion Series: Sustainable Community Impact The Meridian Center for Diplomatic Engagement https://www.meridian.org/attend/ https://www.meridian.org/announcement/ivlp-impact-awards-alumni-discussion-series-sustainable-community-impact/ 9:45 AM EST Full Committee Markup on Nine Bills House Small Business Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116780 https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405859 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFPbgiZ0rfs 10:00 AM EST (5th plenary meeting) Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS (First regular session 2024) - Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office for Project Services (First regular session, 29 January - 2 February 2024) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16ejjnp46 10:00 AM EST 415th Meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People - The UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) will convene the first Committee Meeting of the year. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1l00vij6d 10:00 AM EST Peacebuilding Commission Ambassadorial-level Meeting on Women, Peace and Security United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1deudz3th 10:00 AM EST Economic and Social Council: 5th Plenary meeting (Coordination Segment), 2024 session - Theme: "Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: The effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions". The Coordination Segment, chaired by H.E. Mr. Akan Rakhmetullin (Kazakhstan), ECOSOC Vice-President, will take place on 31 January – 1 February 2024 at the UN Headquarters in New York. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wm2nojdl 10:00 AM EST (15th plenary meeting) Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, 2024 regular session, Economic and Social Council - The 2024 regular session of the Committee on NGOs will take place from 22 to 31 January at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Committee will meet again on 9 February 2024 to adopt its report of the session. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17vk8u03q 10:00 AM EST (5th meeting) Concluding session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1afi0it8y 10:00 AM EST The Path to a Future Central Bank Digital Currency CBDC Ecosystem Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) https://www.omfif.org/meetings/ https://www.omfif.org/meetings/the-path-to-a-future-cbdc-ecosystem/ 10:00 AM EST Women's Wellness Wednesday - Sumter, South Carolina Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/columbia-south-carolina-health-care/events/65058/ 10:00 AM EST Self Care Peer Circles Work Life@nih National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44871 10:00 AM EST U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour The House will consider two immigration policy bills on social security fraud and the Hamas October 7th attacks onf Israel. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533285-1/morning-hour 10:00 AM EST U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate will consider judicial nominations for U.S. District Courts in California and Pennsylvania. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533292-1/senate-session 10:00 AM EST Rules Without Analysis: Federal Banking Proposals Under the Biden Administration House Financial Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Greg Baer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Bank Policy Institute ^ Mr. Bryan Bashur, Director of Financial Policy, Americans for Tax Reform ^ Mr. Randall Guynn, Chair, Financial Institutions, Davis Polk ^ Professor Jeremy Kress, Assistant Professor of Business Law, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116775 https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409121 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIM0cSqCASo 10:00 AM EST Artificial Intelligence and Housing: Exploring Promise and Peril Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Lisa Rice President And Chief Executive Officer National Fair Housing Alliance ^ Dr. Vanessa Perry Interim Dean And Professor, George Washington University School Of Business Non-resident Fellow, Housing Finance Policy Center, Urban Institute ^ Mr. Nicholas Schmidt Partner And Artificial Intelligence Practice Leader, BLDS, And Founder And CTO SolasAI ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335361 https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/artificial-intelligence-and-housing-exploring-promise-and-peril 10:00 AM EST Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis Senate Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: Linda Yaccarino Chief Executive Officer X Corp. San Francisco, CA ^ Shou Chew Chief Executive Officer TikTok Inc. Singapore ^ Evan Spiegel Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Snap Inc. Santa Monica, CA ^ Mark Zuckerberg Founder and Chief Executive Officer Meta Menlo Park, CA ^ Jason Citron Chief Executive Officer Discord Inc. San Francisco, CA ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335365 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/big-tech-and-the-online-child-sexual-exploitation-crisis - Social Media Company CEOs Testify on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joins the CEOs from Discord, Snap, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter) to testify on their efforts to stop online child sexual exploitation before the Senate Judiciary Committee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?532641-1/social-media-company-ceos-testify-online-child-sexual-exploitation 10:00 AM EST A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability Senate Budget Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Peggy Bailey Vice President For Housing And Income Security Center On Budget And Policy Priorities ^ Mrs. Carol Ventura Executive Director RIHousing ^ Mr. Kevin Boyce Commissioner Franklin County Board Of Commissioners ^ Mr. Bill Slover Principal AVCO Interests, LLC ^ Dr. Todd Walker Walter Professor Of Financial Economics Indiana University ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335367 https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/a-blueprint-for-prosperity-expanding-housing-affordability 10:00 AM EST Overseeing the Department of Health and Human Services’ Compliance with Congress House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Hon. Melanie Egorin Assistant Secretary for Legislation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116774 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/overseeing-the-department-of-health-and-human-services-compliance-with-congress/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg5v4o20vQM 10:00 AM EST Quality of Life Review – Perspective from Senior Enlisted Leaders House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: Sergeant Major Troy E. Black Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Office of the Secretary of Defense ^ Sergeant Major Michael R. Weimer Sergeant Major of the Army Department of the Army ^ Master Chief Petty Officer James M. Honea Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Department of the Navy ^ Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Department of the Navy, USMC ^ Chief Master Sergeant Joanne S. Bass Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Department of the Air Force ^ Chief Master Sergeant John F. Bentivegna Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Department of the Air Force, USSF ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116731 https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/quality-life-hearing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRsgWLVyI8E - Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Sgt. Major of the Army Michael R. Weimer; Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James N. Honea; Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps Carlos A. Ruiz; Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Joanne S. Bass; and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna provide testimony at 10 a.m. EST at a House Armed Services Committee Quality of Life Panel hearing, Washington, D.C. https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-01-31/ 10:00 AM EST Creating a Culture of Fiscal Responsibility: Assessing the Role of the Congressional Budget Office House Budget Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Phillip Swagel Director, Congressional Budget Office ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116771 https://budget.house.gov/hearing/creating-a-culture-of-fiscal-responsibility-assessing-the-role-of-the-congressional-budget-office https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByAW-K0mpdo 10:00 AM EST Health Care Spending in the United States: Unsustainable for Patients, Employers, and Taxpayers House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Chapin White, Ph.D., Director of Health Analysis, Congressional Budget Office ^ Ms. Sophia Tripoli, MPH, Senior Director of Health Policy, Families USA ^ Mr. Kevin Lyons, Plan Administrator, New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association, Inc. ^ Dr. Benedic Ippolito, Ph.D., M.S., Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute ^ Ms. Katie Martin, MPA, President and CEO, Health Care Cost Institute ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116777 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-hearing-health-care-spending-in-the-united-states-unsustainable-for-patients-employers-and-taxpayers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG_SZaEP4Jw 10:00 AM EST Avoiding, Detecting, and Capturing Methane Emissions from Landfills Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ^ WITNESSES: Tia Scarpelli, Ph.D. Research Scientist & Waste Sector Lead Carbon Mapper ^ Tom Frankiewicz Subject Matter Expert, Waste Methane Rocky Mountain Institute ^ Anne Germain P.E., BCEE Chief Operating Officer & SVP of Regulatory Affairs National Waste & Recycling Association ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335360 https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/1/avoiding-detecting-and-capturing-methane-emissions-from-landfills 10:00 AM EST Legislative Hearing on H.R. 674, H.R. 4297, H.R. 5443, H.R. 6994 and H.R. 7072 | Federal Lands Subcommittee House Natural Resources Committee ^ H.R. 674 (Rep. Newhouse), “Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2023” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/674 ^ H.R. 4297 (Rep. Neguse), “Bolts Ditch Act” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4297 ^ H.R. 5443 (Rep. Lee of NV), “Accelerating Appraisals and Conservation Efforts Act” or “AACE Act” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5443 ^ H.R. 6994 (Rep. Kim of CA), “Restoring Our Unopened Trails for Enjoyment and Safety (ROUTES) Act” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6994 ^ H.R. 7072 (Rep. Tiffany), “Wabeno Economic Development Act of 2024” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7072 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116692 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415443 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KQ7Qd0gFVE 10:00 AM EST Full Committee Markup House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ H.R. 6248, Think Differently Transportation Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6248 ^ Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS) to H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116718/documents/BILLS-118ANStoHR7023ih.pdf ^ H.R. 7070, Wildfire Response Improvement Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7070 ^ H.R. 5089, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5089 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116718 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=407163 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyr9cXKd6NU 10:00 AM EST The President Receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 10:15 AM EST Business Meeting Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ^ NOMINATIONS: Nomination of Adrienne Jennings Noti to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ Nomination of Tanya M. Jones Bosier to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ Nomination of Danny L.H. Nguyen to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ Nomination of Kenechukwu O. Okocha to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ Nomination of Katherine E. Oler to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ Nomination of Judith E. Pipe to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ Nomination of Charles J. Willoughby, Jr., to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335362 https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024-01-31-BUSINESS-MEETING.pdf https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting-17/ 10:15 AM EST Nominations Hearing Senate Finance Committee ^ NOMINATIONS: Corey Tellez Of Illinois, To Be A Deputy Under Secretary Of The Treasury United States Department of Treasury ^ Andrew Biggs Of Oregon, To Be A Member Of The Social Security Advisory Board For A Term Expiring September 30, 2024, And For A Term Expiring September 30, 2030, Vice Lanhee J. Chen, Term Expired Social Security Advisory Board ^ Kathryn Lang Of Maryland, To Be A Member Of The Social Security Advisory Board For A Term Expiring September 30, 2026, Vice Henry J. Aaron, Term Expired. Social Security Advisory Board ^ Sharon Lewis Of Oregon, To Be A Member Of The Social Security Advisory Board For A Term Expiring September 30, 2028, Vice Alan L. Cohen, Term Expired Social Security Advisory Board ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335366 https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/a-hearing-to-consider-the-nominations-of-corey-anne-tellez-of-illinois-to-be-a-deputy-under-secretary-of-the-treasury-vice-jonathan-davidson-andrew-g-biggs-of-oregon-to-be-a-member-of-the-social-security-advisory-board-for-a-term-expiring-september-30-2024-and-for-a-term-expiring-september-30-2030-vice-lanhee-j-chen-term-expired-kathryn-rose-lang-of-maryland-to-be-a-member-of-the-social-security-advisory-board-for-a-term-expiring-september-30-2026-vice-henry-j-aaron-term-expired-sharon-beth-lewis-of-oregon-to-be-a-member-of-the-social-security-advisory-board-for-a-term-expiring-september-30-2028-vice-alan-l-cohen-term-expired 10:15 AM EST Full Committee Markup House Education and the Workforce Committee ^ H.R. 6951, College Cost Reduction Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6951 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116712 https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=410029 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQLT5OkbfQk 10:15 AM EST Business Meeting Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ^ NOMINEES: Nomination of Adrienne Jennings Noti to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ Nomination of Tanya M. Jones Bosier to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ Nomination of Danny L.H. Nguyen to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ Nomination of Kenechukwu O. Okocha to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ Nomination of Katherine E. Oler to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ Nomination of Judith E. Pipe to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ Nomination of Charles J. Willoughby, Jr., to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335362 https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024-01-31-BUSINESS-MEETING-REVISED.pdf https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting-17/ 10:20 AM EST Office of Special Trial Council Special Event Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33597 10:30 AM EST Speech by the Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, followed by Q&A, at the Heritage Foundation The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_222195.htm - NATO Secretary General on Modern Needs of the Alliance 75 Years After Its Founding Heritage Foundation https://www.heritage.org/global-politics/event/nato-secretary-general-modern-needs-the-alliance-75-years-after-its-founding 10:30 AM EST Addressing Information Asymmetry: Improving CMS and FDA Collaboration Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/addressing-information-asymmetry-improving-cms-and-fda-collaboration/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loaj0uS9FrU 10:30 AM EST TV Timeout: Understanding Sports Media Rights House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Brian Lawlor, President, Scripps Sports ^ John Ourand, Sports Correspondent, Puck News ^ Rob Thun, Chief Content Officer, DirecTV ^ John Bergmayer, Legal Director, Public Knowledge ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116779 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/communications-and-technology-subcommittee-hearing-tv-timeout-understanding-sports-media-rights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG33mvu5YzY 11:00 AM EST Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association WBCA George Washington Theatre Performance TAMIU Recital Hall, Laredo, Texas https://wbcalaredo.org/events/wbca-george-washington-theatre-performance/ 11:00 AM EST The Transition to Electric Vehicles in the United States Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/01/31/transition-electric-vehicles-united-states/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVrtGClzIEE 11:00 AM EST Physics-Constrained Machine Learning for Scientific Computing AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/physics-constrained-machine-learning-for-scientific-computing/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qflj9ZPL1vo 11:00 AM EST Federal Interagency Military Spouse Career Expo - Online Veterans Administration https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3652846/registration-open-now-for-the-federal-interagency-military-spouses-career-expo/ https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65061/ 11:00 AM EST Mechano Transduction and Single Molecule Conformational Changes in Live Cells National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44351 11:00 AM EST The CCP Cyber Threat to the American Homeland and National Security House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee ^ WITNESSES: General Paul Nakasone, Commander, United States Cyber Command ^ Ms. Jen Easterly, Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ^ Mr. Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation ^ Mr. Harry Coker, Jr., Director, Office of the National Cyber Director ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116776 https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/about/events/hearing-ccp-cyber-threat-american-homeland-and-national-security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJOX3cpHfUI - Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, commander, U.S. Cyber Command, provides testimony at 11 a.m. EST at a House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hearing on the CCP cyber threat, Canon House Office Building, Room 390, Washington D.C. https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-01-31/ - TBD Hearing on China's Cyber Threat to U.S. FBI Director Christopher Wray, U.S. Cyber Command Commander Gen. Paul Nakasone, and other top cyber officials testify on China’s cyber threat to U.S. homeland and national security before the House Select Committee on U.S.-China Competition. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533196-1/hearing-chinas-cyber-threat-us 11:00 AM EST CANCELED Authorization for Investigation into the High Costs of Prescription Drugs and Related Subpoenas Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee ^ Authorization for Investigation into the High Costs of Prescription Drugs for Patients in the United States Compared to Other Countries ^ Authorization for Subpoena of Joaquin Duato, Chief Executive Officer, Johnson & Johnson, for Testimony Relating to the Committee Investigation into the High Costs of Prescription Drugs for Patients in the United States Compared to Other Countries ^ Authorization for Subpoena of Robert Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Merck, for Testimony Relating to the Committee Investigation into the High Costs of Prescription Drugs for Patients in the United States Compared to Other Countries ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335354 https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/authorization-for-investigation-into-the-high-costs-of-prescription-drugs-and-related-subpeonas 11:30 AM EST 50 Years of QCD CERN https://home.cern/events/webcasts/50-years-qcd https://webcast.web.cern.ch/event/i1367082 11:30 AM EST Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with InterAction President and CEO Tom Hart and member NGO leaders Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-january-31-2024/ 12:00 PM EST Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1d7aqg0ve 12:00 PM EST AI Executive Order Report Card: Reviewing the first 90 days Center for Security and Emerging Technology - Georgetown University https://cset.georgetown.edu/event/ai-executive-order-report-card/ 12:00 PM EST Team Dynamics and Peer to Peer Communication University of Michigan School of Public Health https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=10388 12:00 PM EST Rumbles of Thunder and Endangered Peace on the Korean Peninsula: The Korea Society The National Committee on North Korea https://www.ncnk.org/event-calendar/rumbles-thunder-and-endangered-peace-korean-peninsula 12:00 PM EST Understanding Russia's Role in the Israel-Gaza Conflict The Harriman Institute at Columbia University https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/understanding-russias-role-in-the-israel-gaza-conflict/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QPKLWX9-_U 12:00 PM EST Virtual Fitness Bodyweight Tabata Bootcamp National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44734 12:00 PM EST Recent Advances in the Treatment of Pharmacotherapy of Pediatric Cancer National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44524 12:00 PM EST Clinical Center Grand Rounds: Shaping The Early Life Gut Microbiome To Improve Future Health National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/news/grcurrent.html https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54084 12:00 PM EST The ER Unfolded Protein Response Control of Hematopoietic Cell Fate National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44894 12:00 PM EST HIV 1 Uncoating and Nuclear Import National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43718 12:00 PM EST Get to Know Us: EEOC and DOL Federal Agency Overview US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor's Women's Bureau, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and Wage and Hour Division https://eeoc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_6kK2mYlwR9GA8KOt80WFvw 12:00 PM EST U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House will consider two immigration policy bills on social security fraud and the Hamas October 7th attacks onf Israel. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533285-2/house-session 12:30 PM EST The Transatlantic Economic Security Agenda Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/transatlantic-economic-security-agenda 12:30 PM EST Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller Department of State https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/ https://www.youtube.com/@StateDept/streams 1:00 PM EST The DOJ-FTC 2023 Merger Guidelines: Evolution or Revolution? Information Technology & Innovation Foundation https://itif.org/events/2024/01/31/doj-ftc-2023-merger-guidelines-event/ 1:00 PM EST SPH Reads: Disability Visibility - A Discussion on Disability Boston University School of Public Health https://www.bu.edu/sph/calendar/?eid=283047 1:00 PM EST DF/HCC Celebration of Early Career Investigators in Cancer Research Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) https://www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/events/detail?tx_ciccal_eventssingle[action]=show&tx_ciccal_eventssingle[event]=3212&cHash=4cfe1fe41ba0660154f2ce0ebc962134 https://www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/events/dfhcc-celebration-of-early-career-investigators/home 1:00 PM EST A Thematic Session on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Evidence from the Microdata Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/data/academy/webinars/2024/evidence-from-the-microdata.html 1:00 PM EST Purpose Areas 2, 3, & 4 (BJA) - Part of the FY 2024 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation Webinar Series Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice https://bja.ojp.gov/events/purpose-areas-2-3-4-bja-0 1:00 PM EST Introduction to Web of Science National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44658 1:00 PM EST Sparking Your Motivation Work Life@nih Webinar National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44869 1:00 PM EST Lead, Integrated Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies - Toward an Ethical Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Transparency for Data and Model Reuse Workshop - Day 2 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.scgcorp.com/ethicalframework2024/VirtualAgenda https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54199 1:00 PM EST Toward an Ethical Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Transparency for Data and Model Reuse Workshop - Day 1 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://www.scgcorp.com/ethicalframework2024/VirtualAgenda https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54199 1:00 PM EST Wellbeing YOU - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64333/ 1:00 PM EST Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre James S. Brady Press Briefing Room https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteHouse/streams - TBD White House Daily Briefing White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters and responds to questions on the Biden administration’s policy agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533303-1/white-house-daily-briefing 1:15 PM EST Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-january-31-2024/ https://www.youtube.com/@StateDept/streams 1:15 PM EST The President and the Vice President Have Lunch Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 1:30 PM EST Safeguarding Kids Online: How to Clean Up Big Tech’s Mess Heritage Foundation https://www.heritage.org/technology/event/safeguarding-kids-online-how-clean-big-techs-mess 1:30 PM EST China's Approach to the Middle East Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/chinas-approach-middle-east 1:30 PM EST High Risk Neo ADT Patients Demonstrate Heightened Immune Activity That May Be Linked to Outcomes National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44901 1:50 PM EST DINFOS Live Episode 32 - Narratives and Narratology Defense Information School, the U.S. military's training institution for public affairs and visual information https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33653 2:00 PM EST FOMC Meeting Two-day meeting, January 30-January 31 Press Conference Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/calendar.htm - TBD Federal Reserve Chair Powell Holds News Conference Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news confernce on interest rates and monetary policy following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533272-1/federal-reserve-chair-powell-holds-news-conference 2:00 PM EST HSRC Webinar - Expanding Access to Service Coordination: Two Models of Braiding Funding Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services https://acl.gov/news-and-events/announcements/hsrc-webinar-expanding-access-service-coordination-two-models 2:00 PM EST Leveraging Genetics and Cell Signaling to Decipher Disorders of Excitability. Richard Tsien, Ph.D. - NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44571 https://oir.nih.gov/wals/current-lecture-season https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53970 2:00 PM EST Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with UK Defense Minister Grant Shapps Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-january-31-2024/ 2:00 PM EST Ensuring the Cybersecurity of America’s Drinking Water Systems House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Scott Dewhirst Superintendent, Tacoma Water ^ Mr. Kevin Morley Manager, Federal Relations, American Water Works Association ^ Ms. Cathy Tucker-Vogel Public Water Supply Section Chief, Kansas Department of Health and Environment ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116791 https://energycommerce.house.gov/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNWsWvLYFzo 2:00 PM EST The Future of Peacekeeping and the Increasing Role of Private Military Companies in Africa House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Michele Sison Assistant Secretary Bureau of International Organization Affairs U.S. Department of State ^ Mr. Jonathan Pratt Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of African Affairs U.S. Department of State ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116761 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/the-future-of-peacekeeping-and-the-increasing-role-of-private-military-companies-in-africa/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMN5oVygo-A 2:00 PM EST Roundtable on Taliban Reprisals House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Amy Marden, Moral Compass Federation ^ Andy Sullivan, No One Left Behind ^ Thomas Kasza, 1208 Foundation ^ Justin Sapp, Badger Six ^ Michael Cizmar, Rafiq Friends of Afghanistan ^ Elizabeth Lynn, Operation Recovery ^ Joe Maida IV, TransNexus Technologies ^ Sanjar Sohail, 8AM Media ^ https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/hfac-announces-roundtable-on-taliban-reprisals/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lznK1DhShqg 2:00 PM EST Eyewitness Accounts: Ukrainian Children and Adult Civilians Abducted by Russia Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) ^ WITNESSES: PANEL 1: H.E. Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States (welcoming remarks) ^ The Honorable Pia Kauma, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly ^ Andriy Kostin, Prosecutor General of Ukraine (via video recording) ^ Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights ^ PANEL 2: Mykola Kuleba, Director, Save Ukraine and former Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights ^ Rostislav, Denys, and Ksenia, who were forcibly removed from Ukraine as minors and rescued from Russia or Russian-controlled areas ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/joint-event/335369 https://www.csce.gov/press-releases/hearing-eyewitness-accounts-ukrainian-children-and-adult-civilians-abducted-by-russia/ https://youtube.com/live/pzmChIKOWGs 2:00 PM EST The North Atlantic Treaty Organization at 75: Reflecting on Past Successes and Planning for the Future Senate Foreign Relations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Douglas Lute Former United States Permanent Representative to NATO Lieutenant General, United States Army, (Ret.) Washington, D.C. ^ Mr. Luke Coffey Senior Fellow, National Security and Defense Hudson Institute Washington, D.C. ^ Ms. Tara Varma Visiting Foreign Policy Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe Brookings Institute Washington, D.C. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335368 https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/the-north-atlantic-treaty-organization-at-75-reflecting-on-past-successes-and-planning-for-the-future 2:00 PM EST Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2925, H.R. 6862, H.R. 7003 and H.R. 7004 | Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee House Natural Resources Committee ^ H.R. 2925 (Rep. Amodei), “Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2925 ^ H.R. 6862 (Rep. Lamborn), To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6862 ^ H.R. 7003 (Rep. DelBene), “National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7003 ^ H.R. 7004 (Rep. Curtis), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to amend references of gilsonite to asphaltite https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7004 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116689 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415447 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-PKVtgXdio 2:30 PM EST JustGrants Virtual Q&A: Application Mechanics: Submitting an Application Training Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice https://bja.ojp.gov/events/justgrants-virtual-qa-application-mechanics-submitting-application-training-102 3:00 PM EST (6th meeting) Concluding session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vdehy5iv 3:00 PM EST Economic and Social Council: 6th Plenary meeting (Coordination Segment), 2024 session United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11zf85f9y 3:00 PM EST Service: How to Impact Your Community Hoover Institution https://www.hoover.org/events/service-how-impact-your-community 3:00 PM EST Autonomy: An Advanced Air Mobility Webinar: This session promises a deep dive into the integration of increasing autonomy in aircraft operations within our national airspace, exploring both the exciting opportunities and challenges this presents. Federal Aviation Administration https://www.faa.gov/air-taxis/webinars 3:00 PM EST 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=01&day=31&report_id=12001&source=d 3:00 PM EST Sheep and Goats - Annual 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=01&day=31&report_id=13011&source=d 3:00 PM EST Broiler Hatchery - Weekly 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=01&day=31&report_id=15009&source=d 3:00 PM EST Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses - Biennial 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=01&day=31&report_id=17004&source=d 3:00 PM EST Cattle - Biennial 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=01&day=31&report_id=13003&source=d 3:00 PM EST Heroes Connect: Military to Manufacturing Virtual Engagement with Cargill Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/64744/ 3:00 PM EST Virtual Fitness Non Sleep Deep Rest National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44735 3:00 PM EST A Coder’s Introduction to ScHARe National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44885 3:00 PM EST To Receive a Closed Briefing on Certain Intelligence Matters Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335281 https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-459 3:30 PM EST Vet Centers: Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Servicemembers, Veterans and their Families Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Michael Fisher, MSW, Chief Officer, Readjustment Counseling Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs ^ Julie Kroviak, MD, Principal Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs ^ Sharon Silas, Director, Health Care Team, Government Accountability Office ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335364 https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2024/1/vet-centers-supporting-the-mental-health-needs-of-servicemembers-veterans-and-their-families - Hearing on Veterans' Mental Health Needs The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee holds a hearing on so-called Vet Centers, which are community-based counseling centers, and supporting the mental health needs of service members, veterans and their families. https://www.c-span.org/video/?533300-1/hearing-veterans-mental-health 4:00 PM EST O’Keefe Media Group @OKeefeMedia O'Keefe: "I'm not suicidal, but I'm not afraid to die." Join us on spaces this Wednesday 4PM EST when we publish DC SWAMP EXPOSED PART 2 https://twitter.com/OKeefeMedia/status/1752097640928420198 https://twitter.com/OKeefeMedia 4:00 PM EST Pivotal States: Testing the Limits of the U.S.-Vietnam Relationship Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs https://carnegieendowment.org/2024/01/31/pivotal-states-testing-limits-of-u.s.-vietnam-relationship-event-8228 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcWazNVwpRY 4:00 PM EST The Women's Clinic is hosting an intimate Meet & Greet session Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/west-palm-beach-health-care/events/65188/ 4:30 PM EST Flash Seminar: Rooting Our Leadership in Humanity The Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/jan2024-flash-seminar-humane-leadership/ 5:00 PM EST Washington Today Catch up on the stories of the day in Washington, DC. 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