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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until July 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until July 18, 2023 at 3:00 PM 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 attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
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

A.F. Branco Cartoon – On Vacation
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-on-vacation/

grrrgraphics - We Tried To Warn You - Pandora’s Needle
https://grrrgraphics.com/we-tried-to-warn-you-pandoras-needle/

Margolis & Cox - My Precioussss
https://margolisandcox.com/2023/07/17/monday-july-17-2023/

Margolis & Cox - Welcome to California
https://margolisandcox.com/2023/07/14/friday-july-14-2023/

Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Autocorrect Muppets
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12409

Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Soda Hop
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12408

Michael Ramirez - Cocaine-Gate 07-17-23
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-cocaine-gate-07-17

Michael Ramirez -  Breaking a Sweat 07-16-23
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-breaking-a-sweat

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Pooh Hits the Fan
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/07/17/pooh-hits-the-fan/

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Dangerous Fops
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/07/15/dangerous-fops/

RealityBites by Broc Smith - More Pizza?
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/07/16/more-pizza/

Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Cartoon 07-18-2023
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-07-18-2023//

The Daily Cartoonist - “a crisis of newspapers failing to connect”
https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/07/17/crisis-of-newspapers-failing-to-connect/

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

National Cryptologic Museum @NatCryptoMuseum What better way to celebrate the dog days of summer than with a puzzle involving the names of some awesome animals? Each #NCMPuzzle in July has an answer that contains the three-letter name of an animal. These letters may appear elsewhere as well. Find the answer to the clue.
https://twitter.com/NatCryptoMuseum/status/1680957066217660417

National Cryptologic Museum @NatCryptoMuseum Here is the July Phoenix Society #HeadlinePuzzle, written by Bob Bogart.
https://twitter.com/NatCryptoMuseum/status/1676975061670977536

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 18
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-18

Most-Viewed Bills
https://www.congress.gov/most-viewed-bills

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 18, 2023 - July 19, 2023
12th Annual Municipal Finance Conference
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/12th-Annual-Municipal-Finance-Conference/

July 18, 2023 - July 19, 2023
Office on Women's Health: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Women's Health Symposium
Department of Health and Human Services
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/about/newsroom/events/endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-And-womens-health-symposium
https://event.roseliassociates.com/owh-edc-womens-health/registration/
https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-1/index.html#8736

July 18, 2023 - July 19, 2023
VALOR Survive & Thrive
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
https://bja.ojp.gov/events/valor-survive-thrive-1

July 18, 2023 - July 19, 2023
Procurement and Contract Management Training
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Native American Programs
https://newregistration.firstpic.org/proc/index.php

July 18, 2023 - July 19, 2023
Northwest Office of Native American Programs Maintenance Training Registration July 2023
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Native American Programs
https://instituteccd.wufoo.com/forms/z1o0ccq01mw4xj9/

July 18, 2023 - July 19, 2023
Dominican Republic E-Waste Regulation Launch 
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/net/events/eventdetails.asp?Lang=en&Eventid=20986
https://www.itu.int/itu-d/sites/environment

July 18, 2023 - July 19, 2023
2023 JADC2 All Domain Warfare Symposium
National Defense Industrial Association
https://www.ndia.org/events/2023/7/18/384d---jadc2/

July 18, 2023 - July 19, 2023
Summer Institute 2023: Innovation
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-innovation
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

July 18, 2023 - July 19, 2023
Summer Institute 2023: Political Economy
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-political-economy
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

July 18, 2023 - July 19, 2023
Summer Institute 2023: Inequality and Macroeconomics
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-inequality-and-macroeconomics
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

July 18, 2023 - July 20, 2023
Development Planning Training
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Native American Programs
https://newregistration.firstpic.org/devplan/

July 18, 2023 - July 20, 2023
Committee Meetings - TC 105 Fuel Cell Technologies / MT 202 Fuel Cell Power Systems - Performances
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?P=103:14:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:3125#

July 18, 2023 - July 20, 2023
CLIVAR Workshop on Meeting AMOC Observation Needs in a Changing Climate
World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations (WMO)
https://public.wmo.int/en/events/workshops/clivar-workshop-meeting-amoc-observation-needs-changing-climate

July 18, 2023 - July 20, 2023
Twenty-Third Meeting of the International Expert Group on Nuclear Liability (INLEX)
American Nuclear Society and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of the United Nations
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2207464
https://web.archive.org/web/20230703191319/https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2207464

July 18, 2023 - July 21, 2023
2023 Aspen Security Forum
The Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/2023-Aspen-Security-Forum/

July 18, 2023 - July 21, 2023
Regional Workshop on Technical and Scientific Support Organizations Providing Support to Regulatory Bodies: Challenges With Their Establishment and Operation
American Nuclear Society and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of the United Nations
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2001720

July 18, 2023 - July 28, 2023
TU-T Meeting Study Group SG20: IoT, Smart Cities &​Communities
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/studygroups/2022-2024/20/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.itu.int/net/events/eventdetails.asp?Lang=en&Eventid=20746

July 18, 2023
Online Webinar Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) - Update for the Least and Other Developing Countries About International Cybersecurity Processes
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/net/events/eventdetails.asp?Lang=en&Eventid=21068

July 18, 2023
Nelson Mandela International Day
United Nations
https://www.un.org/en/events/mandeladay/

July 18, 2023
TBD
Vice President Harris Meeting with State Attorneys General on Fentanyl Public Health Crisis
Vice President Harris meets with state attorneys general on combating the fentanyl public health crisis impacting communities all across the country.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529403-1/vice-president-harris-meeting-state-attorneys-general-fentanyl-public-health-crisis

July 18, 2023
3:30 AM EDT
[17th Meeting] UNCITRAL 56th Commission Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1w7ogf095

4:00 AM EDT
2,023rd Meeting, 77th Session, Committee Against Torture (CAT)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1ex2e0tzf

4:00 AM EDT
3,639th Meeting, 74th Session of the International Law Commission
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/open-ended-working-group-climate-change-and-world-heritage-96
https://web.archive.org/web/20230703050752/https://www.unesco.org/en/event/open-ended-working-group-climate-change-and-world-heritage-96

4:00 AM EDT
Federal Hiring for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/07182023/Federal-Hiring-Military-Spouses-And-Caregivers

5:00 AM EDT
Entrepreneurship for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/07182023/Entrepreneurship-Military-Spouses-And-Caregivers

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Viewers responded to the question “Do you support or oppose a No Labels third-party ticket?”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529236-2/open-phones&playEvent

7:00 AM EDT
Interview Skills for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/07182023/Interview-Skills-Military-Spouses-And-Caregivers

8:00 AM EDT
A Collaborative Approach at All Levels: An Essential Lever for Sustainable Transformation (HLPF 2023 Side Event)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16srvo5gw

8:00 AM EDT
[20th Meeting] UNCITRAL 56th Commission Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mxl0zn5q

8:00 AM EDT
Strengthening and Accelerating the Implementation of the SDGs: Lessons Learned and Key Approaches in Brazil's Reinvigorated Engagement to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (HLPF 2023 Side Event)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gjj5ru7f

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Michael Waldman Discusses Supreme Court Reform
Brennan Center for Justice President & CEO Michael Waldman discusses efforts to reform the Supreme Court and his new book, “The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America.”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529236-3/michael-waldman-discusses-supreme-court-reform&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
Austin Provides Opening Remarks at Ukraine Defense Contact Group
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III provides the opening remarks virtually at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-18/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=32373
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32373
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Secretary Austin Opening Remarks at Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin delivers opening remarks at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529399-1/secretary-austin-opening-remarks-ukraine-defense-contact-group-meeting

July 19, 2023
8:30 AM EDT
A View from the Hill (STREAMED LIVE): Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) - 2023 CUFI Summit
Christians United for Israel
https://cufi.org/2023summit
https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialCUFI

8:30 AM EDT
Summer Institute 2023: Macroeconomics and Productivity
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/si-2023-macroeconomics-and-productivity
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

8:30 AM EDT
2023 SDG Global Business Forum (HLPF 2023 Special Event)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17mw146vr

8:30 AM EDT
2023 Economic Indicator Release: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services June 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/retail

8:30 AM EDT
Veterans Coffee at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse - Cary, North Carolina
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/55741/

8:45 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/?529236-4/open-phones&playEvent

9:00 AM EDT
3,640th Meeting, 74th Session of the International Law Commission
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1tz6br8nx

9:00 AM EDT
The Economic and National Security Impact of Offshoring Cryptocurrency With Paul Ryan
American Enterprise Institute 
https://www.aei.org/events/the-economic-and-national-security-impact-of-off-shoring-cryptocurrency/

9:00 AM EDT
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Women's Health Symposium - Day 1
Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health OWH
https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-1/index.html#8736

9:00 AM EDT
Treye Thomas, Steve Harsanyi, and Other CPSC Staff Will Be Participating in a Virtual Meeting With the ULSE TC 8400 on Immersive Technologies
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-18-090000/Treye-Thomas-Steve-Harsanyi-And-Other-CPSC-Staff-Will-Be-Participating-in-a-Virtual-Meeting-With-the-ULSE-TC-8400-on-Immersive-Technologies

9:00 AM EDT
Credit Risk
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Department of the Treasury
https://www2.occ.gov/news-events/events/files/event-comm-bank-dir-wksp-credit-risk-07-18-2023.Html

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
Man and Machine: Artificial Intelligence on the Battlefield
House Armed Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Alexandr Wang
Chief Executive Officer
Scale AI
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Mr. Klon Kitchen
Nonresident Senior Fellow
American Enterprise Institute
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Dr. Haniyeh Mahmoudian
Global AI Ethicist
DataRobot
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116250
https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/citi-hearing-man-and-machine-artificial-intelligence-battlefield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEosOuzc55g
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Hearing on the Use of AI in the Military and Combat
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technology and Innovation holds a hearing to examine the application of artificial intelligence (AI) for use in military combat situations.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529392-1/hearing-ai-military-combat

9:10 AM EDT
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of StaffNavy Adm. Christopher W. Grady Provides the Opening Remarks at the 2023 JADC2 All Domain Warfare Symposium
National Defense Industrial Association
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-18/
https://www.ndia.org/events/2023/7/18/384d---jadc2

9:15 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Tina Descovich Discusses the Parents' Rights Movement
Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich discusses the organization’s efforts on parental rights in public education and related issues.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529236-5/tina-descovich-discusses-parents-rights-movement&playEvent

9:15 AM EDT
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities Madeline Mortelmans provides remarks at 9:15 a.m. EDT
National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program's 30th Anniversary Conference
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-18/
https://www.nationalguard.mil/Features/2023/SPP-30th-Anniversary/
https://vimeo.com/event/3563169

9:30 AM EDT
2023 Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO and Policy Forum
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/expo2023

9:30 AM EDT
WHO’s Health for All Film Festival: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Special Session
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO)
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/07/18/default-calendar/who-s-health-for-all-film-festival--sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-(srhr)-special-session

9:30 AM EDT
Internet of Things Labeling Initiative
The White House
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odaklOk1G8I

9:45 AM EDT
Full Committee Markup
House Small Business Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116263
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116263/documents/HMKP-118-SM00-20230718-SD001.pdf
https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=405612

10:00 AM EDT
Parliamentary Forum at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2023 (HLPF 2023 Special Event)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1lpiw57kc

10:00 AM EDT
12th Annual Municipal Finance Conference
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/12th-annual-municipal-finance-conference/

10:00 AM EDT
Exploring Debt-for-Nature Swaps in Climate Action
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/events/exploring-debt-for-nature-swaps-a-promising-solution-for-debt-restructuring-And-climate-Action/

10:00 AM EDT
Scott Ayers Participating in ASTM F15.45 Virtual Meeting on Recent Candle Recalls and Incidents
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-18-100000/Scott-Ayers-Participating-in-ASTM-F1545-Virtual-Meeting-on-Recent-Candle-Recalls-And-Incidents

10:00 AM EDT
Commissioner Boyle and Staff Will Hold an Introductory Meeting With Representatives of Consumer Reports
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-18-100000/Commissioner-Boyle-And-Staff-Will-Hold-An-Introductory-Meeting-With-Representatives-of-Consumer-Reports

10:00 AM EDT
NEWG Workshop: Ethics of Sharing Individual Level Human Brain Data Collected in Biomedical Research (Day 2)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43426
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49903

10:00 AM EDT
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee (CTAC) Meeting - July 2023
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49822

10:00 AM EDT
Veteran PACT Act Resource Fair – Mackinaw City, Michigan
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57481/

10:00 AM EDT
2023 Economic Indicator Release: Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales May 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/retail

10:00 AM EDT
To Discuss Inspection Procedure 71111.21N.04, “Age-Related Degradation” and the NRC's Implementation of the Age-Related Degradation Inspections at Operating Reactor Sites Beginning After July 2023.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?Do=Details&Code=20230786

10:00 AM EDT
The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

10:00 AM EDT
House Republican Agenda
House Republican leaders speak to reporters following their weekly conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529402-1/house-republican-agenda

10:00 AM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour
The House will consider five resolutions to end presidentially-declared national emergencies involving conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Congo, Libya and Yemen.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529378-1/morning-hour

10:00 AM EDT
Is There a Right to Repair?
House Judiciary Committee
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WITNESSES:
Aaron Perzanowski, Thomas W. Lacchia Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
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Devlin Hartline, Legal Fellow, Hudson Institute’s Forum for Intellectual Property
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Kyle Wiens, Co-founder and CEO, iFixit
^
Paul Roberts, Founder, SecuRepairs.org; Founder and Editor-in-Chief, the Security Ledger
^
Scott Benavidez , Chairman, Automotive Service Association; Owner, Mr. B’s Paint & Body Shop
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116230
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/there-right-repair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zF-0Db_OuY

10:00 AM EDT
Strategic Competition in the Arctic
House Homeland Security Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Ronald O’Rourke
Specialist in Naval Affairs
Congressional Research Service
^
Mr. Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow
Hudson Institute
^
The Honorable Esther Brimmer
James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance
Council on Foreign Relations
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116243
https://homeland.house.gov/media-advisory-gimenez-announces-hearing-on-arctic-security/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE8CGxMOR0I

10:00 AM EDT
Cancelling Consumer Choice: Examining the Biden Administration’s Regulatory Assault on Americans’ Home Appliances
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Dr. Geraldine Richmond
Under Secretary for Science and Innovation
Department of Energy
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116246
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116246/documents/HHRG-118-GO05-20230718-SD002.pdf
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/cancelling-consumer-choice-examining-the-biden-administrations-regulatory-assault-on-americans-home-appliances/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gji36c_Jyrk

10:00 AM EDT
American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Updating Policies for Efficient, Predictable Licensing and Deployment
House Energy and Commerce Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Daniel Dorman
Executive Director for Operations, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Dr. Michael Goff
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy, United States Department of Energy
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The Honorable Jeffrey Merrifield
Chairman, Advanced Nuclear Working Group, United States Nuclear Industry Council
^
Ms. Maria Korsnick
President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116255
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/energy-climate-and-grid-security-subcommittee-legislative-hearing-american-nuclear-energy-expansion-updating-policies-for-efficient-predictable-licensing-and-deployment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avXeEyKh8yI

10:00 AM EDT
Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
House Financial Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
Erik Gerding, Director, Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116237
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA16/20230718/116237/HHRG-118-BA16-20230718-SD002.pdf
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408902
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6nolzyBZO0

10:00 AM EDT
Compliance with Committee Oversight
House Judiciary Committee
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WITNESSES: 
Melanie Egorin, Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services
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Naz Durakoglu, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116231
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/compliance-committee-oversight-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n-928qJ-JU

10:00 AM EDT
Climate-Risk: Are Financial Regulators Politically Independent?
House Financial Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
Dr. Michael S. Gibson, Director, Division of Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Mr. Greg Coleman, Senior Deputy Comptroller for Large Bank Supervision, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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Ms. Doreen Eberley, Director, Division of Risk Management and Supervision, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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The Honorable Sarah Benatar, Treasurer, Coconino County, Arizona
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Mr. Rendell L. Jones, Deputy Executive Director, National Credit Union Administration
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116235
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408903
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTUgBFEoeg0
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Regulators on Climate-Related Financial Risk
Bank regulators discuss climate-related financial risks and monetary policy at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529389-1/regulators-climate-related-financial-risk

10:00 AM EDT
Achieving Peace through Strength in the Indo-Pacific: Examining the FY24 Budget Priorities
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Daniel Kritenbrink
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
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Mr. Clay Epperson
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Asia Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115676
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/achieving-peace-through-strength-in-the-indo-pacific-examining-the-fy24-budget-priorities/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rSy_EReGYg

10:00 AM EDT
Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 705, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; and, Discussion Draft: Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
^
H.R.705 - Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/705
^
Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act (Rep. Stefanik)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4562
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116202
https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6230
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6EjCfhC1dg

10:00 AM EDT
People's Republic of China Threats to the Homeland (CLOSED)
House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116271
https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Committees.aspx?Code=IG00#

10:15 AM EDT
Cutting Corners at Wage and Hour Division WHD: Examining the Cost to Workers, Small Businesses, and the Economy
House Education and the Workforce Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116234
https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409375
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzX_Y77lJQM

10:15 AM EDT
The Biden’s Administration’s Proposed Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023 | Indo-Pacific Task Force
House Natural Resources Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL 1:
The Honorable Joseph Y. Yun, Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations, United States of America, Washington, D.C.
^
Mr. Keone Nakoa, Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
^
Dr. Siddharth Mohandas, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.
PANEL 2:
His Excellency Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., President, Republic of Palau
^
The Hon. Kenneth Kedi, Speaker, The Parliament of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands
^
Mr. Leo A. Falcam, Jr., Chief Compact Negotiator, Federated States of Micronesia
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116217
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116217/documents/HHRG-118-II00-20230718-SD002.pdf
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414550
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IybxyTvhap8

10:30 AM EDT
The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World
House Foreign Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL I:
Rabbi Abraham Cooper
Chair
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
^
His Excellency Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, CMF
Bishop
Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria
^
Eric Patterson, Ph.D.
President
Religious Freedom Institute
^
PANEL II:
The Honorable Rashad Hussain
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
U.S. Department of State
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116232
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/the-dire-state-of-religious-freedom-around-the-world/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsZgRK-PKAs

10:30 AM EDT
Innovation Saves Lives: Evaluating Medicare Coverage Pathways for Innovative Drugs, Medical Devices, and Technology
House Energy and Commerce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Dr. Natalia Rost, M.D., President Elect, American Academy of Neurology
^
Dr. Thomas MacGillivray, M.D., President, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
^
Dr. Lishan Aklog, M.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PAVmed
^
Dr. Todd Brinton, M.D., Corporate Vice President, Advanced Technology Chief Scientific Officer, Edwards Lifesciences
^
Ms. Sue Wronsky, Alzheimer’s Association Advocate
^
Dr. Brian Miller, M.D., Nonresident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116264
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-hearing-innovation-saves-lives-evaluating-medicare-coverage-pathways-for-innovative-drugs-medical-devices-and-technology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u099iDXGBcM

10:30 AM EDT
Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bill
House Appropriations Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116260
https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/markups/fiscal-year-2024-transportation-housing-and-urban-development-and-related-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-os0XtmfdA

11:00 AM EDT
Jared Bernstein on U.S. Economy and 'Bidenomics'
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/07/18/jared-bernstein-us-economy-bidenomics/
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TBD
Council of Economic Advisers Chair Discusses President Biden's Economic Agenda
Jared Bernstein, Council of Economic Advisers chair, joins the Washington Post for a virtual discussion on the economy and President Biden’s economic agenda.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529390-1/council-economic-advisers-chair-discusses-president-bidens-economic-agenda

11:00 AM EDT
Tech Tuesday
SOFWERX
https://www.sofwerx.org/techtuesday/

11:00 AM EDT
Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC) - North Texas
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57579/

11:00 AM EDT
NIH Feds Feed Families Outreach Event
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43515

12:00 PM EDT
Capitol Hill Meetings - 2023 CUFI Summit
Christians United for Israel
https://cufi.org/2023summit
https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialCUFI

12:00 PM EDT
Noon Report with General James C. McConville, 40th Chief of Staff of the Army
The Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-18/
https://www.ausa.org/events/noon-report-gen-james-c-mcconville

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/k1h/k1h4nv9uuq

12:00 PM EDT
Celebrating the Nexus: Second Annual Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Summer Fuse
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-409211/Celebrating-the-Nexus-2023-Ccdi-Summer-Fuse/2023-07-18/

12:00 PM EDT
HSI Office Hours
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/hsi-Office-hours-0/2023-07-18

12:00 PM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: House Session
The House will consider five resolutions to end presidentially-declared national emergencies involving conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Congo, Libya and Yemen.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529378-2/house-session

12:30 PM EDT
EHS-CCP Series Part 3: Spotlight on EHS-CCP Grantees During the Pandemic
Bipartisan Policy Center
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/ehs-ccp-series-part-3/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe8nIUD_-FI

12:30 PM EDT
Secretary Austin and General Milley News Conference on Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley speak to reporters following a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-18/
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529400-1/secretary-austin-general-milley-news-conference-ukraine

1:00 PM EDT
Doing Private Company Research
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-409801/Doing-Private-Company-Research/2023-07-18/

1:00 PM EDT
First Family: George Washington's Heirs and the Making of America
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/first-family-george-washingtons-heirs-And-the-making-of-America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPmWqiLjn2g

1:00 PM EDT
Policy Approaches to Alcohol and Cancer Prevention: Resources, Results, and Gaps
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/news-events/meetings-events-exhibits/webinar-policy-approaches-alcohol-and-cancer-prevention-resources-results-and-gaps
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43330

1:00 PM EDT
First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to Travel to Georgia for Workforce Hub Tour
Investing in America Workforce Hub in Augusta, Georgia
https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/first-lady-jill-biden-and-us-secretary-education-miguel-cardona-travel-georgia-workforce-hub-tour

1:00 PM EDT
Russia’s Alpine Assets: Money Laundering and Sanctions Evasion in Switzerland
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)
^
WITNESSES:
Bill Browder, Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign
^
Drew Sullivan, Co-Founder, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
^
Olena Tregub, Secretary General, Independent Defense Anti-Corruption Committee (NAKO)
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/joint-event/334482
https://www.csce.gov/international-impact/press-and-media/press-releases/hearing-russias-alpine-assets-money-laundering
https://www.csce.gov/international-impact/events/russias-alpine-assets-money-laundering-and-sanctions-evasion-switzerland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxX98XQmGvQ
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Lawmakers Discuss Russian Sanctions & Money Laundering
Lawmakers discuss Russia and potential sanctions evasion through the use of banks in Switzerland. This event is hosted by the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529391-1/lawmakers-discuss-russian-sanctions-money-laundering

1:00 PM EDT
Getting Nowhere: DoD’s Failure to Replace the Defense Travel System
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Jeffrey Register
Director, Defense Human Resources Activity
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness
^
Ms. Elizabeth Field
Director
Defense Capabilities and Management, Government Accountability Office
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116245
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-18/
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/getting-nowhere-dods-failure-to-replace-the-defense-travel-system/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efc9wTvrncY

1:15 PM EDT
Digital Transformation Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Gender Gap: Strategies and Solutions (HLPF 2023 Side Event)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1n2xp1ge9

1:15 PM EDT
Briefing on COP28 to UN Member States
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17blleaq1

1:15 PM EDT
The President holds a bilateral meeting with President Isaac Herzog of the State of Israel
The White House
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/
-
TBD
Secretary Antony J. Blinken joins President Biden’s meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog
The White House
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-18-2023/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
-
TBD
Secretary Blinken Meeting with Israeli President Herzog
Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529404-1/secretary-blinken-meeting-israeli-president-herzog

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/watch?v=L8Kw_tA5XuE

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=N6ntKmeSQ_4
-
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs reporters on a range of issues confronting the Biden administration.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529398-1/white-house-daily-briefing

2:00 PM EDT
National RTAP State RTAP Manager Peer Roundtable
Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT)
https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/events/national-rtap-state-rtap-manager-peer-roundtable-1

2:00 PM EDT
RSH SIG Webinar on Developing Research to Train Mental Health Providers in Spiritual and Religious Competencies
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43356

2:00 PM EDT
NCI Emerging Technologies Seminar: Mapping Cellular Plasticity in Tumor Progression and Drug Resistance
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42972

2:00 PM EDT
Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 2: Registration Process Overview
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/trademark-basics-boot-camp-module-2-registration-process-overview-8

2:00 PM EDT
Defense Innovation Board Holds Public Meeting
https://innovation.defense.gov/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32366

2:00 PM EDT
Why Expanding Medicaid to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Recipients Will Exacerbate the Border Crisis
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Dr. Ellen Montz
Deputy Administrator and Director
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116247
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/why-expanding-medicaid-to-daca-recipients-will-exacerbate-the-border-crisis%ef%bf%bc/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9zMchSfCRc

2:00 PM EDT
Opening the Flood Gates: Biden’s Broken Border Barrier
House Homeland Security Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL I
Ms. Rebecca Gambler
Director
Homeland Security and Justice
U.S. Government Accountability Office
^
PANEL II
Ms. Ntina Cooper
Deputy Executive Asst. Commissioner (Acting)
Enterprise Services
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
^
Mr. Ron Vitiello
Private Citizen
Former Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol
^
Mr. Russell Johnson
Private Citizen
^
Colonel Jason K. Jefferis
Head of Contracting Activities
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Department of Defense
^
Mr. Jim De Sotle
Interim Chief Executive Officer LoneStar Pipeline Contractors
^
Alexander Tenorio, MD
Resident Physician
Neurological Surgery
UC San Diego Health
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116240
https://homeland.house.gov/media-advisory-higgins-bishop-announce-joint-subcommittee-hearing-on-consequences-of-biden-admin-halting-border-wall-construction/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOGeX0LdFXM

2:00 PM EDT
The Endangered Species Act at 50: The Destructive Cost of the ESA | Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
House Natural Resources Committee
^
WITNESSES: 
Ms. Janet Coit, Deputy Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
^
The Honorable Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
^
Mr. Justin Jahnz, Chief Executive Officer, East Central Energy, Braham, MN
^
Mr. Sean Vibbert, Owner, Obsidian Seed Company, Madras, OR
^
Mr. Jonathan Wood, Vice President of Law and Policy, Property and Environment Research Center, Bozeman, MT
^
Mr. Dan Ashe, President and CEO, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Silver Spring, MD [minority witness]
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116150
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414552
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhIaIwtddR8

2:00 PM EDT
Stability and Security in the Western Balkans: Assessing U.S. Policy
House Foreign Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES: 
Mr. Gabriel Escobar
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
U.S. Department of State
^
*NOTE: Witnesses may be added.
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116233
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/stability-and-security-in-the-western-balkans-assessing-u-s-policy/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpyBJ2iSAl4

2:00 PM EDT
Great Power Competition Implications in Africa: The Russian Federation and its Proxies
House Foreign Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Joseph Sany
Vice President, Africa Center
United States Institute of Peace
^
Cameron Hudson
Senior Associate, Africa Program
Center for Strategic & International Studies
^
Pauline Bax
Deputy Program Director for Africa
International Crisis Group 
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116242
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/great-power-competition-implications-in-africa-the-russian-federation-and-its-proxies/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpyBJ2iSAl4

2:00 PM EDT
Potential Consequences of FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Rulemaking
House Financial Services Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Kevin Kuhlman
Vice President, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
^
Mr. Jim Richards
Founder and Principal, RegTech Consulting LLC
^
Mr. Pete Selenke
Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Officer, Central Bank (Jefferson City, MO)
^
Mr. Gary Kalman
Executive Director, Transparency International US
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116236
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA10/20230718/116236/HHRG-118-BA10-20230718-SD002.pdf
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408901
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QlST0O-lu8

2:00 PM EDT
Examining Emerging Threats to Electric Energy Infrastructure
House Energy and Commerce Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Manny Cancel, Chief Executive Officer, Electric Information Sharing and Analysis Center, and Senior Vice President, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
^
Sam Chanoski, Technical Relationship Manager, Idaho National Laboratory
^
Hon. Paul N. Stockton, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
^
Hon. Bruce Walker, President and Chief Security Office, Alliance for Critical Infrastructure Security, Inc.
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116261
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/oversight-and-investigations-subcommittee-hearing-examining-emerging-threats-to-electric-energy-infrastructure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCHJrLGB2YY
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Hearing on Threats to Electric Infrastructure
A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee holds a hearing on threats to electric energy infrastructure.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529393-1/hearing-threats-electric-infrastructure

2:00 PM EDT
Subcommittee on Health Markup
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116201
https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=116201
https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6231
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyAq0piahk0

2:30 PM EDT
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs Sharon Burke and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Arctic and Global Resilience Iris Ferguson provide remarks at 2:30 p.m. EDT
National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program's 30th Anniversary Conference
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-18/
https://www.nationalguard.mil/Features/2023/SPP-30th-Anniversary/
https://vimeo.com/event/3563169

3:00 PM EDT
25th Anniversary of the Rome Statute: The Contribution of the International Criminal Court to the Maintenance of International Peace and Security - Security Council, Arria-Formula Meeting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1r0g1qtul

3:00 PM EDT
World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Dairy: World Markets and Trade
Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-Announcement/dairy-world-markets-And-trade-2

3:00 PM EDT
Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Virtual Office Hours
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/division-biological-infrastructure-dbi-virtual-2/2023-07-18

3:00 PM EDT
NSF/NOAA IUCRC DCL University-Oriented Office Hour
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/nsfnoaa-iucrc-dcl-university-oriented-office-hour-1/2023-07-18

3:00 PM EDT
Trademark Public Advisory Committee Executive Session
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/trademark-public-advisory-committee-executive-session-30

3:00 PM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Session
The Senate will vote to begin work on its version of the 2024 defense programs and policy bill. The House passed its bill 219-210 on Friday.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?529360-1/senate-session


4:00 PM EDT
AIR-P Presents: Autistic Stakeholder's Perspectives of a Flourishing Survey Measure
Association of University Centers on Disabilities
https://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=9694

4:00 PM EDT
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Kathleen Miller speaks at 4 p.m. EDT at the 2023 JADC2 All Domain Warfare Symposium
National Defense Industrial Association
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-07-18/
https://www.ndia.org/events/2023/7/18/384d---jadc2

4:30 PM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-18-2023/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

5:00 PM EDT
Karen Bates and Curtis Wilson Will Meet With Detroit Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association (DCBFA)
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/2023-07-18-170000/Karen-Bates-And-Curtis-Wilson-Will-Meet-With-Detroit-Customs-Brokers-And-Freight-Forwarders-Association-DCBFA

5:00 PM EDT
The President holds a meeting with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi to discuss the widespread suffering caused by Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

6:00 PM EDT
One Member| One Candidate Campaign - Prospective Member Event
The Economic Club of New York
https://www.econclubny.org/web/pages/events

6:30 PM EDT
Inclusive Partnerships for a Resilient Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic: Leaving No One Behind in the Voluntary National Reviews (HLPF 2023 Side Event)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1uuf6ntrj

6:30 PM EDT
Meaningful Inclusion of Youth in the VNR Process: Lessons from the First VNR Youth Chapters (HLPF 2023 Side Event)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1r65w3kvk

6:30 PM EDT
Liveable Cities for All – Boosting the 2030 Agenda With Blue Urban (HLPF 2023 Side Event)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wpzzylb3

7:00 PM EDT
Hurst Lecture Series | Aspen Security Forum Opening Session
The Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/hurst-lecture-series-Aspen-security-Forum-opening-session/

7:00 PM EDT
CUFI Partner Banquet: Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, Former International Spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces; Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) - 2023 CUFI Summit
Christians United for Israel
https://cufi.org/2023summit
https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialCUFI

7:00 PM EDT
U.S. Coast Guard Traditional Jazz Band - Mystic River Park, Mystic, Connecticut
U.S. Coast Guard Band
https://www.uscg.mil/Community/Coast-Guard-Band/Coast-Guard-Band-Event-Calendar/
https://www.uscg.mil/Community/Coast-Guard-Band/Coast-Guard-Band-Event-Calendar/ModuleID/9487/ItemID/378/Mctl/EventDetails/

7:30 PM EDT
Commodores - U.S. Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Navy Band
https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events
https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events/2023-jul-18-commodores-u-s-navy-memorial-

8:00 PM EDT
Effective Communication Workshop - Online
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57107/

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