The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Thursday, July 27, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until July 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT The Senate Stands Adjourned Until July 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Tonga, New Zealand, and Australia from July 24-29, 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 Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins is on travel to Colorado and the United Kingdom from July 20-27, 2023. Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield is on travel to New Zealand from July 23-29, 2023. . . . 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 Father’s Love https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-a-fatherss-love/ A.F. Branco Cartoon – By The Book https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-by-the-book-3/ Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Ultra Ultrasound https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12418 Michael Ramirez - The Mystery Man 07-26-23 https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-the-mystery-man-07 Michael Ramirez Essay - Hunting For Answers https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-essay-hunting-for RealityBites by Broc Smith - Cartel Kate Strikes Again https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/07/26/cartel-kate-strikes-again/ Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-07-27-2023/ Steve Breen @sdutBreen - #TwitterLogo https://twitter.com/sdutBreen/status/1684249400095412226 The Daily Cartoonist - Foreign Not-So-Funnies: Cartoonist Apology https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/07/26/foreign-not-so-funnies-apology/ 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 27 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-27 U.S. House of Representatives Floor Summary: Today https://live.house.gov/?Date=2023-07-27 https://clerk.house.gov/ Senate of the United States One Hundred Eighteenth Congress Calendar of Business Thursday, July 27, 2023 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CCAL-118scal-2023-07-27/pdf/CCAL-118scal-2023-07-27.pdf July 26, 2023 Senate Republican Leader McConnell Appears Unwell During Weekly News Conference on Capitol Hill Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell appears to have difficulty speaking about the legislative agenda before leadership colleagues help him away from reporters' microphones. He later returns to answer questions, saying, "I'm fine." https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5079572/senate-republican-leader-mcconnell-appears-unwell-weekly-news-conference-capitol-hill 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 27, 2023 - July 28, 2023 Summer Institute 2023: Crime National Bureau of Economic Research https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-crime https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos July 27, 2023 - July 28, 2023 Summer Institute 2023: Children National Bureau of Economic Research https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-children https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos July 27, 2023 - July 28, 2023 Summer Institute 2023: Urban Economics National Bureau of Economic Research https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-urban-economics https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos July 27, 2023 - July 28, 2023 WFP - Informal Consultation on the Country Strategic Plans (CSPs) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) https://www.fao.org/members-gateway/calendar/en/ July 27, 2023 - July 28, 2023 ITU-T Study Group 11 SG11 Protocols, Testing & Combating Counterfeiting Q14/11 Testing of Cloud, SDN and NFV International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/studygroups/2022-2024/11/Pages/default.aspx https://www.itu.int/net/events/eventdetails.asp?Lang=en&Eventid=21005 July 27, 2023 - July 28, 2023 Truman Civil Rights Symposium Library of Congress, National Archives, George Washington University https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/truman-civil-rights-symposium https://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/Civil-Rights-Symposium/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfCnLLJb7WvpQu8LBjteZ-ocCtYbOAoNf JULY 27, 1953 Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State (1953) This Armistice Signed on July 27, 1953, Formally Ended the War in Korea. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3418679/america-marks-70th-anniversary-of-end-of-korean-war/ https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/armistice-Agreement-restoration-south-korean-state July 27, 2023 Korean War: 70th Anniversary of End of Korean War Korean War Legacy Foundation https://koreanwarlegacy.org/korean-war-70th-anniversary/ July 27, 2023 Organizational Session Regarding the Programme of Work of the Council From July 2023 to July 2024 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/events/2023/Organizational-Session-Regarding-Programme-Work-Council-July-2023-July-2024 July 27, 2023 TBD Insights@Meridian Featuring the Honorable Dilawar Syed, Special Representative for Commercial & Business Affairs, u.s. Department of State Meridian Center for Diplomatic Engagement https://www.meridian.org/announcement/insightsmeridian-featuring-the-honorable-dilawar-syed-special-representative-for-commercial-business-Affairs-u-s-department-of-state/ July 27, 2023 TBD Leveraging Community Reinvestment Act to Address Inclusive Affordable Housing Needs in Delaware - Dover, Delaware Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Department of the Treasury, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh https://www2.occ.gov/news-events/events/files/ev-cra-delware-leveraging-Inclusive-housing-jul-27-2023.Html July 27, 2023 ITU-T Study Group 9 Broadband Cable and TV SG9 Meeting Q8/9 the Internet Protocol (IP) Enabled Multimedia Applications and Services for Cable Television Networks Enabled by Converged Platforms International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/studygroups/2022-2024/09/Pages/default.aspx https://www.itu.int/net/events/eventdetails.asp?Lang=en&Eventid=21056 July 26, 2023 5:05 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a Powhiri welcome ceremony Wellington, New Zealand https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-27-2023/ July 26, 2023 5:35 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins Wellington, New Zealand https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-27-2023/ July 26, 2023 4:30 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a hybrid meet and greet with employees and families of U.S. Mission New Zealand in Wellington, New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-27-2023/ July 26, 2023 6:00 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta Wellington, New Zealand https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-27-2023/ July 26, 2023 7:15 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta Wellington, New Zealand https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-27-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04fPKfpPCD4 July 26, 2023 9:00 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends the U.S.-Netherlands Women's World Cup Match Wellington, New Zealand https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-27-2023/ July 27, 2023 12:30 AM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a sports diplomacy engagement with U.S. Soccer, Capital Football, and WellingtonNZ Wellington, New Zealand https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-27-2023/ 4:00 AM EDT First Informal Consultation on the Management Plan (2024-2026) World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP) https://web.archive.org/web/20221231163424/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/meeting/1543 4:00 AM EDT 3,648th Meeting, 74th session of the International Law Commission United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vq79f8rh 5:15 AM EDT 7th Engineer Brigade Reactivation Ceremony https://www.21tsc.army.mil/Units/7th-Engineer-Brigade/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32461 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers responded to the question “Are the Biden administration’s immigration and border policies working?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?529585-2/open-phones&playEvent 7:00 AM EDT TSAG Rapporteur Group on Industry Engagement, Metrics (RG-IEM) E-Meeting International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations https://www.itu.int/net/events/eventdetails.asp?Lang=en&Eventid=21046 https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/lists/rgmdetails.aspx?Id=13912&Group=0 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) Discusses Democrats' Voting Rights Proposals & Congressional News of the Day Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) discusses Democrats' voting rights proposals and congressional news of the day. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529585-3/rep-john-sarbanes-d-md-discusses-democrats-voting-rights-proposals-congressional-news-day&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Briefing on Oversight World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP) https://web.archive.org/web/20221231163732/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/meeting/1544 8:00 AM EDT Buckley Breakfast Young America's Foundation https://www.yaf.org/events/buckley-breakfast-6/ 8:30 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/?529585-4/open-phones&playEvent 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 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Advance Economic Indicators Report (International Trade, Retail, & Wholesale) June 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/econ/indicators/ 8:30 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Advance Report on Durable Goods --Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders June 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/ 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-130 8:50 AM EDT AUSA Warfighter - Day 2 The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) https://meetings.ausa.org/warfighter23/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31863 9:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) Discusses Hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena or "UAPs" & News of the Day Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) discusses yesterday's House Oversight Committee hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena or "UAPs," and congressional news of the day. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529585-5/rep-tim-burchett-r-tn-discusses-hearing-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-uaps-news-day&playEvent 9:00 AM EDT Faith in the Halls of Power | Focus on the Family's Tim Goeglein LIVE at the National Conservative Student Conference Young America's Foundation https://www.yaf.org/events/2023ncsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD9ABf9tksA 9:00 AM EDT 3,649th Meeting, 74th Session of the International Law Commission United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1frrl7kvy 9:00 AM EDT Opening Session of the High-level Latin America Regional Review of the Vienna Programme of Action for the Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–2024 United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13bd0oq98 9:00 AM EDT CANCELED Economics in Everything! Working With Primary Sources to Teach Economics Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis https://events.stlouisfed.org/event/450679b5-b62e-4b86-9181-257911f301af/Summary 9:00 AM EDT 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=20230699 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 The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing The White House https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 9:00 AM EDT Markup of Various Measures House Financial Services Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116295 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116295/documents/HMKP-118-BA00-20230727-SD002.pdf https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408925 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=642bus8WC6s 9:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Nick Timiraos Discusses Federal Reserve Meeting & the U.S. Economy Wall Street Journal's Nick Timiraos discusses Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting and state of the U.S. economy. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529585-6/nick-timiraos-discusses-federal-reserve-meeting-us-economy&playEvent 9:30 AM EDT Press Briefing: António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) on Record Temperatures United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1oetknv00 9:45 AM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rx9nv3pb 9:45 AM EDT Solutions for Single-Use Waste: Expanding Refill and Reuse Infrastructure Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ^ WITNESSES: Dacie Meng Policy and Institutions Senior Manager (North America) Ellen MacArthur Foundation ^ Clemence Schmid General Manager Loop Global ^ Tim Debus President & CEO Reusable Packaging Association ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334601 https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/7/solutions-for-single-use-waste-expanding-refill-and-reuse-infrastructure 10:00 AM EDT A Message for the Ladies: Abby Roth LIVE at the National Conservative Student Conference Young America's Foundation https://www.yaf.org/events/2023ncsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnPhuAQEHbg 10:00 AM EDT NPC Headliners Newsmaker: General Daniel Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau and a Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff National Press Club https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-27/ https://www.press.org/events/npc-headliners-newsmaker-general-daniel-hokanson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu1oYI-VjYs 10:00 AM EDT (7th meeting) Open-ended working group on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - Fifth Substantive Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qcc5yvzc 10:00 AM EDT The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question - Security Council 9,387th meeting United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kin2oho1 10:00 AM EDT Improving Workforce Development and STEM Education: Twelfth Annual John Hazen White Forum on Public Policy Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/improving-workforce-development-and-stem-education/ 10:00 AM EDT Black Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces - Truman Civil Rights Symposium Library of Congress, National Archives, George Washington University https://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/civil-rights-symposium/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY8HpJc1C-A 10:00 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Preliminary U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products June 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html 10:00 AM EDT Announcement of Public Meeting and Request for Comments U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-27-100000/Announcement-of-Public-Meeting-And-Request-for-Comments 10:00 AM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour The House is expected to consider 2024 federal spending bill, funding the Agriculture Department and the FDA for next year. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529593-1/morning-hour 10:00 AM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Session The Senate will continue work on the 2024 defense programs and policy bill. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529592-1/senate-session 10:00 AM EDT VA Disability Exams: Are Veterans Receiving Quality Services? House Veterans' Affairs Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116269 https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6241 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd9msPPB0fA 10:00 AM EDT Hearings to Examine the Economic Impact of Diabetes Joint Economic Committee ^ WITNESSES: Benedic N. Ippolito, Ph.D. Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC ^ Mark A. Herman, M.D. E.L. Wagner, M.D., Chair of Internal Medicine II Chief, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX ^ Additional witnesses to be announced. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/joint-event/334541 https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/7/the-economic-impact-of-diabetes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wru80AP5AbM - TBD Medical Professionals and Policy Advocates Testify on Economic Impact of Diabetes Medical experts and policy advocates testify before the Joint Economic Committee on the economic impact of Diabetes. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529601-1/medical-professionals-policy-advocates-testify-economic-impact-diabetes 10:00 AM EDT Haiti: Next Steps on the International Response Senate Foreign Relations Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Brian Nichols Assistant Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere Affairs United States Department of State Washington, D.C. ^ The Honorable Marcela Escobari Assistant Administrator, Latin America and the Caribbean United States Agency for International Development Washington, D.C. ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334641 https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/haiti-next-steps-on-the-international-response 10:00 AM EDT Oversight and Reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy House Oversight and Accountability Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116288 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/oversight-and-reauthorization-of-the-office-of-national-drug-control-policy/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCQqYHKHSUY - LIVE: Oversight and Reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy - 7/27/2023 Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) https://rumble.com/v321sto-live-oversight-and-reauthorization-of-the-office-of-national-drug-control-p.html 10:00 AM EDT Oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration House Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: Anne Milgram, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116283 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/oversight-drug-enforcement-administration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=layNBFlMBY0 10:00 AM EDT The Dangers and Due Process Violations of 'Gender-Affirming Care' for Children House Judiciary Committee ^ WITNESSES: Paula Scanlan, former University of Pennsylvania swimmer ^ Chloe Cole, detransitioner, advocate ^ Jennifer Bauwens, Ph.D., Director, Center for Family Studies, Family Research Council ^ May Mailman, senior legal fellow, Independent Woman's Law Center ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116284 https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/dangers-and-due-process-violations-gender-affirming-care https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts0ESOMKUKU 10:00 AM EDT Safeguarding American Jobs and Economic Growth: Examining the Future of the Offshore Leasing Program | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources House Natural Resources Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116214 https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo_--_sub_on_emr_ov_hrg_on_offshore_leasing_07.27.23.pdf https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414637 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZQytY_FAvA 10:00 AM EDT A Failure to Plan: Examining the Biden Administration's Preparation for the Afghanistan Withdrawal House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Colonel (Ret.) Seth Krummrich Vice President Global Guardian (Former Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command Central) ^ Command Sergeant Major Jacob Smith 4-31 Infantry, 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Division ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116286 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/a-failure-to-plan-examining-the-biden-administrations-preparation-for-the-afghanistan-withdrawal/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-27/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXq9jrSLxDg - Current & Retired Military Officials Testify on Afghanistan Withdrawal Current and retired military officials testify on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan during a House subcommittee hearing. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529600-1/current-retired-military-officials-testify-afghanistan-withdrawal 10:00 AM EDT Executive Session S. 2122, S. 2363, S. 161, S__, and S. 2402 Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334644 https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/s-2122-s-2363-s-161-and-s-2402 10:00 AM EDT Business Meeting: H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act House Agriculture Committee ^ H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4763 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116294 https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=7673 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ngRV7ve7F4 10:00 AM EDT Full Committee Executive Session 12 Pieces of Legislation Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334660 https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/7/executive-session 10:00 AM EDT Full Committee Markup House Energy and Commerce Committee H.R. 1435, The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act (Rep. Joyce) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1435 ^ H.R. 4468, The Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023 (Rep. Walberg) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4468 ^ H.R. 4469, The No Fuel Credits for Batteries Act of 2023 (Rep. Pence) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4469 ^ H.R. 4510, NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2023 (Reps. Latta) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4510 ^ H.R. 3385, Diaspora Link Act (Reps. Plaskett) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3385 ^ H.R. 3369, AI Accountability Act (Rep. Harder) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3369 ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116296 https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/full-committee-markup-of-six-bills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKjh3r56mUE 10:00 AM EDT Full Committee Markup of H.R. 4755, H.R. 4824, H.R. 1069, H.R. 3915 House Science, Space, and Technology Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115732 https://science.house.gov/2023/7/full-committee-markup-of-h-r-4755-h-r-4824-h-r-1069-h-r-3915 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuprdvpyA7g 10:00 AM EDT Full Committee Markup House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116176 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406790 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycG9-TTGvMU 10:05 AM EDT 75th Anniversary of the Promise of an Integrated U.S. Army with SMA Grinston https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32376 10:15 AM EDT The ECB Podcast: President Lagarde Presents the Latest Monetary Policy Decisions European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html https://pod.link/ecbpodcast 10:15 AM EDT Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers House Education and the Workforce Committee ^ Witnesses Mr. Michael B. Horn, Author and Co-Founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation ^ Mr. Stig Leschly, President and Founder, Postsecondary Commission ^ Dr. Stephanie Cellini, Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, and of Economics, George Washington University ^ Dr. Andrew Gillen, Senior Policy Analyst, Texas Public Policy Foundation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116276 https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409427 https://www.youtube.com/@EdWorkforceCmte/streams 10:15 AM EDT Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1437, H.R. 1792, H.R. 2950, H.R. 2982, H.R. 4051, H.R. 4094, H.R. 4587 and H.R. 4596 | Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries House Natural Resources Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116244 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414642 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRV4WHqYE1Q 10:30 AM EDT Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2024 Defense, Interior and Environment, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Homeland Security Appropriations Acts Senate Appropriations Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334643 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/full-committee-markup-of-fiscal-year-2024-defense-interior-and-environment-labor-health-and-human-services-education-and-homeland-security-appropriations-acts 11:00 AM EDT Speaker Newt Gingrich LIVE at the National Conservative Student Conference Young America's Foundation https://www.yaf.org/events/2023ncsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3ZGQCiFxk 11:00 AM EDT How Parking and Car Culture Shape American Life Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/07/27/how-parking-car-culture-shape-american-life/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNowPhi6MvU 11:00 AM EDT Hampton Veterans Job Fair Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52686/ 11:00 AM EDT Community Reinvestment Act for Community-Based Organizations in North and South Dakota Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Department of the Treasury and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation https://www2.occ.gov/news-events/events/files/event-cra-north-south-dakota-workshop-072723.Html 11:45 AM EDT President Biden Announces Additional Actions to Protect Communities from Extreme Heat The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7T7eBgUgl0 12:00 PM EDT Mind Check: Policies to Support Youth Mental Health Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/mind-check-policies-to-support-youth-mental-health/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37b9-PstUq0 12:00 PM EDT Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10ovr9y9e 12:00 PM EDT San Antonio Veterans Job Fair Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52688/ 12:00 PM EDT Sharing the Journey - Online Support Group Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57391/ 12:00 PM EDT Veteran Virtual Job Fair Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57496/ 12:00 PM EDT The Right to Fight: The Implementation and Impact of E.O. 9981 - Truman Civil Rights Symposium Library of Congress, National Archives, George Washington University https://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/civil-rights-symposium/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z441V2EvTDo 12:00 PM EDT Cancer Moonshot Seminar (Junior Investigator Session): Improving Immunotherapy Strategies for Cancers National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41132 12:00 PM EDT NINDS Fundamental Neuroscience Working Group of Council Public Webinar National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43394 12:00 PM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Session The House is expected to consider 2024 federal spending bill, funding the Agriculture Department and the FDA for next year. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529593-2/house-session 12:35 PM EDT DA Retirement Ceremony Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32252 1:00 PM EDT Congressman Wesley Hunt LIVE at the National Conservative Student Conference Young America's Foundation https://www.yaf.org/events/2023ncsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBkx_pgl2SQ 1:00 PM EDT July Lunch & Learn: The Abolishment and Relocation of Native American Tribes Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/the-abolishment-and-relocation-of-native-american-tribes https://library.law.howard.edu/civilrightshistory/indigenous/termination https://archive.org/details/theexiles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daO6Q1K08XU 1:15 PM EDT Department Press Briefing with Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel Department of State https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/ https://www.youtube.com/StateDept 1:30 PM EDT Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9tuFAsKkjE 2:00 PM EDT Dangers of Communism: Daniel Di Martino LIVE at the National Conservative Student Conference Young America's Foundation https://www.yaf.org/events/2023ncsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgrxtez8_gI 2:00 PM EDT Hike or Hold: Which Will the Federal Reserve Choose? American Banker https://www.americanbanker.com/leaders/hike-or-hold-which-will-the-federal-reserve-choose 2:00 PM EDT Office Hours: Preparing Your Phase I Proposal for America's Seed Fund at NSF National Science Foundation https://new.nsf.gov/events/office-hours-preparing-your-phase-i-proposal/2023-07-27 2:00 PM EDT Climate Change Litigation in Europe and Australia Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-409898/Climate-Change-Litigation-in-Europe-And-Australia/2023-07-27/ 2:00 PM EDT Stefanie Marques and Other CPSC Staff Will Participate in a Meeting With the Performance Requirements Task Group of the ASTM F15.16 Subcommittee on Infant Feeding Supports U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-27-140000/Stefanie-Marques-And-Other-CPSC-Staff-Will-Participate-in-a-Meeting-With-the-Performance-Requirements-Task-Group-of-the-ASTM-F1516-Subcommittee-on-Infant-Feeding-Supports 2:00 PM EDT The Path to a Patent, Part III: Patent Searching United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/path-patent-part-iii-patent-searching-4 2:00 PM EDT SIDS Awareness Month Planning Meeting - NIH Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=50017 2:00 PM EDT Interactions Between Diet, the Gut Microbiome, and Epigenetics That Influence Health and Disease National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43473 https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/onr/events https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=50023 2:00 PM EDT Report Recommending that the House of Representatives Cite Mark Zuckerberg for Contempt of Congress House Judiciary Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116297 https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/zuckerberg-contempt-report.pdf https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/zuckerberg-contempt-report_ans.pdf https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/markups/markup-report-recommending-us-house-cite-mark-zuckerberg-contempt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SymjHshIcnY 2:00 PM EDT Hemp in the Modern World: The Yearslong Wait for FDA Action House Oversight and Accountability Committee ^ WITNESSES: Jonathan S. Miller General Counsel U.S. Hemp Roundtable ^ Rayetta G. Henderson, Ph.D. Senior Managing Scientist ToxStrategies, LLC ^ Richard A. Badaracco President-Elect, Kentucky Narcotic Officers Association (Retired) Assistant Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116289 https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116289/documents/HHRG-118-GO27-20230727-SD002.pdf https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/hemp-in-the-modern-world-the-yearslong-wait-for-fda-action/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGaYuP5EqwQ 2:00 PM EDT Because I Said So: Examining the Science and Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates House Oversight and Accountability Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116287 https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/because-i-said-so-examining-the-science-and-impact-of-covid-19-vaccine-mandates/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fKWYFsupQk - LIVE: Examining the Science and Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates. 7/27/23 Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) https://rumble.com/v323tdu-live-examining-the-science-and-impact-of-covid-19-vaccine-mandates.-72723.html 2:00 PM EDT The Employee Retention Tax Credit Experience: Confusion, Delays, and Fraud House Ways and Means Committee ^ WITNESSES: Larry Gray, CPA Partner, AGC CPA ^ Roger Harris President, Padgett Advisors ^ Pat Cleary President and CEO, National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) ^ Linda M. Czipo President & CEO, New Jersey Center for Nonprofits ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116290 https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/hearing-on-the-employee-retention-tax-credit-experience-confusion-delays-and-fraud-2/ 2:00 PM EDT Illicit IT: Bankrolling Kim Jong Un Senate Foreign Relations Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Bruce Klinger Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center The Heritage Foundation ^ Ms. Jean H. Lee Journalist and former Pyongyang Bureau Chief Associated Press ^ Ms. Suzanne Scholte President Defense Forum Foundation ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116279 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/illicit-it-bankrolling-kim-jong-un/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xk9oDr1Szw 2:00 PM EDT Review of the Recapitalization of the United States Coast Guard Surface, Air, IT, and Shoreside Assets House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ^ WITNESSES: Vice Admiral Paul Thomas, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, United States Coast Guard ^ Ms. Marie Mak, Director, Contracting and National Security, United States Government Accountability Office ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116222 https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406782 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMgK4vtwQE 2:00 PM EDT Examining Barriers to Access: Ongoing Visitor Experience Issues at America's National Parks | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations House Natural Resources Committee ^ WITNESSES: The Honorable Charles F. Sams III, Director, National Park Service, Washington, DC [or designee] ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116218 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414624 https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo_--_sub_on_oi_ov_hrg_nps_07.27.23.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kha1HVkUM_I - National Park Service Director Testifies on Park Access National Park Service Director Charles Sams testifies before lawmakers on challenges to accessing and managing national parks. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529602-1/national-park-service-director-testifies-park-access 2:15 PM EDT Legislative Hearing on the following bill: H.R. ____ (Rep. Johnson of SD), "Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2023." House Natural Resources Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116219 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414641 https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo_--_sub_on_iia_leg_hrg_on_ihs_discussion_draft_07.27.23.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-_YXM6acU8 2:30 PM EDT Webinar: Jesse Van Tol The Economic Club of New York https://www.econclubny.org/web/pages/events 2:30 PM EDT Melinda French Gates on Investing in the Political Power of Women Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/07/27/melinda-french-gates-investing-political-power-women/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nbkQnFUwxE 2:30 PM EDT Complex Climate Risk: A Historical View (with a Little Catastrophism) Santa Fe Institute https://www.santafe.edu/events/seminar-kyle-harper 2:30 PM EDT Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Yuri Kim meets with Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-27-2023/ 2:30 PM EDT Colombia's Descent to Socialism: Assessing Gustavo Petro's Presidency House Foreign Affairs Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Mark Wells Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs U.S. Department of State ^ Mr. Peter Natiello Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean U.S. Agency for International Development ^ https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116268 https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/colombias-descent-to-socialism-assessing-gustavo-petros-presidency/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvI1yHRtDts 2:45 PM EDT Security Council Media Stakeout United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1f71643ll 2:50 PM EDT JBSA - Fort Sam Houston Installation Retirement Ceremony The Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston community will pay tribute to 8 Soldiers on the occasion of their retirement to celebrate their dedication and service to the U.S. Army. https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32317 3:00 PM EDT The situation in the Central African Republic - Security Council, 9,388th meeting United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1r083bo8u 3:00 PM EDT (8th meeting) Open-ended working group on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - Fifth Substantive Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1ngmoogyi 3:00 PM EDT Veteran Voices: Desegregation's Impact on the Individual Experience - Truman Civil Rights Symposium Library of Congress, National Archives, George Washington University https://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/civil-rights-symposium/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3NBNub08cQ 3:00 PM EDT World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Citrus: World Markets and Trade Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/citrus-world-markets-and-trade-4 3:00 PM EDT Diverse Voices: Intersectional Approaches to Substance Use and Misuse National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43193 3:00 PM EDT The President holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 3:15 PM EDT Army Gen. James E. Rainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Futures Command, provides keynote remarks at 3:15 p.m. EDT, and other Army officials speak, at the Association of the U.S. Army Warfighter Summit & Exposition in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-27/ https://meetings.ausa.org/warfighter23/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31863 3:50 PM EDT Medical Readiness Command, Europe Change of Responsibility Medical Readiness Command, Europe https://mrc-europe.army.mil/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32127 4:00 PM EDT Energy, Environment, and Opportunities for Mexico's Natural Gas Sector Center for Strategic & International Studies https://www.csis.org/events/energy-environment-and-opportunities-mexicos-natural-gas-sector 4:00 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=20230354 4:00 PM EDT Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS) Lecture Series Brookhaven National Laboratory https://www.bnl.gov/event.php?q=19097 5:00 PM EDT The People's Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories That Define Him: A Book Event With Judge Amul Thapar American Enterprise Institute https://www.aei.org/events/the-peoples-justice-a-book-event-with-judge-amul-thapar/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blz8UCM0hcI 5:00 PM EDT 70th Commemoration Ceremony of the Korean Armistice Agreement Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation https://koreanwarvetsmemorial.org/event/70th-anniversary-the-korean-war-remembrance-ceremony/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf5tiVOEKRc - TBD Korean War 1953 Armistice The Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation commemorates the 70th anniversary of the armistice that ended the war between North and South Korea on July 27, 1953. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529604-1/korean-war-1953-armistice 5:00 PM EDT The NRC Will Be Available to Discuss Its Assessment of Safety Performance at Wolf Creek Generating Station During Calendar Year 2022, as Described in the Attached 2022 Annual Assessment Letter. NRC Resident Inspectors Will Be Available to Answer Questions About 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=20230777 5:30 PM EDT "Silenced: The Radio Murders" Podcast Event National Press Club https://www.press.org/events/silenced-radio-murders-podcast-event 6:00 PM EDT At the Cannon's Mouth: Battlefield Relics and the Making of Civil War Memory Virginia Museum of History & Culture https://secure.virginiahistory.org/2272/2365 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPoRNxVai3k 6:30 PM EDT Communicator & Journalist Roundtable Dinner National Press Club (NPC) https://www.press.org/events/communicator-journalist-roundtable-dinner-5 7:00 PM EDT NSHSS Webinar Series: A Student's Essay That Changed the World The National Society of High School Scholars and the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) https://fee.org/events/nshss-webinar-series-part-1/ 7:00 PM EDT The Fear of Too Much Justice The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/events https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/the-fear-of-too-much-justice 7:05 PM EDT The President departs the White House en route to the National Archives Building Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 7:10 PM EDT The President arrives at the National Archives Building Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 7:30 PM EDT Community Advisory Board Meeting Fermilab https://news.fnal.gov/events/event/community-advisory-board-meeting-3/ 7:30 PM EDT Keynote Event: "Freedom to Serve" Featuring President Joe Biden - Truman Civil Rights Symposium Library of Congress, National Archives, George Washington University https://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/civil-rights-symposium/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35qnlwA0dUE 7:45 PM EDT Congresswoman Kat Cammack LIVE at the National Conservative Student Conference Young America's Foundation https://www.yaf.org/events/2023ncsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhPjVVRg-M4 8:00 PM EDT McCloskey Speaker Series | How the US Deals With War Today: Pulling Out After 20 Years in Afghanistan, and Bolstering Ukraine The Aspen Institute https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/mccloskey-speaker-series-elliot-ackerman/ 8:00 PM EDT Marine Band - U.S. Capitol Steps U.S. Marine Band "The President's Own" https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Calendar/ https://express.adobe.com/page/yDBT8iIq87Mi7/#Marine-Band-2 8:15 PM EDT The President departs the National Archives Building en route to the White House Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 8:20 PM EDT The President arrives at the White House Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 10:00 PM EDT Cosmic Shadow Theater: Casting Light on Galaxies SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/events/2023-07-27-cosmic-shadow-theater-casting-light-galaxies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu3X9ZQTvpQ