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Thursday, July 20, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until July 20, 2023 at 9:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until July 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT

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 is on travel to Brazil from July 19-21, 2023.
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.
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth Allen is on travel to California and Colorado from July 19-24, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes is on travel to Kenya from July 17-21, 2023.

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

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

Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Sleep
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12411

RealityBites by Broc Smith -  You Can Come Out Now
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/07/19/you-can-come-out-now/

Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Cartoon
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-07-20-2023//

Jumble Daily
https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily36

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 20
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-20

Praying for America | The Deep State that Trump Will Obliterate 7/18/23
Right Side Broadcasting Network
https://rumble.com/v30rwfa-praying-for-america-the-deep-state-that-trump-will-obliterate-71823.html

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 20, 2023 - July 21, 2023
DataConnect Conference: A Global Event Featuring the Latest in Data, Analytics, and AI. For Everyone.
Women in Analytics
https://www.dataconnectconf.com/

July 20, 2023 - July 21, 2023
Summer Institute 2023: Industrial Organization
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-industrial-organization
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

July 20, 2023 - July 21, 2023
World Law Congress 2023 - Peace Through Law
World Jurist Association
https://wlc-nyc.com/

July 20, 2023 - July 21, 2023
Summer Institute 2023: Science of Science Funding
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-science-science-funding
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

July 20, 2023 - July 21, 2023
Summer Institute 2023: Household Finance
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-household-finance
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

July 20, 2023
TBD
Interagency Arkansas Bankers Roundtable
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Department of the Treasury
https://www2.occ.gov/news-events/events/files/event-cra-arkansas-roundtable-072023.html

July 20, 2023
International Moon Day
United Nations
https://www.un.org/en/observances/moon-day

July 20, 2023
World Chess Day
United Nations
https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-chess-day

July 20, 2023
3:00 AM EDT
Deep-Dive Discussions on How to Build an Infodemic Insights Report in 6 Steps
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO)
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/07/20/default-calendar/deep-dive-discussions-on-how-to-build-an-infodemic-insights-report-in-6-steps

3:30 AM EDT
WFP - Briefing on Emerging Crises
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://www.fao.org/members-gateway/calendar/en/
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?eid=M2VtMjhjdWpzMGtnNW1xdnFyamU2ZGIzdWogOWdkNmYxZmYwaTk4NzQ0MjcxdTh2dGd1ZDBAZw&ctz=Europe/Berlin&ctz=Europe/Berlin

4:00 AM EDT
2027th Meeting, 77th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) Consideration of Spain
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17kcge2ga

4:00 AM EDT
7th Meeting, 16th Session Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k1921qcde8

4:00 AM EDT
Your Next Move for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/07202023/Your-Next-Move-Military-Spouses-And-Caregivers

7:00 AM EDT
Career Credentials for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/07202023/Career-Credentials-Military-Spouses-And-Caregivers

7:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) Discusses Federal Spending & GOP Investigations
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), a member of the Budget & Judiciary Committees, discusses federal spending and GOP investigations.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529311-3/rep-tom-mcclintock-r-ca-discusses-federal-spending-gop-investigations

8:00 AM EDT
Three Months Into Sudan’s Conflict: Humanitarian Leaders on the Violence, the Humanitarian Response and the Future
Overseas Development Institute
https://odi.org/en/events/three-months-into-sudans-conflict-humanitarian-leaders-on-the-violence-the-humanitarian-response-and-the-future/

8:00 AM EDT
WFP - Regular Briefing on the Work of the Office of the Ombudsman and Mediation Services
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://www.fao.org/members-gateway/calendar/en/
https://web.archive.org/web/20221231183130/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/meeting/1541

8:00 AM EDT
Briefing on the Work of the Office of the Ombudsman and Mediation Services
World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP)
https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1541
https://web.archive.org/web/20221231183130/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/meeting/1541

8:00 AM EDT
VALOR Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
https://bja.ojp.gov/events/valor-train-trainer-workshop-7

8:00 AM EDT
The Biden Administration's PRC Strategy
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
^
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs
^
The Honorable Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
^
The Honorable Ms. Thea Rozman Kendler, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116259
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-20/
https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/about/events/hearing-biden-administrations-prc-strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FUMOPjI5PM

8:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) Discusses the 2024 Defense Spending Bill
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, discusses the 2024 defense spending bill and upcoming government spending deadlines.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529311-5/rep-adam-smith-d-wa-discusses-2024-defense-spending-bill

8:30 AM EDT
Summer Institute 2023: Macro Public Finance
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-macro-public-finance
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

8:30 AM EDT
Information Session With Member States on Revisions to UNESCO's Financial Rules and Regulations
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/information-session-member-states-revisions-unescos-financial-rules-And-regulations

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

8:30 AM EDT
World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Weekly Export Sales
Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/weekly-export-sales-129

8:30 AM EDT
Veterans Coffee at the Golden Corral - Greensboro, North Carolina
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/55761/

9:00 AM EDT
2,028th Meeting, 77th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) Consideration of Romania (cont'd)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1sz82oge1

9:00 AM EDT
2,028th Meeting, 77th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT) Consideration of Romania (cont'd)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mnlypgyo

9:00 AM EDT
Swing and a Miss: The SEC’s Swing Pricing Proposal Is a Strikeout for Investors
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
https://events.uschamberfoundation.org/t3midyearmeeetingvirtual

9:00 AM EDT
CANCELED To Discuss Issues Associated With the Safety Review of Licensing Actions and/or Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) Closures for SNC's Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?Do=Details&Code=20230698

9:00 AM EDT
HUD's 6th Annual Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Event
Department of Housing and Urban Development
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/huds-6th-annual-service-disabled-veteran-owned-small-business-event-registration-642387005827?aff=oddtdtcreator

9:00 AM EDT
Vineed Dayal, Zachary Goldstein, and Other CPSC Staff Participating in: SCIEE Robots – UL STP 3300 Meeting
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-20-090000/Vineed-Dayal-Zachary-Goldstein-And-Other-CPSC-Staff-Participating-in-SCIEE-Robots-%E2%80%93-UL-STP-3300-Meeting

9:00 AM EDT
Rocky Mountain Lab Virus Ecology Symposium From Field to Bench to Bedside (Day 2)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43511

9:00 AM EDT
The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

9:00 AM EDT
6th Annual Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Event - Washington, DC
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57330/

9:00 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates virtually in a meeting of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/configurations/fac/

9:00 AM EDT
Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez delivers a keynote address and participates in a question and answer session at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event on “A U.S. Mineral Strategy for Global Energy Transition”
Washington D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-20-2023/
https://www.csis.org/events/us-mineral-strategy-global-energy-transition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvJFZ12lYvY

9:00 AM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: House Session
The House will complete work on a 5-year FAA authorization bill.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529449-1/house-session

9:00 AM EDT
Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government
House Judiciary Committee
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WITNESSES:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Attorney
^
Emma-Jo Morris, Journalist at Breitbart News
^
D. John Sauer, Special Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116258
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-weaponization-federal-government-3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRPezfR_jIY
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Others Testify on Censorship and Free Speech
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and others, testify on censorship and free speech before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529216-1/robert-f-kennedy-jr-testify-censorship-free-speech

9:00 AM EDT
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1786, H.R. 1829, H.R. 2468 and H.R. __ "Military and Veterans in Parks Act" | Subcommittee on Federal Lands
House Natural Resources Committee
^
Discussion draft of H.R. ____ (Rep. Kiggans), “Military and Veterans in Parks (MVP) Act”;
^
H.R. 1786 (Rep. Levin), “GROW Act”;
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1786
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H.R. 1829 (Rep. Crane), To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona; and
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1829
^
H.R. 2468 (Rep. Owens), “Mountain View Corridor Completion Act”.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2468
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116216
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414587
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWGYF-X003s

9:00 AM EDT
Hearings to Examine the Nomination of Lieutenant General Timothy D. Haugh, USAF, to Be General and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service Commander, United States Cyber Command.
Senate Armed Services Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Lieutenant General Timothy D. Haugh
to be general and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service Commander, United States Cyber Command
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334562
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-20
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-consider-the-nomination-of-lieutenant-general-timothy-d-haugh-usaf-to-be-general-and-director-national-security-agency/chief-central-security-service-commander-united-states-cyber-command

9:30 AM EDT
Rep. Burchett and Oversight Committee Members on Upcoming Hearing on UAP
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) and members of the House Oversight Committee speak with reporters about an upcoming hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529468-1/rep-burchett-oversight-committee-members-upcoming-hearing-uap

9:30 AM EDT
VA Contracting: Challenges in Competition and Conflicts of Interest
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116249
https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6234
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3WWZG8jk6o

9:30 AM EDT
Hearings to Examine the Water Resources Development Act, Focusing on Non-Federal Stakeholder Views
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Dina Aryan Zahlan P.E.
Chief Harbor Engineer of the Engineering Division
Port of Los Angeles
^
Joel Paulsen P.E.
Executive Director
Metro Flood Diversion Authority
^
Tony Pratt
Executive Director
Bay Beach Association
^
Chris Blanchard
Executive Director
Cooper Consolidated
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334502
https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/7/the-water-resources-development-act-of-2024-non-federal-stakeholder-views

9:30 AM EDT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Budget Oversight
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D., Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the NOAA Administrator
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Rear Admiral Nancy Hann, Director of the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations and Director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334581
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/7/noaa-budget-oversight
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOD5hOOEu0w3wT0BUt7q7g

9:30 AM EDT
Business Meeting to Consider S.359, to Amend Title 28, United States Code, to Provide for a Code of Conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Nomination of Julia Kathleen Munley, to Be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Senate Judiciary Committee
^
I. NOMINEE
Julia K. Munley, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
^
II. BILL
S.359, Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/359
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334566
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/07/13/2023/executive-business-meeting
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Senate Judiciary Committee Considers Supreme Court Ethics Bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee debates and votes on ethics legislation for the Supreme Court.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529244-1/senate-judiciary-committee-considers-supreme-court-ethics-bill

9:30 AM EDT
Laying the Foundation: Housing Accessibility and Affordability for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Senate Aging (Special) Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Jenny Schuetz, PhD
Senior Fellow
Brookings Institute Metro
Washington, DC
^
Allie Cannington
Senior Manager of Advocacy and Organizing
The Kelsey
San Francisco, CA
^
Rick Wajda
CEO
Indiana Builders Association
Fishers, IN
^
Domonique Howell
Disability Housing Advocate
Philadelphia, PA
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334564
https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/laying-the-foundation-housing-accessibility-and-affordability-for-older-adults-and-people-with-disabilities

9:45 AM EDT
Security Council Media Stakeout (1701 Report; Other Matters)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16etgjaod

9:45 AM EDT
Breakfast and Program for all Attendees in the Google Pavilion
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda

10:00 AM EDT
China’s “Transnational Repression” against Americans’ First Amendment Freedoms
Hudson Institute
https://www.hudson.org/events/sharpening-air-forces-cyber-spectrum-edge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=komF6Jl0ZSg

10:00 AM EDT
Beyond Bandwidth: Addressing Spectrum Capacity Challenges and Exploring Its Value
American Enterprise Institute 
https://www.aei.org/events/beyond-bandwidth-addressing-spectrum-capacity-challenges-and-exploring-its-value/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjstbJ3QkGE

10:00 AM EDT
Behind the Headlines: In-Person Roundtable Myanmar - a View From the Ground
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/BehindtheHeadlinesMyanmar-AViewFromtheGround#/?Lang=en

10:00 AM EDT
(41st Meeting, in Parallel) High-Level Segment of ECOSOC, 2023 Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1k8scyrmf
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1kiiulrvr

10:00 AM EDT
International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem - the Impact of Israeli Settlement Policies on the Palestinian Population in Jerusalem
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1lw8t4qoe

10:00 AM EDT
General Assembly: Informal Meeting of the Plenary to Observe Nelson Mandela International Day, 77th Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1il14l70q

10:00 AM EDT
The Purpose of These Periodic Advanced Reactor Stakeholder Meetings Is to Share Information and Discuss Topics Related to the Licensing and Regulation of Advanced Reactors With the Nuclear Industry and Other Stakeholders. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?Do=Details&Code=20230270

10:00 AM EDT
PACT Act and Enrollment Fair - Altoona, Pennsylvania
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56568/

10:00 AM EDT
Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez participates in a keynote interview at an American Society Council of the Americas event on “Critical Materials: Centering the Western Hemisphere in Global Supply Chains”
Washington D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-20-2023/
https://www.as-coa.org/events/critical-materials-centering-western-hemisphere-global-supply-chains

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/?529448-1/senate-session

10:00 AM EDT
America's Supply Chain Security: Understanding & Mitigating Threats
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334540
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/americas-supply-chain-security-understanding-mitigating-threats/

10:00 AM EDT
The Cost of Inaction and the Urgent Need to Reform the U.S. Transplant System
Senate Finance Committee
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WITNESSES:
LaQuayia Goldring
Patient
Louisville, KY
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Molly McCarthy
Vice Chair & Region 6 Patient Affairs Committee Representative
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
Redmond, WA
^
Matthew Wadsworth
President And CEO
Life Connection of Ohio
Kettering, OH
^
Donna Cryer, JD
Founder And CEO
Global Liver Institute
Washington, DC
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334580
https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/the-cost-of-inaction-and-the-urgent-need-to-reform-the-us-transplant-system
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TBD
Health Advocates Testify on Improving Organ Transplant System
Patients and health professionals testify on the effectiveness of the organ transplant system before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529461-1/health-advocates-testify-improving-organ-transplant-system

10:00 AM EDT
Perspectives on Deposit Insurance Reform after Recent Bank Failures
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Ms. Emily DiVito Sr.
Program Manager For Corporate Power
The Roosevelt Institute
^
Mr. Thomas J. Fraser
CEO
First Mutual Holding Co.
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334582
https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/perspectives-on-deposit-insurance-reform-after-recent-bank-failures

10:20 AM EDT
The President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

10:30 AM EDT
July 2023 Open Commission Meeting
Federal Communications Commission
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2023/07/July-2023-Open-Commission-Meeting
https://www.fcc.gov/live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPQbSRkuCug

10:30 AM EDT
House Minority Leader Weekly Briefing
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) briefs reporters and responds to questions on his party’s legislative agenda.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529471-1/house-minority-leader-weekly-briefing

10:30 AM EDT
Business Meeting to Consider an Original Bill Entitled, "Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act", and Other Pending Calendar Business.
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
^
S.2333 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act
https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/pahpara_text.pdf
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334561
https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/s-2333-pandemic-and-all-hazards-preparedness-and-response-act

10:30 AM EDT
Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Acts
Senate Appropriations Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334560
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/full-committee-markup-of-fiscal-year-2024-energy-and-water-development-state-and-foreign-operations-transportation-housing-and-urban-development-appropriations-acts

10:50 AM EDT
2023 Aspen Security Forum Day 3 Fullstream
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axPV2RB6frQ

10:50 AM EDT
Opening Remarks Day 3: Aspen Security Forum 2023
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95tuGkYCOSA

10:50 AM EDT
The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Phildelphia, Pennsylvania
Air Force One
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

11:00 AM EDT
Fireside Chat with Alejandro N. Mayorkas: Aspen Security Forum 2023
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjUoqWdj23Q

11:00 AM EDT
Colson Whitehead on His New Novel ‘Crook Manifesto’
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/07/20/colson-whitehead-his-new-novel-crook-manifesto/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMdDhF1lX5k

11:00 AM EDT
3,641th Meeting, 74th Session of the International Law Commission
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k11/k112uyv3uc

11:00 AM EDT
Corporate Gray Virtual Military-Friendly Job Fair
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51865/

11:00 AM EDT
Secretary’s Advisory Committee Meeting on Human Research Protections (Day 2)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51077

11:00 AM EDT
The National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program—Meet Ulysses. S. Grant
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/the-national-archives-comes-alive-young-learners-program-meet-ulysses-s-grant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHy4moPCB0A

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

11:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept
-
TBD
Secretary Blinken Meets with Bahraini Foreign Minister
Secretary of State Blinken meets with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani at the State Department.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529467-1/secretary-blinken-meets-bahraini-foreign-minister

11:35 AM EDT
Fireside Chat with Christine Wormuth, 25th Secretary of the Army, U.S. Army
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-20/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvuy5MjBOHc

11:35 AM EDT
The President arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

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/k1z/k1zf4uksjk

12:00 PM EDT
Apollo to the Moon: A History in Objects
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
https://secure.virginiahistory.org/2272/2275
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEHnrkS18xs

12:00 PM EDT
Vetrepreneur Franchise Workshop - Online
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57495/

12:00 PM EDT
Kansas City Veterans Job Fair
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52684/

12:00 PM EDT
Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations Webinar (Day 2)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Office of Research on Women’s Health, Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office, and Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research 
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43410
https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/docs/news-events/sgmhdwkshp2023_speakerbios.pdf
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49820

12:00 PM EDT
Proposed Updates to Regulatory Guide 8.39 Rev. 2 "Release of Patients Administered Radioactive Material"
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML23186A135

12:05 PM EDT
The China Challenge: Is the U.S. Getting China Right?
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPzy_EJIThc

12:05 PM EDT
The President participates in a tour of Philly Shipyard
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

12:30 PM EDT
Creating Equitable and Inclusive Graduate Programs: From Recruitment to Admission to Retention
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43536

1:00 PM EDT
Sharpening the Air Force’s Cyber and Spectrum Edge - Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore, deputy chief of staff for Plans & Programs, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Leah G. Lauderback, deputy chief of staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force
Hudson Institute
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-20/
https://www.hudson.org/events/sharpening-air-forces-cyber-spectrum-edge

1:00 PM EDT
Discuss Draft RAIs for the TRISO-X License Application for ISA Summary (programmatic) and Chapter 2 (Organization and Administration)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML23186A082

1:00 PM EDT
CANCELED Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) Combined License Application
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20230821

1:00 PM EDT
Welcome to the IIS Office Hours: All About Doctoral Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/welcome-iis-Office-hours-All-about-doctoral/2023-07-20

1:00 PM EDT
Webinar - Final Guidance: Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/workshops-conferences-medical-devices/webinar-final-guidance-content-premarket-submissions-device-software-functions-07202023

1:00 PM EDT
Attend DOCX Filing Training
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/attend-docx-filing-training-168

1:00 PM EDT
Soldiers' Angels Military and Veteran Food Distribution - San Antonio, Texas
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52768/

1:00 PM EDT
Doing Public Company Research
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-409803/Doing-Public-Company-Research/2023-07-20/

1:00 PM EDT
Orientation to Law Library Collections
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-409897/Orientation-to-Law-Library-Collections/2023-07-20/

1:00 PM EDT
Office of Obesity Research Seminar Series: Succinate Signaling in Metabolic Disease
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43486

1:00 PM EDT
Lunch and Learn Webinar: Supporting Gender Diverse Youth
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43427

1:00 PM EDT
Copyright and Plagiarism: What Authors Need to Know
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43448

1:00 PM EDT
One More War to Fight: Union Veterans’ Battle for Equality Through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Lost Cause
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/one-more-war-to-fight-union-Veterans-battle-for-equality-through-reconstruction-jim-crow-And-the
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dCM8N4M0gQ

1:00 PM EDT
The President discusses how his Bidenomics agenda is growing the economy from the middle out and the bottom up
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

1:10 PM EDT
Inflection Point: India and the Changing World Order
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQHS5NSIPSw

1:15 PM EDT
Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

1:30 PM EDT
Reimagining Work-Life Balance and Well-Being
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/07/20/reimagining-work-life-balance-well-being/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TckDFdMnKaU

1:30 PM EDT
Notice of Meeting with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to discuss Planned Topical Report Submittal
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML23191A139

2:00 PM EDT
How IADS and SAMs Work: Metric Accuracy, Transition to Track, and Hand-Offs
Association of Old Crows
https://www.crows.org/page/How_IADS_and_SAMs_Work

2:00 PM EDT
Innovation Highway: Unlocking the Social and Economic Benefits of Autonomous Vehicles 
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
https://events.uschamber.com/2023AVevent

2:00 PM EDT
Legal Immigration Reform: Challenges and Promising Paths Forward
Bipartisan Policy Center
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/legal-immigration-reform-challenges-and-promising-paths-forward/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3R-pHGj4Ow

2:00 PM EDT
The Path to a Patent, Part II: Drafting Provisional Patent Applications
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/path-patent-part-ii-drafting-provisional-patent-applications-2

2:00 PM EDT
CANCELED 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=20230353

2:00 PM EDT
Sacramento Veterans Job Fair
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52685/

2:00 PM EDT
CISE Research Initiation Initiative Webinar
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/cise-research-Initiation-initiative-webinar-0/2023-07-20

2:00 PM EDT
Arthur Lee Is Chairing a UL Working Group (WG) Meeting for Portable Electric Heaters (UL 1278, 1042)
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-20-140000/Arthur-Lee-Is-Chairing-a-UL-Working-Group-WG-Meeting-for-Portable-Electric-Heaters-UL-1278-1042

2:00 PM EDT
Frederick deGrano and Other Staff Participating in a Teleconference With the ASTM Play Yards/Non-Full-Size Cribs Mattress Fit and Thickness Task Group Meeting, ASTM F15.18 Subcommittee on Play Yards and Non-Full-Size Cribs
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-20-140000/Frederick-deGrano-And-Other-Staff-Participating-in-a-Teleconference-With-the-ASTM-Play-YardsNon-Full-Size-Cribs-Mattress-Fit-And-Thickness-Task-Group-Meeting-ASTM-F1518-Subcommittee-on-Play-Yards-And-Non-Full

2:15 PM EDT
The President departs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania en route to Joint Base Andrews
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

2:30 PM EDT
Seminar - Kyle Harper
Santa Fe Institute
https://www.santafe.edu/events/seminar-kyle-harper

2:30 PM EDT
Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Acts
Senate Appropriations Committee
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/full-committee-markup-of-fiscal-year-2024-energy-and-water-development-state-and-foreign-operations-transportation-housing-and-urban-development-appropriations-acts

3:00 PM EDT
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Critical Minerals and National Security: Aspen Security Forum 2023
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5oPSgJaz4U

3:00 PM EDT
(42nd Meeting) High-Level Segment of ECOSOC, 2023 Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15qxrvkd5

3:00 PM EDT
Secretary-General on the Our Common Agenda Policy Briefs for the Summit of the Future
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nyu3mt27

3:00 PM EDT
Spain Goes to the Polls
American Enterprise Institute 
https://www.aei.org/events/spain-goes-to-the-polls/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obullJsH2X4

3:10 PM EDT
The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House
Joint Base Andrews
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

3:30 PM EDT
Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS) Lecture Series
Brookhaven National Laboratory
https://www.bnl.gov/event.php?q=19102

3:30 PM EDT
The Science of Communicating Climate Change: A Plants and Climate Change Education (PLACCE) Conversation
United States Botanic Garden (USBG)
https://www.usbg.gov/learn/programs-and-events
https://app.livestorm.co/u-s-botanic-garden/the-science-of-communicating-climate-change-a-plants-and-climate-change-education-placce-conversation?type=detailed

3:30 PM EDT
The President arrives at the White House
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

3:35 PM EDT
Virtual Fireside Chat with Ahmad Massoud, Leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan: Aspen Security Forum 2023
Ahmad Massoud, Leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan 
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjjcC62I_HE

3:55 PM EDT
What’s Next for Ukraine?: Aspen Security Forum 2023
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO1t8S7M50I

4:40 PM EDT
Update on the Vilnius Summit: Fireside Chat with Mircea Geoană, Deputy Secretary General, North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Aspen Security Forum 2023
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YXQanRXeAk

4:55 PM EDT
The Future of European Defense and Security: Aspen Security Forum 2023
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYF412pBY8s

5:30 PM EDT
Fireside Chat with Emmanuel Bonne: Aspen Security Forum 2023
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO1yVJZ83hY

5:30 PM EDT
Christian Realism Social Hour – July 2023
The Institute on Religion and Democracy
https://theird.org/event/christian-realism-social-hour-july-2023/

6:00 PM EDT
Democracy, Security, and Artificial Intelligence: Aspen Security Forum 2023
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnxGE_qODI0

6:00 PM EDT
Dickson County PACT Act Summer VetFest - Dickson, Tennessee
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57584/

6:00 PM EDT
Community Collections Grants Program Orientation
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-409867/Community-Collections-Grants-Program-Orientation/2023-07-20/

6:30 PM EDT
Re-Engineering American Security: Cultivating Talent for Competitiveness: Aspen Security Forum 2023
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcS7hYozHNw

6:30 PM EDT
The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408796/Live-At-the-Library-How-America-Came-Together-a-Century-Ago-and-How-We-Can-Do-It-Again/2023-07-20/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwhAJc_g8mU

7:00 PM EDT
Franchising for Veterans - UTA College of Business - Arlington, Texas
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57627/

7:00 PM EDT
Fireside Chat with William Burns: Aspen Security Forum 2023
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQPTNSyzLCs

7:00 PM EDT
Live! At the Library: Nen Daiko, Taiko Drumming
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408939/Live-At-the-Library-Live-Performance-by-Nen-Daiko/2023-07-20/

7:30 PM EDT
Marine Fusion Jazz Band - Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, Maryland
U.S. Marine Band "The President's Own"
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Calendar/
https://express.adobe.com/page/yDBT8iIq87Mi7/#Marine-Fusion-Jazz-Band

7:45 PM EDT
Closing Remarks Day 3: Aspen Security Forum 2023
Aspen Security Forum
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2023-asf-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1DyhqWrgcE

9:00 PM EDT
Andrea Creighton, USGS Colorado Water Science Center: Snowpack Dynamics
United States Geological Survey
https://www.usgs.gov/public-lecture-series