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Thursday, July 13, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until July 13, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until July 13, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT

President Biden is scheduled to travel to the United Kingdom, Lithuania, and Finland from July 9-13, 2023
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/02/statement-from-white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-president-bidens-upcoming-travel/

Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to the United Kingdom, Lithuania, and Indonesia from July 9-15, 2023.
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman has no public appointments.
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to India and Bangladesh from July 7-14, 2023.

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environvmental 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

A.F. Branco Cartoon – A Hole
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-a-hole/

A.F. Branco Cartoon – Some Gave Nothing
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-some-gave-nothing/

Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Ayyys
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12404

Michael Ramirez - Empty Rhetoric
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-empty-rhetoric-07

Michael Ramirez - The Lion's Share
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-the-lions-share-07

Michael Ramirez - Republican Demise
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-republican-demise

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Impulses
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/07/12/impulses/

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Shameful
https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1679176692831600772

Wokely Correct Comics @WokelyCorrect - Officer!
https://twitter.com/WokelyCorrect/status/1679128755762077698

Jumble Daily
https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily

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

60-Second Civics Podcast  
https://www.civiced.org/60-second-civics

Today in History - July 13
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-13

Comments are due by July 31, 2023
Petition for Rulemaking of the Shortwave Modernization Coalition: To Amend the Commission's Rules Coalition to Allow Fixed, Long-Distance Non-Voice Communications Above 2 MHz and Below 25 MHz
Federal Communications Commission
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-394830A1.pdf
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1042840187330/1

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
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8594900

July 13, 2023 - July 14, 2023
Indigenous Environmental Health Research Workshop: Methods, Ethics and Practice to Collaborate With Communities
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/programs/precision-prevention/sharp-training-program/indigenous-research

July 13, 2023 - July 14, 2023
Harvard Climate Forum
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/harvard-climate-Forum/

July 13, 2023 - July 14, 2023
2023 Intelligence & National Security Summit
Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) and Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA)
https://www.afcea.org/calendar/eventdet.jsp?event_id=66351
https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2023/07/13/Default-Calendar/2023-Intelligence-National-Security-Summit
https://intelsummit.org/

July 13, 2023 - July 14, 2023
Summer Institute 2023: Economic Growth
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-economic-growth
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

July 13, 2023 - July 14, 2023
Summer Institute 2023: Asset Pricing
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-asset-pricing
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

July 13, 2023 - July 14, 2023
Summer Institute 2023: Workshop on Methods and Applications for Dynamic Equilibrium Models
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-workshop-methods-and-applications-dynamic-equilibrium-models
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

July 13, 2023 - July 14, 2023
Measuring and Predicting Reproductive Health: Advancing Technology and Fundamental Understanding in Maternal Fetal Immunity Workshop
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43465

July 13, 2023 - July 16, 2023
2023 International Conference on Advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA
https://www.aiaa.org/events-learning/event/2023/07/13/Default-Calendar/2023-International-Conference-on-Advanced-Unmanned-Aerial-Systems

July 13, 2023
Committee Meetings - TC 105 Fuel Cell Technologies / WG 402 Micro Fuel Cell Power Systems - Safety
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?P=103:14:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:3122

July 13, 2023
Committee Meetings - TC 62 Medical Equipment, Software, and Systems / SC 62B Medical Imaging Equipment, Software, and Systems / MT 34 Revision of 60601-2-37: Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 2-37: Particular Requirements for the Safety of Ultrasonic Medical Diagnostic and Monitoring Equipment
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?P=103:14:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:2490

July 13, 2023
Global Business Briefing With H.E. Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland to the U.S.
Meridian Center for Diplomatic Engagement
https://www.meridian.org/announcement/global-business-briefing-with-h-e-geraldine-Byrne-nason-Ambassador-of-ireland-to-the-u-s/

July 13, 2023
US–Nordic Leaders' Summit 2023
Helsinki, Finland
https://um.fi/us-nordic-leaders-summit-2023

July 13, 2023
TBD
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Tanya J. Bradsher, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334460
https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2023/7/1-nomination-of-tanya-j-bradsher-to-be-deputy-secretary-department-of-veterans-affairs

July 13, 2023
1:00 AM EDT
Startup Central Eurasia Ecosystem Ranking Report Presentation
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/CIS/Pages/EVENTS/2023/SCE%20Report%20Presentation.aspx

3:00 AM EDT
International Conference on the Ethics of Neurotechnology - Ethics of Neurotechnology: Building a Framework to Protect and Promote Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/international-conference-ethics-neurotechnology?Hub=68184

3:45 AM EDT
Economic Growth in Central Asia and Trade Cooperation With Russia
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/events/economic-growth-in-central-asia-and-trade-cooperation-with-russia/

4:00 AM EDT
35th Meeting - 53rd Regular Session of Human Rights Council
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1evro9cj5

5:00 AM EDT
Plenary Meeting of Group I
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/plenary-meeting-group-i-35
https://archive.ph/mjW1g

6:00 AM EDT
The President participates in a bilateral meeting with President Sauli Niinistö of the Republic of Finland (1:00 PM Local)
Presidential Palace, Helsinki
https://factba.se/biden/calendar
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President Biden Meeting with Finnish President Niinistö
President Biden meets with his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinistö, in Helsinki, ahead of their joint news conference.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529295-1/president-biden-meeting-finnish-president-niinist

6:15 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with People’s Republic of China Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi
Jakarta, Indonesia
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-13-2023/

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Active and former members of the military responded to the question “Is there too much politics in defense policy?”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529196-2/open-phones&playEvent

7:00 AM EDT
14th Session of the International Basic Science Programme (IBSP) Scientific Board
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/14th-Meeting-Scientific-Board-International-Basic-Sciences-Programme-Ibsp?Hub=68184

7:00 AM EDT
The President participates in a family photo with Nordic Leaders (2:00 PM Local)
Presidential Palace, Helsinki
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/
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President Biden Takes Family Photo With Nordic Leaders
President Biden poses for an official portrait with leaders of the Nordic countries during a summit in Helsinki, Finland.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529296-1/president-biden-takes-family-photo-nordic-leaders

7:15 AM EDT
The President participates in the U.S.-Nordic Leaders' Summit (2:15 PM Local)
Presidential Palace, Helsinki
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/
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President Biden Participates in U.S.-Nordic Leaders' Summit
President Biden delivers remarks before the start of the U.S.-Nordic Leaders' Summit in Helsinki, Finland.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529297-1/president-biden-participates-us-nordic-leaders-summit

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) Discusses Government Spending & Climate Change
Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) discusses upcoming government spending deadlines and climate change.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529196-3/rep-john-curtis-r-ut-discusses-government-spending-climate-change&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
Launch of the Joint WHO and UNICEF Manual on How to Build an Infodemic Insights Report in 6 Steps
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/07/13/default-calendar/launch-of-the-joint-who-and-unicef-manual-on-how-to-build-an-infodemic-insights-report-in-6-steps

8:00 AM EDT
Launch Event for WHO Healthy Diet Guidelines and FAO-WHO Concept of Healthy Diets
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/07/13/default-calendar/launch-event-for-who-healthy-diet-guidelines-and-fao-who-concept-of-healthy-diets

8:00 AM EDT
UNAIDS: Press Conference
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1ek0jfd90

8:00 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends an ASEAN reception hosted by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi
Jakarta, Indonesia
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-13-2023/

8:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Gwen Moore Discusses Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Benefits
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, discusses Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits and congressional news of the day.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529196-4/rep-gwen-moore-discusses-temporary-assistance-needy-families-benefits&playEvent

8:30 AM EDT
The HAGUE – the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Delivers Its Judgment in the Case Nicaragua v. Colombia
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1n73zn3tj

8:30 AM EDT
U.S. Agriculture in Drought - Released After 8:30 a.m. ET Every Thursday
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/AgInDrought.pdf

8:30 AM EDT
World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Weekly Export Sales
Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-Announcement/weekly-export-sales-128

8:35 AM EDT
32nd MED BDE Change of Command
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31901

9:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Sadie Gurman Discusses Oversight of the FBI
Wall Street Journal’s Sadie Gurman discusses this week’s House Judiciary Committee hearing featuring FBI Director Christopher Wray.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529196-5/sadie-gurman-discusses-oversight-fbi&playEvent

9:00 AM EDT
Sen. Richard Durbin on Supreme Court Ethics Legislation
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/07/13/sen-richard-durbin-supreme-court-ethics-legislation/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj6wecG4EzM
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Senate Judiciary Cmte. Chair Discusses Supreme Court Ethics
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, discusses Supreme Court ethics legislation during a discussion hosted by the Washington Post.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529287-1/senate-judiciary-cmte-chair-discusses-supreme-court-ethics

9:00 AM EDT
New Voices: 2023 Conference on Diversity in Nuclear Policy
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/07/13/New-Voices-2023-Conference-on-Diversity-in-Nuclear-Policy-Event-8118

9:00 AM EDT
2,018th Meeting, 77th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15z8ldpzn

9:00 AM EDT
E-Meeting of ITU-T Study Group 15 Q15/12 Parametric and E-Model-Based Planning, Prediction and Monitoring of Conversational Speech and Audio-Visual Quality
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/lists/rgmdetails.aspx?Id=14024&Group=12

9:00 AM EDT
TrustCon 2023: Opening Remarks - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1534973/trustcon-2023-opening-remarks

9:00 AM EDT
Covid 19'S Enduring Impact on Global Cancer Prevention and Control: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43421
https://events.cancer.gov/cgh/covid-And-cancer

9:00 AM EDT
The Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence for Communications Networks and Consumers
Federal Communications Commission and the National Science Foundation
https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-nsf-ai-workshop
https://www.fcc.gov/live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rye_wVosW8

9:00 AM EDT
CANCELED To Discuss Issues Associated With the Safety Review of Licensing Actions and/or Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) Closures for SNC's Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20230697

9:00 AM EDT
The Purpose of This Meeting Is to Discuss Topics That May Require Clarification and/or Technical Interactions Associated With X Energy's Preparation of an Construction Permit License Application for the Dow Seadrift Site in Calhoun County, TX. These Topics Will Include Site Overview, Site Selection, Purpose and Need, and Meteorlogic Tower.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20230783

9:00 AM EDT
The Purpose of This Meeting Is to Discuss Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Topics With the Nuclear Industry and the Public.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20230791

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

9:00 AM EDT
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins delivers remarks on advancing success towards zero hunger through science and technology at a National Academies of Sciences Roundtable on Global Science Diplomacy
Washington D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-13-2023/

9:10 AM EDT
TrustCon 2023: Sponsor Remarks - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1534974/trustcon-2023-sponsor-remarks

9:30 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/?529196-6/open-phones&playEvent

9:30 AM EDT
Launch of UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2023
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1uqpml19u

9:35 AM EDT
TrustCon 2023: Morning Plenary - Fireside Chat with Yoel Roth and Zoe Schiffer - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1534481/trustcon-2023-morning-plenary-fireside-chat-with-yoel-roth-and-zoe-schiffer

10:00 AM EDT
International Forum Facilitated by the Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative: Workshop on Ecosystem Restoration-Related Planning and Capacity-Building Needs for the Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/meetings/ER-WS-2023-01

10:00 AM EDT
WHO 75th and Codex 60th Anniversary of the Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Programme
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/it/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FMeetings%252FCX-702-84%252FLinks%252FCICG_AgendaV5.pdf
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/07/13/default-calendar/who75th-and-codex60th-anniversary-of-the-joint-fao-who-codex-alimentarius-programme

10:00 AM EDT
Tracking Development Finance in Southeast Asia: A New Tool From the Lowy Institute
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/tracking-development-finance-in-southeast-asia-a-new-tool-from-the-lowy-institute/

10:00 AM EDT
Infrastructure Project Permitting Workshop
National Governors Association
https://www.nga.org/news/commentary/infrastructure-project-permitting-workshop/
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Governors Discuss Public Health & Infrastructure Projects
The National Governors Association discusses youth mental health, disaster response and infrastructure projects at its annual meeting.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529129-1/governors-discuss-public-health-infrastructure-projects

10:00 AM EDT
Maj. Gen. William Zana, director for strategic plans and policy, and international affairs (NGB-J5), National Guard Bureau, conducts an on-camera press briefing on the 30th anniversary of the State Partnership Program
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-13/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32372
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=32372

10:00 AM EDT
The Purpose of This Meeting Is to Discuss Topics That May Require Clarification and/or Technical Interactions Associated With X Energy's Preparation of an Construction Permit License Application for the Dow Seadrift Site in Calhoun County, TX. These Topics Will Include Subsurface Investigation, Placement of ER and PSAR Wells, Geotech Borings.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20230789

10:00 AM EDT
Kristen Talcott and Other CPSC Staff Will Participate in a Virtual Meeting With the ASTM F15.42 Furniture Subcommittee Task Group
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-13-100000/Kristen-Talcott-And-Other-CPSC-Staff-Will-Participate-in-a-Virtual-Meeting-With-the-ASTM-F1542-Furniture-Subcommittee-Task-Group

10:00 AM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour
The House is expected to continue work on the 2024 defense programs and policy bill.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529293-1/morning-hour

10:00 AM EDT
Beyond the Budget: Addressing Financial Accountability in the Department of Defense
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
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WITNESSES:
John Tenaglia
Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting
U.S. Department of Defense
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Brett Mansfield
Deputy Inspector General for Audits
Department of Defense Office of Inspector General
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Asif Khan
Director, Financial Management and Assurance
U.S Government Accountability Office
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116204
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116205
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-13/
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/beyond-the-budget-Addressing-financial-Accountability-in-the-department-of-defense%Ef%Bf%Bc/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVh4sE-pSSM

10:00 AM EDT
Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Services and General Government Bill
House Appropriations Committee
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FY24 Financial Services and General Government - Report
https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/republicans.appropriations.house.gov/files/documents/FY24%20Financial%20Services%20and%20General%20Government%20-%20Report.pdf
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FY24 Financial Services and General Government - Bill Summary
https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/republicans.appropriations.house.gov/files/documents/FY24%20Financial%20Services%20and%20General%20Government%20-%20Bill%20Summary.pdf
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Notice of FY24 Full Committee Markup - Financial Services and General Government Bill
http://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20230713/116238/HMKP-118-AP00-20230713-SD001.pdf
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116238
https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/markups/fiscal-year-2024-financial-services-and-general-government-bill-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uYpOm3VZmE

10:00 AM EDT
When the Lights Are On But No One’s Home: An Examination of Federal Office Space Utilization
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. David Marroni, Acting Director, Physical Infrastructure, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
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Ms. Nina Albert, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration (GSA)
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116087
https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406753
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPmIOVMDijE

10:00 AM EDT
Hearings to Examine Assessing 25 Years of the Child Tax Credit (1997-2022)
Senate Finance Committee
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WITNESSES:
Katherine Michelmore, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Gerald R. Ford School Of Public Policy
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
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Indivar Dutta-Gupta
President & Executive Director
Center for Law and Social Policy
Washington, DC
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Kevin Corinth, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, Deputy Director, Center On Opportunity And Social Mobility
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, DC
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Angela Rachidi, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow And Rowe Scholar
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, DC
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334442
https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/assessing-25-years-of-the-child-tax-credit-1997-2022

10:00 AM EDT
Full Committee Hearing to Receive Testimony Regarding the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
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WITNESSES: 
PANEL 1
The Honorable Joseph Y. Yun
Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations
United States of America
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The Honorable Carmen G. Cantor
Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
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Dr. Siddharth Mohandas
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia, Office of the Secretary of Defense
U.S. Department of Defense
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WITNESS PANEL 2
His Excellency Surangel S. Whipps, Jr.
President
Republic of Palau
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Mr. Leo A. Falcam, Jr.
Chief Compact Negotiator
Federated States of Micronesia
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The Honorable Jack Ading
Minster of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Republic of the Marshall Islands
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334401
https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2023/7/hearing-to-receive-testimony-regarding-the-compact-of-free-association-amendments-act-of-2023

10:00 AM EDT
Hearing Entitled: Reforming the Proxy Process to Safeguard Investor Interests
House Financial Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Christopher Netram, Managing Vice President, Policy, National Association of Manufacturers
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Dr. Joshua White, Assistant Professor of Finance and the Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Dean's Faculty Fellow at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management
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Mr. Tim Doyle, Senior Policy Advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center
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Mr. Jonathan Berry, Managing Partner, Boyden Gray PLLC
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Ms. Nell Minow, Vice Chair, ValueEdge Advisors
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116207
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408895
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ShJMtl1Iu4

10:00 AM EDT
The State Department’s Climate Agenda: A Budget Overview by the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable John Kerry
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
U.S. Department of State
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116032
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/the-state-departments-climate-agenda-a-budget-overview-by-the-special-presidential-envoy-for-climate/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS0-7A1B-4I
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John Kerry Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Climate Agenda
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on his work promoting the Biden Administration’s anti-climate change agenda.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529303-1/john-kerry-testifies-house-subcommittee-climate-agenda

10:00 AM EDT
An Oversight Hearing to Examine the Budget of the United States Coast Guard
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
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Master Chief Heath B. Jones, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334446
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/7/budget-oversight-of-the-united-states-coast-guard

10:00 AM EDT
Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission
House Judiciary Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Lina Khan, Chair, Federal Trade Commission
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116199
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-Activity/hearings/oversight-federal-trade-commission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLGku6ueO-8
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FTC Chair Testifies at Oversight Hearing
Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testifies at an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529207-1/ftc-chair-testifies-oversight-hearing

10:00 AM EDT
Continuing U.S. Leadership in Commercial Space at Home and Abroad
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Ms. Karina Drees, President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation
^
Mr. Jim Dunstan, General Counsel, TechFreedom
^
Ms. Caryn Schenewerk, President, CS Consulting, LLC
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115993
https://science.house.gov/2023/7/full-committee-hearing-continuing-u-s-leadership-in-commercial-space-at-home-and-abroad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZZ9BEAFOnI
 
July 13, 2023
10:00 AM EDT
Executive Business Meeting
Senate Judiciary Committee
^
I. NOMINEES
Loren L. AliKhan, to Be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia
^
Susan K. DeClercq, to Be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
^
Julia K. Munley, to Be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
^
Vernon D. Oliver, to Be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut
^
Tara K. McGrath, to Be United States Attorney for the Southern District of California
^
II. BILLS
S. 1080, Cooper Davis Act (Marshall, Shaheen, Durbin, Grassley, Klobuchar)
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334447
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/07/06/2023/executive-business-meeting

10:00 AM EDT
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 386, H.R. 1318, H.R. 2717, H.R. 3448 and H.R. 4377 | Subcommittee on Federal Lands
House Natural Resources Committee
^
H.R. 386 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Mount Rushmore Protection Act”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-Congress/House-Bill/386
^
H.R. 1318 (Rep. Neguse),”Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-Congress/House-Bill/1318
^
H.R. 2717 (Rep. Moore of UT), “Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-Congress/House-Bill/2717
^
H.R. 3448 (Rep. Stefanik), “American Battlefield Protection Program Enhancement Act”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-Congress/House-Bill/3448
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H.R. 4377 (Rep. Grijalva), to Amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 With Respect to Extensions, Additions, and Revisions to the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-Congress/House-Bill/4377
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116172
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413538
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL1-u0Cr_Ck

10:00 AM EDT
Full Committee Hearing to Receive Testimony Regarding the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2023/7/Hearing-to-Receive-Testimony-Regarding-the-Compact-of-Free-Association-Amendments-Act-of-2023

10:00 AM EDT
The Future of FEMA: Agency Perspectives With Administrator Criswell
House Homeland Security Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Deanne Criswell
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115909
https://homeland.house.gov/media-advisory-desposito-announces-subcommittee-hearing-on-the-future-of-fema-with-administrator-criswell/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTkKKT_LIA8

10:00 AM EDT
FY 2024 Intelligence Authorization Act (CLOSED)
House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116190
https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=116190

10:00 AM EDT
Closed Business Meeting to Consider Pending Intelligence Matters
Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333715

10:00 AM EDT
John Solomon is reporting that the Secret Service is moving up their meeting with Rep. Comer & other members of Congress to tomorrow at 10:00am in a SCIF to update them on CocaineGate
>19169876 pb
https://twitter.com/TheStormRedux/status/1679301700870340608

10:15 AM EDT
Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses
House Education and the Workforce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Paul Moore, J.D., Senior Counsel, Defense of Freedom Institute 
^
Mr. John C. Yang, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
^
Mr. Craig Singleton, China Program Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116208
https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409363
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT5UkVZbkZk

10:30 AM EDT
Human Networks and Data Science Program Office Hour
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/human-networks-data-science-program-Office-hour/2023-07-13

10:30 AM EDT
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins delivers keynote remarks at the New Voices: 2023 Conference on Diversity in Nuclear Policy
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-13-2023/

10:30 AM EDT
July 13, 2023 Open Meeting
Federal Election Commission
https://www.fec.gov/updates/july-13-2023-open-meeting/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC9gQbNCqSE

10:30 AM EDT
The President holds a joint press conference with President Sauli Niinistö of the Republic of Finland (5:30 PM Local)
Presidential Palace, Helsinki
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW27exsGJ8s
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President Biden Holds Joint Press Conference with Finnish President
President Biden and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö hold a joint press conference at the conclusion of the 2023 U.S.-Nordic Leaders' Summit in Helsinki, Finland.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529298-1/president-biden-holds-joint-press-conference-finnish-president

10:30 AM EDT
Business Meeting
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
^
NOMINEES:
Richard Mills
The Honorable Richard Mills, Jr., of Georgia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
^
Nisha Desai Biswal
The Honorable Nisha Desai Biswal, of Virginia, to be Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation
^
Gerald H. Acker
Mr. Gerald H. Acker, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334360
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting-07-13-2023

11:00 AM EDT
Defining the Space: Making the Most of Your Code of Conduct - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525170/defining-the-space-making-the-most-of-your-code-of-conduct

11:00 AM EDT
It’s Not How Old You Are, It’s How Old You Appeal: How to Age Up & Age Down Online Platform Policies for Mixed Age Audiences - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525225/it%E2%80%99s-not-how-old-you-are-it%E2%80%99s-how-old-you-appeal-how-to-age-up-age-down-online-platform-policies-for-mixed-age-audiences

11:00 AM EDT
HSI Office Hours
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/hsi-Office-hours-0/2023-07-18

11:00 AM EDT
Khalisa Phillips and Other CPSC Staff Will Participate in a Meeting With ASTM F15.19 Wearable Infant Blankets Data Analysis Task Group
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-13-110000/Khalisa-Phillips-And-Other-CPSC-Staff-Will-Participate-in-a-Meeting-With-ASTM-F1519-Wearable-Infant-Blankets-Data-Analysis-Task-Group

11:00 AM EDT
Ask SBA North Carolina District Office - Federal Contracting Questions
U.S. Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/event/29566

11:00 AM EDT
Press Briefing: “The Evan Gershkovich Case: Where Do We Stand After 100 Days”
National Press Club (NPC)
https://www.press.org/events/press-briefing-evan-gershkovich-case-where-do-we-stand-After-100-Days
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TBD
News Conference on Evan Gershkovich Detainment
Danielle Gershkovich, sister of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and others speak at a briefing marking the first 100 days of Mr. Gershkovich’s detention by Russia.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529307-1/conference-evan-gershkovich-detainment

11:00 AM EDT
Tampa Veterans Job Fair
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52683/

11:00 AM EDT
DDM Seminar Series: DEIA in the Workplace - NIH Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.ddmseries.od.nih.gov/
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48805

11:00 AM EDT
Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2024 Legislative Branch; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; And Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Acts
Senate Appropriations Committee
^
Markup of the “Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024.”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4364
^
Markup of the “Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4366
^
Markup of the “Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024.”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8254
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334445
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/full-committee-markup-of-fiscal-year-2024-legislative-branch-commerce-justice-science-and-related-agencies-and-financial-services-and-general-government-appropriations-acts

11:10 AM EDT
Off the Record: The Media and Trust & Safety (Redux) - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1567561/off-the-record-the-media-and-trust-safety-redux

11:10 AM EDT
Looking Up and Out: Findings and Recommendations from the Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525208/looking-up-and-out-findings-and-recommendations-from-the-task-force-for-a-trustworthy-future-web

11:10 AM EDT
Offline Harms in an Online World - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525213/offline-harms-in-an-online-world

11:10 AM EDT
Operationalizing Community Participation in Trust and Safety - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525148/operationalizing-community-participation-in-trust-and-safety

11:10 AM EDT
Policy & Partnerships Lightning Talks | Navigating Cultural Content Moderation: Tips to Moderate Content Across Cultures - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525205/policy-partnerships-lightning-talks-navigating-cultural-content-moderation-tips-to-moderate-content-across-cultures

11:10 AM EDT
Policy & Partnerships Lightning Talks | Designing Policies that Balance Safety and Expression - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1585618/policy-partnerships-lightning-talks-designing-policies-that-balance-safety-and-expression

11:10 AM EDT
Policy & Partnerships Lightning Talks | Exposing the Harassment Campaign Against Female Iranian Journalists - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525211/policy-partnerships-lightning-talks-exposing-the-harassment-campaign-against-female-iranian-journalists

11:10 AM EDT
Policy & Partnerships Lightning Talks | Trust & Safety at the United Nations? The Global Digital Compact and What's Next - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525173/policy-partnerships-lightning-talks-trust-safety-at-the-united-nations-the-global-digital-compact-and-what's-next

11:10 AM EDT
Policy & Partnerships Lightning Talk | Regulating Decentralized Speech: Content Policy on the Decentralized Web - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525252/policy-partnerships-lightning-talk-regulating-decentralized-speech-content-policy-on-the-decentralized-web

11:10 AM EDT
Policy & Partnerships Lightning Talks | Supporting Trust & Safety Through Social Media Agreements - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525276/policy-partnerships-lightning-talks-supporting-trust-safety-through-social-media-agreements

11:10 AM EDT
Trust & Safety Hackathon Results - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1603731/trust-safety-hackathon-results

11:10 AM EDT
Deep, Incredible, Hyperactive Empathy: Care and Sustainability in Trust & Safety Work - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525191/deep-incredible-hyperactive-empathy-care-and-sustainability-in-trust-safety-work

11:10 AM EDT
Shaping Instagram’s Approach to Ranking & Recommendations - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525288/shaping-instagram%E2%80%99s-approach-to-ranking-recommendations

11:10 AM EDT
Enabling Discovery by Prioritizing Safety - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525212/enabling-discovery-by-prioritizing-safety

12:00 PM EDT
Webinar: Andrew N. Liveris
The Economic Club of New York
https://www.econclubny.org/web/pages/events

12:00 PM EDT
Scholars and Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court’s 2022-23 Term
Heritage Foundation
https://www.heritage.org/courts/event/scholars-And-scribes-review-the-rulings-the-supreme-courts-2022-23-Term

12:00 PM EDT
2023 Annual Supreme Court Review
National Constitution Center
https://constitutioncenter.org/about/press-room/press-releases/national-constitution-center-Announces-americas-Town-hall-programming-for-spring-summer-2023
https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/2023-Annual-Supreme-Court-Review

12:00 PM EDT
The Plasmid Puzzle: Finding Solutions in Salmonella
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
https://www.fda.gov/science-research/fda-grand-rounds/plasmid-puzzle-finding-solutions-salmonella-07132023

12:00 PM EDT
Khalisa Phillips and Other CPSC Staff Will Participate in a Meeting With ASTM F15.29 Public Playgrounds Small Ground Bouncer Task Group
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-13-120000/Khalisa-Phillips-And-Other-CPSC-Staff-Will-Participate-in-a-Meeting-With-ASTM-F1529-Public-Playgrounds-Small-Ground-Bouncer-Task-Group

12:00 PM EDT
George Barnes, deputy director, National Security Agency; John Kirchhofer, chief of staff, Defense Intelligence Agency; and Tonya Wilkerson, deputy director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, participate in a panel
2023 Intelligence & National Security Summit
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-13/
https://intelsummit.org/Program/Sessions

12:00 PM EDT
Soldiers' Angels Military and Veteran Food Distribution - Detroit
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52816/

12:00 PM EDT
Veteran Get Hired Workshop - Online
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57488/

12:00 PM EDT
Veteran Get Hired Workshop - Online
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57488/

12:00 PM EDT
Music in the Atrium UMD Jazz Combo
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43395

12:00 PM EDT
NIDDK Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Webinar Series
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43422

12:00 PM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: House Session
The House is expected to continue work on the 2024 defense programs and policy bill.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529293-2/house-session

12:40 PM EDT
The President departs Helsinki, Finland en route to Washington, DC (7:40 PM Local)
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

1:00 PM EDT
Orientation to Legal Research Series: Federal Legislative History
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-409896/Orientation-to-Legal-Research-Series-Federal-Legislative-History/2023-07-13/

1:00 PM EDT
Daniel Taxier and Other CPSC Staff Will Participate in a Teleconference Meeting With the ASTM F15.59 Task Group
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-13-130000/Daniel-Taxier-And-Other-CPSC-Staff-Will-Participate-in-a-Teleconference-Meeting-With-the-ASTM-F1559-Task-Group

1:00 PM EDT
NIH OLAO Lean Six Sigma Executive Awareness Training
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43405

1:00 PM EDT
Reviewing the Digital G.I. Bill Program
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116188
https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6213
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9r9vcf00ko

1:15 PM EDT
First Lady on Workforce Training at Governors' Meeting
First lady Jill Biden speaks about workforce training programs at the National Governors Association conference in New Jersey.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529215-1/lady-workforce-training-governors-meeting

1:30 PM EDT
What Does Regulation Look Like In Practice? The Supervision Model - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525272/what-does-regulation-look-like-in-practice-the-supervision-model

1:30 PM EDT
Working with Humans is Hard: Understanding Stress and Trauma to Create Effective Systems - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529219-1/hearing-origins-covid-19

1:30 PM EDT
Protecting the Metaverse - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525215/protecting-the-metaverse

1:30 PM EDT
Cloudy with a Chance of Misinformation: How Climate Change Denialism is Spread on Social Media - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525150/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-misinformation-how-climate-change-denialism-is-spread-on-social-media

1:30 PM EDT
A Mid-Year Check-In: Trends and Tactics in Child Safety, Terrorism, Hate Speech, and Misinformation - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525183/a-mid-year-check-in-trends-and-tactics-in-child-safety-terrorism-hate-speech-and-misinformation

1:30 PM EDT
How Games & Simulations Can Improve Trust & Safety - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525241/how-games-simulations-can-improve-trust-safety

1:30 PM EDT
Lessons Learned in Cross-Functional Relationship Building by Zoom Trust and Safety - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525206/lessons-learned-in-cross-functional-relationship-building-by-zoom-trust-and-safety

1:30 PM EDT
Lessons Learned in Cross-Functional Relationship Building by Zoom Trust and Safety - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525206/lessons-learned-in-cross-functional-relationship-building-by-zoom-trust-and-safety

1:30 PM EDT
Dipping Your Toes into PhotoDNA: How to Avoid Drowning - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525182/dipping-your-toes-into-photodna-how-to-avoid-drowning

1:30 PM EDT
Designing for Safety: Lessons from Twitter's Former Product Trust Team - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525175/designing-for-safety-lessons-from-twitter's-former-product-trust-team

1:45 PM EDT
Infrastructure Project Permitting Workshop
National Governors Association
https://www.nga.org/news/commentary/infrastructure-project-permitting-workshop/
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Governors Discuss Public Health & Infrastructure Projects, Part 2
The National Governors Association discusses youth mental health, disaster response and infrastructure projects at its annual meeting.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529129-2/governors-discuss-public-health-infrastructure-projects-part-2

2:00 PM EDT
Using Responsivity Principles to Attain Better Results for People With Behavioral Health Needs in the Justice System
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
https://bja.ojp.gov/events/using-responsivity-principles-attain-better-results-people-behavioral-health-needs-justice

2:00 PM EDT
To Discuss NuScale Standard Design Approval Application. A Portion of the Meeting May Be Closed to the Public for Proprietary Discussion.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20230351

2:00 PM EDT
The Path to a Patent, Part I: IP Basics
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/path-patent-part-i-ip-basics-9

2:00 PM EDT
Oversight of the Proxy Advisory Industry
House Financial Services Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Eric Shostal, Senior Vice President for Research and Engagement, Glass Lewis
^
Mr. Steven Friedman, General Counsel, Institutional Shareholder Services
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116203
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116203/documents/HHRG-118-BA09-20230713-SD002.pdf
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408896
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVY1ogTgZg

2:00 PM EDT
Stolen Taxpayer Funds: Reviewing the SBA and OIG Reports of Fraud in Pandemic Lending Programs
House Small Business Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Hannibal “Mike” Ware
Inspector General
U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Inspector General
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116162
https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405611
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI14xRyHhKs
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Small Business Admin. Inspector General Testifies on Pandemic-Era Fraud
Small Business Administration Inspector General Hannibal Ware testifies before the House Small Business Committee on his office’s recently completed COVID-19 fraud report, which states that over $200 billion in loans were potentially fraudulent.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529285-1/small-business-admin-inspector-general-testifies-pandemic-era-fraud

2:00 PM EDT
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4374
House Natural Resources Committee
^
H.R. 4374 (Rep. Crane), “Energy Opportunities for All Act” 
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-Congress/House-Bill/4374
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116135
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414539
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L3oQCZ2aKM

2:00 PM EDT
Examining Fiscal Year 2024 Budget for South and Central Asian Affairs
House Foreign Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Ms. Elizabeth Horst
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
U.S. Department of State
^
The Honorable Michael Schiffer
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia
U.S. Agency for International Development
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116178
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/examining-fiscal-year-2024-budget-for-south-and-central-asian-affairs/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV3s14T0YsU

2:00 PM EDT
Review of Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request: Agency Perspectives (Part II)
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Radhika Fox, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, United States Environmental Protection Agency
^
Dr. Maria-Elena Giner, Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section
^
Mr. Louis Aspey, Associate Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
^
Dr. Aaron Bernstein, Director, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
^
Ms. Nicole R. LeBoeuf, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116090
https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406754
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3fspYOaSeI

2:50 PM EDT
How Stakeholder Engagement Has Helped Ensure Safety and Voice for People on the Move - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525245/how-stakeholder-engagement-has-helped-ensure-safety-and-voice-for-people-on-the-move

2:50 PM EDT
Healing from Harm: Supporting Those Who Experience Sexual Violence and Relationship Abuse - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525217/healing-from-harm-supporting-those-who-experience-sexual-violence-and-relationship-abuse

2:50 PM EDT
Online Regulation of Terrorist Content: Trends and Competing Demands for Tech Companies - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525239/online-regulation-of-terrorist-content-trends-and-competing-demands-for-tech-companies

2:50 PM EDT
History of Hate and Terrorism Online - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525242/history-of-hate-and-terrorism-online

2:50 PM EDT
Building Resilient Trust and Safety Practises - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525160/building-resilient-trust-and-safety-practises

2:50 PM EDT
How to Build a Wellness Program for Trust and Safety Professionals - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525247/how-to-build-a-wellness-program-for-trust-and-safety-professionals

2:50 PM EDT
Safety & Community Lightning Talks | Mobilizing Student Communities in the Global South to Build Civic Integrity Tools for Journalists - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525218/safety-community-lightning-talks-mobilizing-student-communities-in-the-global-south-to-build-civic-integrity-tools-for-journalists

2:50 PM EDT
Safety & Community Lightning Talks | Trust and Safety by the People, for the People: Working with Volunteers on Policy and Enforcement - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525283/safety-community-lightning-talks-trust-and-safety-by-the-people-for-the-people-working-with-volunteers-on-policy-and-enforcement

2:50 PM EDT
Safety & Community Lightning Talks | Mental Health for Digital Citizens - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525230/safety-community-lightning-talks-mental-health-for-digital-citizens

2:50 PM EDT
Safety & Community Lightning Talks | PhilMod: Towards a Philosophy of Content Moderation - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525207/safety-community-lightning-talks-philmod-towards-a-philosophy-of-content-moderation

2:50 PM EDT
Safety & Community Lightning Talks | Policy Design for Community Moderation - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/speaker/797075/jacquelyn-zehner

2:50 PM EDT
Safety & Community Lightning Talks | Cultivating a Tech & Society Lens for MBAs - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525156/safety-community-lightning-talks-cultivating-a-tech-society-lens-for-mbas

2:50 PM EDT
Don't Ship the Org Chart: How Policy & Product Team Partnership Keeps Our Community Safer - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525163/don't-ship-the-org-chart-how-policy-product-team-partnership-keeps-our-community-safer

2:50 PM EDT
Languages Left Behind: Automation in Trust & Safety Across Border, Languages, and Contexts - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525216/languages-left-behind-automation-in-trust-safety-across-border-languages-and-contexts

3:00 PM EDT
Generalizable Learning in Medical Image Analysis
National Library of Medicine
https://irpseminar.nlm.nih.gov/seminar/3990/detail/

3:00 PM EDT
The NRC Staff Will Host an Open Forum to Present the NRC’s Assessment of Safety Performance at Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant for 2022, as Described in the 2022 Annual Assessment Letter. Following the Presentation, the NRC Will Respond to Questions Specific to the Safety Performance of the Station and the NRC’s Role in Ensuring Safe Plant Operations.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20230747

3:00 PM EDT
The Consequences of Criminal Aliens on U.S. Communities
House Judiciary Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Donald Rosenberg, Founder, Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime
^
Bradley Schoenleben, Senior Deputy District Attorney, Orange County, California District Attorney's Office
^
John Fabbricatore, Former Field Office Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116200
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/consequences-criminal-aliens-us-communities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=609FG331WYo

3:00 PM EDT
Full Committee Markup of H.R. 4563, American Confidence in Elections Act
Committee on House Administration
^
Bills and Resolutions
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116227/documents/BILLS-1184563ih.pdf
^
Majority Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116227/documents/BILLS-118-4563-S001213-Amdt-1.pdf
^
Minority Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116227/documents/BILLS-118-4563-M001206-Amdt-1.pdf
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116227
https://cha.house.gov/committee-activity/markups/house-administration-full-committee-markup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcoRQk-vZT8

4:00 PM EDT
Identifying Violative Activity and Assessing Risk: Terrorism and Violent Extremism - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1543799/identifying-violative-activity-and-assessing-risk-terrorism-and-violent-extremism

4:00 PM EDT
Vulnerable Groups and Connectivity: Improving Access while Safeguarding Against Online Harms - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525291/vulnerable-groups-and-connectivity-improving-access-while-safeguarding-against-online-harms

4:00 PM EDT
The Future of Online Child Protection: Exploring the Impact of Age-Verification - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525290/the-future-of-online-child-protection-exploring-the-impact-of-age-verification

4:00 PM EDT
Venture Funding for Trust & Safety - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525254/venture-funding-for-trust-safety

4:00 PM EDT
Navigating the Impossible Dilemmas of Safety Leadership - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525267/navigating-the-impossible-dilemmas-of-safety-leadership

4:00 PM EDT
Building a Sustainable Staff Wellness Programme - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525188/building-a-sustainable-staff-wellness-programme

4:00 PM EDT
Standardizing Trust & Safety Lingo - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525250/standardizing-trust-safety-lingo

4:00 PM EDT
International State of Safety Tech: Lessons from Engaging the Global Trust & Safety Ecosystem - 2nd Annual TrustCon
Trust & Safety Professional Association
https://www.trustcon.net/
https://www.trustcon.net/trustcon2023/session/1525209/international-state-of-safety-tech-lessons-from-engaging-the-global-trust-safety-ecosystem

4:00 PM EDT
Scott Bray, deputy director of Naval Intelligence; U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Leah Lauderback, deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effects operations, headquarters, U.S. Air Force, and Joseph Rouge, deputy director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, headquarters, U.S. Space Force, participate in a panel
2023 Intelligence & National Security Summit
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-13/
https://intelsummit.org/Program/Sessions

4:00 PM EDT
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins meets with Kazakh First Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-13-2023/

4:20 PM EDT
SEC ARMY Hosted Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army CASA Investiture Ceremony
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32315

5:00 PM EDT
Deadline for Mr. David Morens, M.D. And National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to Provide All Documents and Communications, Including Text Messages, Regarding Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., or the Origins of COVID-19 Between November 1, 2019, and Present, Etc.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023.06.29-BRW-Letter-to-DM-Re.-Origins_Redacted_Final.pdf
https://oversight.house.gov/release/wenstrup-reveals-explosive-emails-from-fauci-Ally-requests-Additional-communications/

5:00 PM EDT
Deadline for Ms. Kimberly Cheatle, Director, United States Secret Service, and Additional Secret Service Employees to Schedule Transcribed Interviews Concerning Allegations of Politicization and Misconduct With Respect to the Department of Justice’s Investigation of Hunter Biden
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/062923-letter-to-USSS.pdf

5:00 PM EDT
Deadline for the Honorable Daniel Werfel, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, and Additional Internal Revenue Service Employees to Schedule Transcribed Interviews Concerning Allegations of Politicization and Misconduct With Respect to the Department of Justice’s Investigation of Hunter Biden
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-29-Ltr-to-Daniel-Werfel.pdf

5:00 PM EDT
Deadline for the Honorable Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, Department of Justice, and Additional Department of Justice Employees to Schedule Transcribed Interviews Concerning Allegations of Politicization and Misconduct With Respect to the Department of Justice’s Investigation of Hunter Biden
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-06-29-jdj-js-jc-to-garland-re-ti-requests.pdf

5:00 PM EDT
Live! At the Library: Patton's War 1942-1944
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408846/Live-At-the-Library-Pattons-War-1942-44-With-Kevin-M-Hymel/2023-07-13/

5:00 PM EDT
Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill
House Appropriations Committee
^
FY24 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Subcommittee Mark
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP06/20230713/116239/BILLS-1181--AP--Interior.pdf
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116239
https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/markups/fiscal-year-2024-interior-environment-and-related-agencies-bill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srd73sC80b4

5:15 PM EDT
MMNYU FOMC Speech: Fed Governor Christopher Waller – Economic and Policy Outlook
Money Marketeers of New York University, Inc.
https://moneymarketeers.org/upcoming-events/#!event/2023/7/13/fomc-dinner-ny-fed-president-john-williams

5:30 PM EDT
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins meets with Australian Ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-13-2023/

6:00 PM EDT
A Constitutional Commonwealth
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
https://secure.virginiahistory.org/2272/2274
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gySDIPF5jj0

6:00 PM EDT
U.S. Coast Guard Band - Colchester, Connecticut
U.S. Coast Guard Band
https://www.uscg.mil/Community/Coast-Guard-Band/Coast-Guard-Band-Event-Calendar/
https://www.uscg.mil/Community/Coast-Guard-Band/Coast-Guard-Band-Event-Calendar/ModuleID/9487/ItemID/396/Mctl/EventDetails/

6:00 PM EDT
Press Conference with United States Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/about/events/press-conference-united-states-ambassador-japan-rahm-emanuel
https://www.youtube.com/@committeeonccp/streams

7:00 PM EDT
The Founders and Inflation: How the Dollar Once Limited Government With Grant Starrett
American Institute for Economic Research
https://events.aier.org/bastiatmastercalendar/detail/1555/1689289200000

7:00 PM EDT
Risky Business: Growing Peril for American Companies in China
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
^
WITNESSES:
Ms. Piper Lounsbury
Chief Research and Development Officer, Strategy Risks
^
Mr. Shehzad Qazi
Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, China Beige Book International
^
Mr. Desmond Shum
Author of Red Roulette: An Insider's story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today’s China
^
https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/about/events/hearing-risky-business-growing-peril-american-companies-china
https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-notice-risky-business-growing-peril-american-companies-china
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116209
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyYytwv8hNY

8:00 PM EDT
Max Impact - U.S. Capitol West Lawn, D.C.
U.S. Air Force Band
https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/Events/

9:25 PM EDT
The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

9:35 PM EDT
The President arrives at the White House
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/