The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Wednesday, March 6, 2024 The House Stands Adjourned Until March 6, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST The Senate Stands Adjourned Until March 6, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST . . . Daily Weather Map National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/ National Forecast Charts National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?Day=1 NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1396 NOAA Observed Water Levels - Station 8594900 Washington DC Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard#obs Forecast Discussion U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/forecast-discussion Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible today over parts of peninsular Florida and South Carolina, and late afternoon into tonight over parts of west-central to north Texas.- Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html FAA Daily Air Traffic Report https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-daily-air-traffic-report FAA National Airspace System Status https://nasstatus.faa.gov/ A.F. Branco Cartoon - Fixing Stupid https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-fixing-stupid/ Bob Gorrell - Ballot Ban Banned http://www.gorrellart.com/cartoon/ballot-ban-banned/ End Wokeness @EndWokeness - The memo we leaked made it to the front page of today's New York Post https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1765361815494496280 Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Nail Biting https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12746 Michael Ramirez - Presidential Portraits https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-presidential-portraits Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164 Rothmus @Rothmus - How Dare People Idolize This Horrible Racist https://twitter.com/Rothmus/status/1765364396719567013 Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Atheists https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1765068015203467631 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Open Gates 29 https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2024-03-06 The Daily Cartoonist - CSotD: Perhaps the end of the beginning https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2024/03/06/csotd-perhaps-the-end-of-the-beginning/ Jumble Daily https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390 Morsle https://morsle.fun/ Today in History - March 6 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/march-06 Today's Document @TodaysDocument - Today in History & Daily Historical Documents from the US National Archives. https://twitter.com/TodaysDocument Register to Vote https://vote.gov/ Congressional Record Most Recent Issue https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record Daily Feed OANN https://www.oann.com/category/video/daily-feed/ 2024 Primary Elections AP Data https://www.c-span.org/campaign/?2024#campaign-election-map Nikki Haley Dropping Out of GOP Presidential Race After Multiple Losses to Donald Trump on Super Tuesday https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nikki-haley-dropping-out-republican-presidential-race/ MyImpact Challenge is a national civic engagement contest from the Bill of Rights Institute. Students aged 13-19 could win up to $10,000 for their service to their community! Bill of Rights Institute https://billofrightsinstitute.org/my-impact-challenge Getting Out the Vote: Indian Reorganization Act Elections on the Rez https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2024/03/05/getting-out-the-vote-indian-reorganization-act-elections-on-the-rez/ New Law Library Reading Room Display Highlights Children’s Books About Women of the Supreme Court https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2024/03/new-law-library-reading-room-display-highlights-childrens-books-about-women-of-the-supreme-court/ Switzerland: European Court of Human Rights Finds Swiss Police Guilty of Racial Profiling https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-03-05/switzerland-european-court-of-human-rights-finds-swiss-police-guilty-of-racial-profiling/ Women's History Month Challenge - Help review the papers of the Civil War nurse and American Red Cross founder, Clara Barton! https://crowd.loc.gov/ Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/drawn-to-purpose/about-this-exhibition/ ARS Featured Photo - Colorful Beans https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc/images/photos/featuredphoto/mar24/drybeans/ ICYMI: President Trump Delivers Powerful Message Directly to Biden: “Fight Your Fight Yourself” https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/df9c4ade-0944-4132-a99b-7557d4124cb9 President Donald J. Trump to Hold a Get Out the Vote Rally in Rome, Georgia https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/b869c67e-f8f2-4ea8-afd7-e047563b5e0f Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/f9a7d348-c9b9-44a9-a996-f862076c6074 ICYMI: “Across the Board, Voters Give Better Marks to Trump’s Policies Than Biden’s” https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/1bde9e94-0e26-4257-ac98-378a9b4c3fce March 6, 2024 - March 8, 2024 Space-Comm Expo - The UK’s Largest Space Industry Event: Accelerating the Commercial Future of Space Space-Comm https://space-comm.co.uk/ March 6, 2024 - March 8, 2024 The People's Liberation Army (PLA): An Executive Education Course for Analysts and Practitioners The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) https://www.nbr.org/event/the-peoples-liberation-army-pla-an-executive-education-course-for-analysts-and-practitioners-december-2023/ March 6, 2024 - March 8, 2024 2024 Federal Procurement Institute American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law https://events.americanbar.org/event/3BB8650E-1DF3-42AD-B7B8-9DBDA3AE957F/summary March 6, 2024 - March 11, 2024 Annual Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the IDB and IDB Invest Inter-American Development Bank https://liveevents.iadb.org/ March 6, 2024 - March 20, 2024 Artisan Workshop: Make a Sampler Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://www.amrevmuseum.org/events/artisan-workshop-make-a-sampler-2 MARCH 6, 1745 On This Day in History - Casimir Pulaski is born https://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/casimir-pulaski-is-born.html MARCH 6, 1819 Milestone Documents: McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) National Archives https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/mcculloch-v-maryland MARCH 6, 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford: Primary Documents in American History Library of Congress https://guides.loc.gov/dred-scott MARCH 6, 1857 Milestone Documents: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) National Archives https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/dred-scott-v-sandford March 6, 2024 The Return of Great Powers: Book Talk and Reception With Jim Sciutto The Meridian Center for Diplomatic Engagement https://www.meridian.org/announcement/the-return-of-great-powers-book-talk-and-reception-with-jim-sciutto/ March 6, 2024 Sousa's March Mania - 32 Marches. 4 Weeks. 1 Champion. #SousasMarchMania https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Portals/175/Docs/March%20Mania/2024/2024_bracket%20printable.pdf Voting starts each day at 9 a.m. (ET) and ends at 8 a.m. (ET) the next day: https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Educational/Sousas-March-Mania/ - March 6 - Game 5 H.M. Jollies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU6GmfOFqrk&list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB&index=8&pp=iAQB8AUB VS American Patrol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP0uQzZk-ug&list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB&index=10&pp=iAQB8AUB - March 6 - Game 6 The Pathfinder of Panama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mXKZhsvx8o&list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB&index=11&pp=iAQB8AUB VS Cyrus the Great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRMKVPbzKZU&list=PLA7no0L9zTk593hcV7VZZ2630zmNBQspB&index=12&pp=iAQB8AUB March 6, 2024 TBD Senate Democratic Agenda Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and leadership colleagues speak to reporters on Capitol Hill about their legislative agenda for the week following their weekly caucus luncheon. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534058-101/senate-democratic-agenda March 6, 2024 TBD Senate Republican Agenda Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and leadership colleagues speak to reporters following their weekly conference luncheon on Capitol Hill. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534058-1/senate-republican-agenda March 6, 2024 TBD Reps. Gallagher and Krishnamoorthi News Conference on Legislation Targeting TikTok Reps. Gallagher (R-WI) and Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) hold a news conference about the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to divest from the app or face a ban. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534061-1/reps-gallagher-krishnamoorthi-news-conference-legislation-targeting-tiktok March 6, 2024 3:00 AM EST Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold a briefing on current foreign policy issues at 11:00 a.m. MSK (approximately) on March 6, 2024, which will take place "on the sidelines" of the World Youth Festival The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation https://mid.ru/en/press_service/announcements/ https://www.mid.ru/en/press_service/video https://twitter.com/MFA_Russia 3:30 AM EST OECD Competition Open Day Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) https://www.oecd-events.org/competition-open-day-2024 4:00 AM EST 16th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k160flweyj 4:00 AM EST 5th Meeting - 1st Session Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems 2024 United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1tjjawwks 5:00 AM EST Core UK decision-making and Political Governance – Wales (Module 2B) – Day 7: 6 Mar 24 UK Covid-19 Inquiry https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/#broadcastStatus https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/hearings/core-uk-decision-making-and-political-governance-wales-module-2b-public-hearings/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qow9We6QfQ 5:30 AM EST 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://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/b64f9d82-a2ae-404a-9583-57de7aa49bff https://www.c-span.org/video/?533972-1/question-time 7:00 AM EST Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers commented on the Super Tuesday primary results. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534001-6/open-phones&playEvent 8:00 AM EST Washington Journal: Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) Discusses Gov't Funding & U.S. Aid to Israel & Ukraine Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), a member of the Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees, discusses upcoming government funding deadlines, border security, and conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534001-5/rep-rich-mccormick-r-ga-discusses-govt-funding-us-aid-israel-ukraine&playEvent 8:30 AM EST Washington Journal: Ryan Clancy Discusses No Labels & Campaign 2024 Ryan Clancy, Chief Strategist for No Labels discusses the centrist, bipartisan group’s efforts to field a third-party ticket in 2024. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534001-4/ryan-clancy-discusses-labels-campaign-2024&playEvent 8:30 AM EST Mission Focus: Generative AI And High Performance Computing United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation https://usgif.org/mission-focus-events/ 8:30 AM EST FDD Morning Brief Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/ https://twitter.com/FDD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxssynwQKLg&list=PLmEsAFBNkqsN_iDwsy2Q3CygonqiwtEcc 8:30 AM EST Bipartisan Members News Conference on Border Security Legislation Reps. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Golden (D-ME), and others speak with reporters about the bipartisan Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534060-1/bipartisan-members-news-conference-border-security-legislation 9:00 AM EST Washington Journal: Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) Discusses Gov't Funding & U.S. Aid to Israel & Ukraine Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA), a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees, discusses upcoming government funding deadlines, border security, and conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534001-3/rep-ami-bera-d-ca-discusses-govt-funding-us-aid-israel-ukraine&playEvent 9:00 AM EST 17th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council - 55th regular session of the Human Rights Council (26 February – 05 April 2024) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gya0r5dq 9:00 AM EST 4081st Meeting, 140th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR) Consideration of Namibia United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1oi9wm61v 9:00 AM EST 694th Meeting, 30th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Consideration of Zambia United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zf9th4aq 9:00 AM EST 6th Meeting - 1st Session Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems 2024 United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1f1bdzmjj 9:00 AM EST International Women's Day Forum: How Women Are Tackling Global Challenges Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/international-womens-day-forum-how-women-are-tackling-global-challenge/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKjAtMnNjes 9:00 AM EST PrivacyCon 2024 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/privacycon-2024 https://kvgo.com/ftc/PrivacyCon-March-6-2024 9:00 AM EST South Carolina Statewide Tornado Drill National Weather Service, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, and the South Carolina Emergency Management Agency https://www.weather.gov/gsp/swaw2024 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: 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/?534001-2/open-phones&playEvent 9:30 AM EST IVLP Impact Awards Alumni Discussion Series: Alumni Spotlight The Meridian Center for Diplomatic Engagement https://www.meridian.org/announcement/ivlp-impact-awards-alumni-discussion-series-alumni-spotlight/ 9:30 AM EST Business meeting to consider S.1274, to permanently exempt payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine how primary care improves health care efficiency. Senate Budget Committee ^ S.1274 REEF Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1274 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335505 https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/committee-to-consider-s-1274-the-reef-act - 10:00 AM EST How Primary Care Improves Health Care Efficiency https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/how-primary-care-improves-health-care-efficiency 9:30 AM EST Business Meeting Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335362 https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting-18/ 9:30 AM EST North Carolina Statewide Tornado Drill National Weather Service, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, and the South Carolina Emergency Management Agency https://www.weather.gov/gsp/swaw2024 10:00 AM EST BREAKING: Nikki Haley to Suspend Campaign, Official Announcement 10AM ET LiveNOW from FOX >>20525488 pb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VARW5yquEwc - Campaign 2024: Nikki Haley Announces Exit From 2024 Presidential Race In remarks from Charleston, South Carolina, 2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley announces she is ending her campaign for the White House. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534067-1/nikki-haley-announces-exit-2024-presidential-race 10:00 AM EST (5th meeting) Open-ended working group on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - Seventh Substantive Session - The Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025 will convene for its seventh substantive session (4 - 8 March 2024) to continue its work on issues related to information security in the context of international security. United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14wfj6q3t 10:00 AM EST Air & Space Warfighters in Action: Dr. Ravi Chaudhary Air & Space Forces Association https://www.afa.org/events/air-space-warfighters-in-action-dr-ravi-chaudhary/ - Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment Dr. Ravi I. Chaudhary participates in a fireside chat at 10 a.m. EST at an in-person and virtual Air & Space Forces Association "Air & Space Warfighters in Action" event, 1501 Langston Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, Virginia. R https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-06/ 10:00 AM EST OFCCP Compliance Assistance for Construction Contractors Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/ofccp-compliance-assistance-construction-contractors-0 10:00 AM EST Commissioner Pham Announces CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee Meeting on March 6 Commodity Futures Trading Commission https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/Events/opaeventgmac030624 10:00 AM EST Defense Health Agency Recovery Coordination Program OWF/E2I & Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Education and Employment Fair - Bethesda, MD Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65893/ 10:00 AM EST Informal Hearing on Proposed Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials - March 6, 2024 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/informal-hearing-proposed-trade-regulation-rule-use-consumer-reviews-testimonials-march-6-2024 https://kvgo.com/ftc/Informal-Hearing-Use-of-Consumer-Reviews-and-Testimonials-March-6-2024 10:00 AM EST ISS Expedition 70 in-flight event for WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C., and the University of Maryland with NASA flight engineers Mike Barratt and Jeanette Epps National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-3-4-2024.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg 10:00 AM EST U.S. House of Representatives: U.S. House of Representatives The House is expected to consider a $467.5 billion six-bill spending package funding the government until September 30,the end of the fiscal year. Lawmakers on both sides of the U.S. Capitol have until Friday at midnight to pass it avert a gov’t shutdown https://www.c-span.org/video/?534034-1/us-house-representatives 10:00 AM EST U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate The Senate will debate and vote on executive nominations including Ronald Keohane to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, first nominated by President Biden in September 2022. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534035-1/us-senate 10:00 AM EST Chairman McCaul Announces Markup Holding Secretary Blinken in Contempt of Congress House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ H.Res. ___, Recommending that the House of Representatives find Antony Blinken, Secretary, U.S. Department of State, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. ^ https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/markup/chairman-mccaul-announces-markup-holding-secretary-blinken-in-contempt-of-congress/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7NgWyHDMiQ 10:00 AM EST A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and multiple veterans service organizations: PVA, WWP, NASDVA, MRC, BSF, IAVA, BVA, SWAN, SVA, and AMVETS. Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee House Committee on Veterans' Affairs ^ WITNESSES: PANEL I Duane Sarmiento, Commander-in-Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Accompanied By: ^ Ryan Gallucci, Executive Director of the VFW Washington Office ^ Patrick Murray, National Legislative Director ^ Michael Figlioli, National Service Director ^ PANEL II ^ Robert Thomas, National President, Paralyzed Veterans of America ^ LTG Michael S. Linnington, USA (Retired), Chief Executive Officer, Wounded Warrior Project ^ Dennis Wimer, President, National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs ^ Jim Whaley, Chief Executive Officer, Mission Roll Call ^ Kathy Roth-Douquet, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Star Families ^ Allison Jaslaw, Chief Executive Officer, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America ^ Paul Mimms, National President, Blinded Veterans Association ^ Colonel Lorry M. Fenner, USAF Retired, Director of Government Relations, Service Women's Action Network ^ Jared Lyon, National President & Chief Executive Officer, Student Veterans of America ^ William "Bill" Clark, National Commander, American Veterans ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116899 https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335484 https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6381 https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2024/3/legislative-presentation-of-veterans-of-foreign-wars-of-the-united-states-multi-vsos-pva-wwp-nasdva-mrc-bsf-iava-bva-swan-sva-amvets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvYBWFtyF6w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA5P_iBuxI8 10:00 AM EST Examining Extended Producer Responsibility Policies for Consumer Packaging Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ^ WITNESSES: Erin Simon Vice President, Plastic Waste and Business World Wildlife Fund ^ H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D. Chairman and CEO S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. ^ Dan Felton Executive Director AMERIPEN ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335503 https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/3/examining-extended-producer-responsibility-policies-for-consumer-packaging - Hearing on Plastic Waste & Consumer Packaging The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee examines consumer packaging and how to reduce plastic waste during a public hearing. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534042-1/hearing-plastic-waste-consumer-packaging 10:00 AM EST Hearings to Examine Global Food Security Senate Foreign Relations Committee ^ WITNESSES: Ms. Dina Esposito Assistant to the Administrator Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security United States Agency for International Development Washington, D.C. ^ Dr. Cary Fowler Special Envoy for Global Food Security United States Department of State Washington, D.C. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335502 https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/global-food-security 10:00 AM EST The Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report House Financial Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Jerome H. Powell, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ^ https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116915/documents/HHRG-118-BA00-20240306-SD002.pdf https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116915 https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409159 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDcbvODiXYU - Federal Reserve Chair Testifies on Monetary Policy Report Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies on the Fed’s semiannual monetary policy report before the House Financial Services Committee https://www.c-span.org/video/?533951-1/federal-reserve-chair-testifies-monetary-policy-report 10:00 AM EST For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from The Honorable Rostin Behnam, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission House Agriculture Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116916 https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=7732 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipnOHtIqhgg - Chairman Rostin Behnam will testify before the House Committee on Agriculture Commodity Futures Trading Commission https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/Events/opaeventbehnam030624 10:00 AM EST A Voice for the Voiceless - CSAM (Child Sex Abuse Materials) Identification House Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: Tim Tebow, Founder, Tim Tebow Foundation; former professional football player ^ Camille Cooper, Vice President of Anti Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation, Tim Tebow Foundation ^ Jim Cole, retired Homeland Security Investigations supervisor ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116913 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/voice-voiceless-csam-identification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYbgmzUmUyw - Fmr. NFL Star Tim Tebow Testifies on Combating Child Sexual Abuse Material Former NFL player Tim Tebow joins a panel of witnesses to testify on combating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) during a public hearing before a House Judiciary subcommittee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534043-1/fmr-nfl-star-tim-tebow-testifies-combating-child-sexual-abuse-material 10:00 AM EST National Transportation Safety Board Investigations Report Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee ^ WITNESSES: Jennifer Homendy, Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335473 https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/3/national-transportation-safety-board-investigations-report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS6jF9VnxEU - National Transportation Safety Board Chair Testifies on Alaska Airlines Investigation & Transportation Safety National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy testifies on transportation safety at a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534041-1/national-transportation-safety-board-chair-testifies-alaska-airlines-investigation-transportation- 10:00 AM EST Examining the White House’s Role in Pandemic Preparedness and Response House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Maj. Gen. Paul Friedrichs, M.D. (ret.) Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy White House ^ https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116918/documents/HHRG-118-VC00-20240306-SD002.pdf https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116918 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/examining-the-white-houses-role-in-pandemicpreparedness-and-response/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1HdGeGsDeE 10:00 AM EST Implementation of the Recommendations of the Accountability and Transparency Review and Efforts to Ease Coast Guard Manpower Shortages House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ WITNESSES: Vice Admiral Paul F. Thomas, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, United States Coast Guard ^ Ms. Heather MacLeod, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, United States Government Accountability Office ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116843 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=407236 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X06ignOin6w 10:00 AM EST Reducing Mismanagement: GAO Recommendations for Improving the SBA House Small Business Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Courtney LaFountain Acting Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office ^ Ms. Johana Ayers Managing Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116895 https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405892 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XjmHYpgV-c 10:00 AM EST Environment Subcommittee Hearing - Winning in Weather: U.S. Competitiveness in Forecasting and Modeling House Science, Space, and Technology Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Dr. Neil Jacobs, Acting NOAA Administrator, 2019-2021. ^ Dr. Kevin Petty, Chief Executive Officer, Aeris LLC ^ Dr. Scott Weaver, Chief Executive Officer, CLIMET Consulting ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116873 https://science.house.gov/2024/3/environment-subcommittee-hearing-winning-in-weather-u-s-competitiveness-in-forecasting-and-modeling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwJiZZRc4nQ 10:00 AM EST Markup of H.R. 7513, H.R. 5074, H.R. 7512, and Views and Estimates Letter to the Committee on the Budget House Ways and Means Committee ^ Views and Estimates Letter to the Committee on the Budget https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116941/documents/HMKP-118-WM00-20240306-SD001.pdf ^ AINS to Views and Estimates Letter to the Committee on the Budget https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116941/documents/HMKP-118-WM00-20240306-SD002.pdf ^ Ways and Means Description of the AINS to H.R. 7513 (Green Sheet) https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116941/documents/HMKP-118-WM00-20240306-SD003.pdf ^ Ways and Means Description of the AINS to H.R. 5074 (Green Sheet) https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116941/documents/HMKP-118-WM00-20240306-SD004.pdf ^ Ways and Means Description of the AINS to H.R. 7512 (Green Sheet) https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116941/documents/HMKP-118-WM00-20240306-SD005.pdf ^ Ways and Means Description of the AINS to Views and Estimates Letter to the Committee on the Budget (Green Sheet) https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116941/documents/HMKP-118-WM00-20240306-SD006.pdf ^ H.R. 7513, the “Protecting America’s Seniors’ Access to Care Act” https://gop-waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/H.R.-7513.pdf ^ H.R. 5074, the “Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023” https://gop-waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/H.R.-5074-Bill-Text.pdf ^ H.R. 7512, “The Real-Time Benefit Tool Implementation Act” https://gop-waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/H.R.-7512.pdf ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116941 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/markup-of-h-r-7513-h-r-5074-h-r-7512-and-views-and-estimates-letter-to-the-committee-on-the-budget/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNcUAvlAdO8 10:00 AM EST Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Markup of Six Bills House Energy and Commerce Committee ^ H.R.___, Pipeline Safety, Modernization, and Expansion Act https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/H_R_Pipeline_Safety_Modernization_and_Expansion_Act_9054bb90cf.pdf ^ H.R. __, To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes washers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/CLOTHESWASHERS_01_xml_e326498795.pdf ^ H.R. __, To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes dryers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/CLOTHESDRYERS_01_xml_93d8f83876.pdf ^ H.R. __, To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for dishwashers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/DISHWASHER_01_xml_b70589d27e.pdf ^ H.R. __, To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/REFRIGERATORS_01_xml_9556cd153c.pdf ^ H.R. __, To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for room air conditioners that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/ROOM_AIR_CONDITIONERS_01_xml_52d15ad836.pdf ^ https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/03_06_24_ENG_Memorandum_fbbda92225.pdf https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/energy-climate-and-grid-security-subcommittee-markup-of-six-bills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnEOSA3SpxI 10:00 AM EST Nominations Senate Judiciary Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335504 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/03/06/2024/nominations 10:00 AM EST The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 10:07 AM EST Kentucky Statewide Tornado Drill National Weather Service https://www.weather.gov/lmk/KentuckyTornadoDrill 10:15 AM EST House Republican Leadership News Conference Speaker Johnson (R-LA), Conference Chair Stefanik (R-NY), and other House Republican leaders speak with reporters about their party’s legislative agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534057-1/house-republican-leadership-news-conference 10:15 AM EST Proven Results: Highlighting the Benefits of Charter Schools for Students and Families House Education and the Workforce Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dr. Macke Raymond Founder and Director, Center for Research on Education Outcomes, Stanford University ^ Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Founding Board Member, Network for Public Education ^ Mr. Robert Pondiscio Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute ^ Mr. Kenneth Campbell Chief Executive Officer, New Schools for Baton Rouge ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116906 https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=410188 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfEct2eEZYU 10:15 AM EST Legislative Hearing on the Following Bill House Natural Resources Committee ^ H.R. 7408 (Rep. Westerman), “America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act”. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116892 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415604 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116892/documents/BILLS-118HR7408ih.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV5JIxxDaqI 11:00 AM EST Webinar: One-on-One with Derek Tournear, Director of the Space Development Agency (SDA) SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/webinar-one-on-one-with-sda-director-derek-tournear/ - Space Development Agency Director Dr. Derek M. Tournear participates in a one-on-one interview at 11 a.m. EST at a Space News webinar. https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-06/ 11:00 AM EST OGJVAMC Veteran Town Hall - Christmas, Michigan Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/iron-mountain-health-care/events/66103/ 11:00 AM EST Managing Multiple Grants Virtual Training Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) https://newregistration.firstpic.org/managingmultiplegrants/ 11:00 AM EST Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien meets with 2024 International Women of Courage finalists Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-6-2024/ 11:00 AM EST House Democratic Leadership News Conference House Democratic Caucus Chair Aguilar (D-CA) and Vice Chair Lieu (D-CA) speak with reporters about their party’s legislative agenda. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534059-1/house-democratic-leadership-news-conference 11:30 AM EST WATCH LIVE: Rep. Ro Khanna on Democratic Party Base and Calls for Change to Middle East Policy Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/03/06/rep-ro-khanna-democratic-party-base-calls-change-middle-east-policy/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWtN6v0y7F0 11:30 AM EST Cato Club Naples 2024 Cato Institute https://www.cato.org/events/cato-club-naples-2024 12:00 PM EST Putin’s Fifth Term: Regime Evolution and Future Challenges Harriman Institute at Columbia University and the New York University Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/putins-fifth-term-regime-evolution-and-future-challenges/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeCz2iraamU 12:00 PM EST DCSS: Empowering Futures: Women Leading the Way in DEI The National Urban League https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-XitABhwTLCd__iT6VIWGg#/registration https://nul.org/program/digital-career-success-series 12:00 PM EST Noon Report - CSM Major Andrew J. Lombardo, Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) https://www.ausa.org/events/noon-report-csm-andrew-j-lombardo 12:00 PM EST Illinois Statewide Annual Tornado Drill National Weather Service and Illinois Emergency Management Agency https://www.weather.gov/ilx/severe-prep 12:00 PM EST Missouri Statewide Tornado Drill National Weather Service https://stormaware.mo.gov/statewide-tornado-drill/ https://www.weather.gov/lsx/severeweek 12:00 PM EST Weekly International Weather and Crop Highlights - Released Tuesday (Or Second Business Day) Afternoon National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FCW.pdf 12:00 PM EST 2024 FEVS Mentimeter Event NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54354 12:00 PM EST Clinical Center Grand Rounds Patient Safety Week: Engaging Patients as Partners in the Healthcare Echo-System National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54462 12:00 PM EST FTC’s Northwest Regional Office and the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District Free Publications on Spotting and Avoiding Scams Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/ftcs-northwest-regional-office-us-attorneys-office-eastern-district-free-publications-spotting 12:15 PM EST Air Force Strings - Washington, DC U.S. Air Force Band https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-air-Force-Band/Events/ https://stjohns-dc.org/music/concert-series/air-force-strings/ 12:30 PM EST USMCA Forward 2024 Launch Event: Assessing the State of USMCA and North American Economic Relations Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/usmca-forward-2024-launch-event/ 1:00 PM EST The Future of Reproductive Care in the U.S. Boston University School of Public Health https://www.bu.edu/sph/conversations/health-inequities/the-future-of-reproductive-care-in-the-u-s/ 1:00 PM EDT ARP Act Final Reporting and Closeout Virtual Training Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) https://newregistration.firstpic.org/CARES.ARP/ 1:00 PM EDT Ask the DDM NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52574 1:00 PM EDT Virtual Hiring Fair: Solar Energy Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65888/ 1:00 PM EDT Wellbeing YOU - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66036/ 1:00 PM EDT Earning Their Wings: The WASPs of World War II and the Fight for Veteran Recognition National Archives https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/earning-their-wings-the-wasps-of-world-war-ii-and-the-fight-for-veteran-recognition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJXyIcyFNKI 1:00 PM EDT OFCCP Compliance Assistance for Construction Contractors Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/ofccp-compliance-assistance-construction-contractors-0 1:00 PM EST FTC and IRS Tax-Related Identity Theft Webinar Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/ftc-irs-tax-related-identity-theft-webinar 1:00 PM EST Older Adults and Fraud: What You Need To Know Webinar Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/older-adults-fraud-what-you-need-know 1:00 PM EST FTC, CFPB, and SEC Webinar on How Older Adults Can Spot and Avoid Fraud Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/ftc-cfpb-sec-webinar-how-older-adults-can-spot-avoid-fraud 1:00 PM EST FTC, CFPB, Consumer Action Webinar Helping Diverse and Multilingual Communities Spot, Avoid, and Report Fraud Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/ftc-cfpb-consumer-action-webinar-helping-diverse-multilingual-communities-spot-avoid-report-fraud 1:00 PM EST FTC’s Northwest Regional Office Presentation on Fraud and Identity Theft Prevention Advice Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/ftcs-northwest-regional-office-presentation-fraud-identity-theft-prevention-advice 1:00 PM EST Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller Department of State https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUux9n-4Q6M - TBD State Department Daily Briefing State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller briefs reporters and responds to questions on a range of foreign policy issues. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534068-1/state-department-daily-briefing 1:30 PM EDT Doing Business with DLA with an emphasis on the Women-owned Small Business Program (WOSB) Defense Logistics Agency https://www.dla.mil/Small-Business/Resources/Outreach-Calendar/ModuleID/89896/ItemID/5753/mctl/EventDetails/ 1:30 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/watch?v=9Vd6WBNej-M - 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/?534064-1/white-house-daily-briefing 2:00 PM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout - 3:00pm: Ambassador Dr. Riyad Mansour (Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1u99gnvl9 2:00 PM EDT Analyzing the Election Results of Super Tuesday Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/analyzing-the-election-results-of-super-tuesday/ 2:00 PM EDT Climate, Humans, and The Fate of the American Megafauna - NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://oir.nih.gov/wals/nih-directors-wednesday-afternoon-lecture-series-2023-2024/climate-humans-fate-american-megafauna https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53829 2:00 PM EDT NLM Science, Technology, and Society Lecture with Meredith Broussard National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53795 2:00 PM EDT Concurrent Receipt Programs Webinar Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65836/ 2:00 PM EDT NLM Science, Technology, and Society Lecture - Confronting Race, Gender, & Ability Bias in Tech with Meredith Broussard National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53795 2:00 PM EDT A History of the North American Buffalo in Three Acts - WALS: Climate, Humans, and The Fate of the American Megafauna National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://oir.nih.gov/wals/nih-directors-wednesday-afternoon-lecture-series-2023-2024/history-north-american-buffalo-three-acts https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53829 2:00 PM EST Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation board meeting Washington, DC. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-6-2024/ 2:00 PM EDT Rep. Gottheimer and Others News Conference with Hostage Families Reps. Gottheimer (D-NJ), Goldman (D-NY), Hoyer (D-MD), and others hold a news conference with families of American hostages in Gaza to call for the return of the hostages. https://www.c-span.org/video/?534063-1/rep-gottheimer-news-conference-hostage-families 2:00 PM EDT POSTPONED Liberty, Tyranny, and Accountability: Covid-19 and the Constitution House Judiciary Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116919 2:00 PM EDT The Chinese Communist Party’s Malign Influence at the United Nations — It’s Getting Worse House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Andrew Bremberg President, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation ^ The Honorable Kelley Currie Former U.S. Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Department of State ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116914 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/ 2:00 PM EDT Legislative Hearing on the Following Bills House Natural Resources Committee ^ H.R. 6482 (Rep. Fulcher), “Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6482 ^ H.R. 7370 (Rep. Curtis), “Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act” or the “GEO Act” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7370 ^ H.R. 7375 (Rep. Hageman), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to improve the assessment of expression of interest fees, and for other purposes; https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7375 ^ H.R. 7377 (Rep. Hunt), “Royalty Resiliency Act” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7377 ^ H.R. 7409 (Rep. Kim of CA), “Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act” or the “HEATS Act” and https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7409 ^ H.R. 7422 (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez), “Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024” https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7422 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116882 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415603 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvPMyGCADJw 2:00 PM EDT Markup of H.R. 7343, the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act; H.R. 7334, the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Commit Robbery Act; and H.R. 661, Sarah’s Law House Judiciary Committee ^ H.R. 661, Sarah's Law Bill Text https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/661 ^ H.R. 7343, the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act Bill Text https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7343 ^ H.R. 7334, the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Commit Robbery Act Bill Text https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7334 ^ Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 7343, the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116932/documents/BILLS-118HR7343ih-U1.pdf ^ Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 7334, the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Commit Robbery Act https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116932/documents/BILLS-118-HR7334-J000289-Amdt-2.pdf ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116932 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/markups/markup-hr-7343-hr-7334-and-hr-661 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAZQiMl13mc 2:15 PM EDT Advancing Tribal Self-Determination: Examining Bureau of Indian Affairs’ 638 Contracting House Natural Resources Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Hon. Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. ^ The Hon. Deborah Dotson, President, Delaware Nation, Anadarko, OK ^ The Hon. Martin Harvier, President, Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community, Scottsdale, AZ ^ Mr. Jay Spaan, Executive Director, Self-Governance Communication & Education Tribal Consortium, Tulsa, OK ^ The Hon. Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah, Aquinnah, MA [Minority witness] ^ https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo_--_sub_on_iia_ov_hrg_on_638_contracting_03.06.24.pdf https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116884 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415607 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCJre9V3pGk 2:30 PM EST JustGrants Weekly Training Webinar: Application Mechanics: Submitting an Application Training Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice https://bja.ojp.gov/events/justgrants-weekly-training-webinar-application-mechanics-submitting-application-training-3 2:30 PM EST To Receive a Closed Briefing on Certain Intelligence Matters Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335488 https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-462 3:00 PM EST (6th meeting) Open-ended working group on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - Seventh Substantive Session United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wf17hbqz 3:00 PM EST Book Event: 'Get Me Carlucci' With Kristin Carlucci Weed Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/book-event-get-me-carlucci-kristin-carlucci-weed 3:00 PM EST Heroes Connect: Military to Manufacturing Virtual Engagement with Johnson & Johnson Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/65966/ 3:00 PM EST FTC’s Northwest Regional Office and the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District free publications on spotting and avoiding scams Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 3:00 PM EST American Red Cross Military and Veteran Caregiver Network (MVCN) Online Caregiver Chat Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/66037/ 3:00 PM EST OGJVAMC Veteran Town Hall - Gwinn, Michigan Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/iron-mountain-health-care/events/66104/ 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=03&day=06&report_id=15009&source=d 3:00 PM EST United States and Canadian Cattle - Report Release National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture and Statistics Canada https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=03&day=06&report_id=17041&source=d 3:00 PM EST United States and Canadian Hogs - Report Release National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture and Statistics Canada https://www.usda.gov/media/agency-reports https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/calendar-landing.php?year=24&month=03&day=06&report_id=17118&source=d 3:00 PM EST Dr. Kenneth Kraemer Retirement Event National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54237 3:30 PM EST Army Aviation Rebalancing and the Path Ahead House Armed Services Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Douglas Bush Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, Department of the Army ^ General James Rainey Commanding General, U.S. Army Futures Command Major General Michael McCurry Commanding General, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Novosel ^ Brigadier General David Phillips Program Executive Officer, Program Executive Office Aviation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116920 https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/tal-hearing-army-aviation-rebalancing-and-path-ahead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEmAQqKqlTw - Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Douglas R. Bush; Gen. James E. Rainey, commanding general, Army Futures Command; Maj. Gen. Michael "Mac" McCurry, commanding general, Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Novosel; and Brig. Gen. David Phillips, program executive officer, Program Executive Office Aviation, provide testimony at 3:30 p.m. EST at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces hearing on "Army Aviation Rebalancing and the Path Ahead," Rayburn House Office Building 2118, Washington, D.C. https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-03-06/ 4:00 PM EST Microbiome, Metabolites and Mucosal Immunity - HHS Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54342 4:00 PM EST Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin - Released No Later Than 4:00 p.m. ET Every Tuesday (Or Second Business Day) National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/wwcb.pdf 4:00 PM EST First Lady Jill Biden deliver remarks at the unveiling of a new U.S. Postal Service stamp honoring former First Lady Betty Ford. The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA6pEN3mSMA 4:30 PM EST Webinar With the Bainbridge Island WA Senior Center on Spotting and Avoiding Scams and Identity Theft Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://consumer.ftc.gov/features/national-consumer-protection-week https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2024/03/ftc-bainbridge-island-wa-senior-center-webinar-spotting-avoiding-scams-identity-theft 5:00 PM EST Washington Today Catch up on the stories of the day in Washington, DC. 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