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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

The Senate stands adjourned until May 11, 2022 10:00 AM EDT

The House stands adjourned until May 11, 2022 10:00 AM EDT

Under Secretary Jose Fernandez is on travel to South Africa and Zambia from May 9-13, 2022.

Under Secretary Nuland is on travel to Morocco, France, and Germany from May 9-15, 2022.

Senior Bureau Official Allen is on travel to New York on May 11, 2022.

Assistant Secretary Robinson is on travel to Mexico from May 11-12, 2022.

Assistant Secretary Sison is on travel to Switzerland from May 9-11, 2022.

Acting Assistant Secretary Lempert is on travel to Morocco and Tunisia from May 10-14, 2022.

Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) Daily Digest

https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record

Senate Executive Calendar

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CCAL-117scal-2022-05-11/pdf/CCAL-117scal-2022-05-11.pdf

House Activities

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

https://live.house.gov/?date=2022-05-11

Constitution Annotated

Browse the Constitution Annotated

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/introduction/

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May 11, 2022 - May 12, 2022

The 9th South Asia Economic Network Conference on Social Norms and Gender Equality

The World Bank and the South Asia Economic Policy Network

https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2022/01/24/the-9th-south-asia-economic-network-conference-on-social-norms-and-gender-equality

May 11, 2022

Measuring Development 2022: The Role of Mobile Data in Global Development Research

Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at University of California, Berkeley

The World Bank's Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) group

https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2022/05/11/measuring-development-2022-the-role-of-mobile-data-in-global-development-research

8:00 AM EDT

The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Placing Food Systems and Rural People at the Centre of Accelerated Action

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations

https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/-/the-post-2020-global-biodiversity-framework-placing-food-systems-and-rural-people-at-the-centre-of-accelerated-action

8:30 AM EDT

Consumer Price Index April 2022 News Release

Bureau of Labor Statistics

https://www.bls.gov/bls/newsrels.htm

8:30 AM EDT

Real Earnings April 2022 News Release

Bureau of Labor Statistics

https://www.bls.gov/bls/newsrels.htm

9:30 AM EDT

Improving the United States' Ability to Prevent and Stabilize Conflict: Global Fragility Act Implementation

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations, and Global Corporate Social Impact

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114741

https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ContentRecord_id=6F652553-53CE-44FA-AA44-DDD2959C96C4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPLRsieItfA

9:30 AM ET

Cancer Moonshot: Goals Forum

The White House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUoCTextY7A

10:00 AM EDT

Improving Effective Coverage in Health: Do Financial Incentives Work?

The World Bank

https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2022/05/11/policy-research-report-improving-effective-coverage-in-health

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX7JMNtsVKc

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10:00 AM EDT

A Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Requests of the Architect of the Capitol, the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Congressional Budget OfficeSenate Committee on Appropriations

Senate Committee on Appropriations

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332471

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-fiscal-year-2023-budget-requests-of-the-architect-of-the-capitol-the-senate-sergeant-at-arms-and-the-congressional-budget-office

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520137-1/architect-capitol-senate-sergeant-arms-testify-2023-budget

10:00 AM EDT

A Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 President's Budget for the Indian Health Service

Senate Committee on Appropriations

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-fiscal-year-2023-presidents-budget-for-the-indian-health-service-

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332474

10:00 AM EDT

Hearings to examine pending nominations.

Senate Judiciary Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332481

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/05/11/2022/nominations

10:00 AM EDT

H.R. 6943, the "Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022"; H.R. 2992, the "Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law Enforcement Training Act" or the "TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act"; H.R. 7647, the "Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022"; and H.R. 6577, the "Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022

House Judiciary Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114736

https://judiciary.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=4928

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Um3ZwhDKU

10:00 AM EDT

Executive Session

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2022/5/executive-session

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332489

10:00 AM EDT

A Notch Above? Examining the Bond Rating Industry

House Financial Services Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114740

https://financialservices.house.gov/events/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409376

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL6KlvXKc44

10:05 AM EDT

House Democratic Caucus Leaders News Conference

House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and leadership colleagues hold a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss their legislative agenda.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520145-1/house-democratic-caucus-leaders-news-conference

10:15 AM EDT

Standing Up for Workers: Preventing Wage Theft and Recovering Stolen Wages

House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections

https://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/standing-up-for-workers-preventing-wage-theft-and-recovering-stolen-wages

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114707

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3x_fnZMwpg

10:15 AM EDT

Six Health Bills

House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114745

https://energycommerce.house.gov/committee-activity/markups/markup-of-6-bills-subcommittee-on-health-may-11-2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFFfjrgmhtw

10:30 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Department of Defense

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley testify

https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=28705

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114701

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-department-of-defense

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520030-1/defense-secretary-joint-chiefs-chair-testify-2023-defense-budget

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iswk6Ye_N8E

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11:00 AM EDT

Exploring Anthropogenic change through an AI lens

AI for Good is organized by ITU in partnership with 40 UN Sister Agencies and co-convened with Switzerland

https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/exploring-anthropogenic-change-through-an-ai-lens/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnrYb0PxwIQ

11:15 AM ET

Deputy Principal Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Gaggle Aboard Air Force One En Route Chicago, IL

Air Force One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qROLCLjw0cM

11:45 AM EDT

NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 to Discuss Mission Wednesday Morning After Returning to Earth

https://spacecoastdaily.com/2022/05/nasas-spacex-crew-3-to-discuss-mission-wednesday-morning-after-returning-to-earth/

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-spacex-crew-3-to-discuss-mission-after-returning-to-earth

https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive/

11:45 AM EDT

House Republican Leaders News Conference on DHS Disinformation Governance Board

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) hold a news conference to discuss defunding the Homeland Security Department’s Disinformation Governance Board.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520144-1/house-republican-leaders-news-conference-dhs-disinformation-governance-board

12:00 PM EDT

Bringing Prosperity to Left-Behind Communities: Using Targeted Place-based Development to Expand Economic Opportunity

House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114724

https://fairgrowth.house.gov/legislation/hearings/building-communities

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzW07fYS_ODEE_9gHGnCCQ

12:00 PM EDT

Senator Grassley News Conference on Crime

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-OH) and party colleagues hold a news conference to discuss rising crime and how to combat it.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520151-1/senator-grassley-news-conference-crime

12:00 PM EDT

House Session

The House will work on several bills including a radiation exposure compensation measure

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520140-2/house-session

2:00 PM EDT

State Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Ned Price.

State Department

https://www.youtube.com/statedept

2:00 PM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the National Science Foundation

House Committee on Appropriations

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114714

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-for-the-national-science-foundation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE6vr2RIHsE

2:00 PM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection

House Committee on Appropriations

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114713

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-for-the-us-customs-and-border-protection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okfQshL6yio

2:00 PM EDT

Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Commerce.

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332472

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2023-funding-request-for-the-department-of-commerce

2:00 PM EDT

Impacts of VA's Research Efforts on Veterans

House Committee on Appropriations

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114716

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/impacts-of-vas-research-efforts-on-veterans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyPmf-Blz0A

2:00 PM EDT

Reviewing President Biden's Strategy to Reduce Veteran Suicide by Addressing Economic Risk Factors

House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114718

https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/reviewing-president-bidens-strategy-to-reduce-veteran-suicide-by-addressing-economic-risk-factors

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2:00 PM EDT

Hearings to examine the global food security and COVID-19 crises, focusing on the U.S. response and policy options.

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332484

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/the-global-food-security-and-covid-19-crises-us-response-and-policy-options

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520138-1/hearing-global-food-security-amid-covid-19-pandemic

2:00 PM EDT

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Legislative Hearing on H.R. 279, H.R. 7329, H.R. 7399 & H.R. 7665

House Natural Resources Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114722

https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/npfpl-legislative-hearing_may-11-2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLSd9IFdRv8

2:00 PM EDT

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Hearing: “Fiscal Year 2023 Strategic Forces Missile Defense and Missile Defeat Programs”

House Armed Services Committee

https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings?ID=71C06A6B-4D0B-42BF-B42E-884BAB42C968

https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=28709

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH4q4ilgHUY

2:00 PM EDT

Accountability and Justice for War Crimes Committed in Ukraine by the Russian Federation

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114733

https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ContentRecord_id=5B455965-393E-46CF-A4D5-45282E8EE0A9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTPorNuO2vo

2:15 PM ET

President Biden Delivers Remarks on Supporting Farmers, American Families & Standing with Ukraine

President Biden Delivers Remarks on Putin’s Price Hike and his Administration’s Actions to Support Farmers and Food Processors, Lower Their Costs and Lower Prices for Families, and Standing with Ukraine

Kankakee, IL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNoe-Tsv0DI

2:15 PM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget: National Nuclear Security Administration and Environmental Management

House Committee on Appropriations

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114705

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fy23-budget-national-nuclear-security-administration-and-environmental-management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLY0ZsFpqXI

2:30 PM EDT

Open Hearing: Countering the People's Republic of China's Economic and Technological Plan for Dominance

Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332521

https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/open-hearing-countering-people%E2%80%99s-republic-china%E2%80%99s-economic-and-technological-plan-dominance

2:30 PM EDT

Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 USAID Budget Request

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332488

https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-fy-2023-usaid-budget-request051122

3:00 PM EDT

Examining Quality of Care in VA and the Private Sector

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332480

https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2022/5/examining-quality-of-care-in-va-and-the-private-sector

3:00 PM EDT

Book Talk: States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany

Hoover Institution and Stanford University

https://www.hoover.org/events/book-talk-states-liberation-gay-men-between-dictatorship-and-democracy-cold-war-germany

4:00 PM EDT

Public Briefing with UN World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley

House Foreign Affairs Committee

https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ContentRecord_id=CE90092E-E8B3-4029-A194-F79779800A9B

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cJBb49j2fo

4:30 PM EDT

Subcommittee on Readiness Hearing: “Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for Military Readiness”

Senate Committee on Armed Services

https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings?ID=0C73F93D-8B6C-41EF-84DC-21A10DE5AD2B

https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=28711

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsM19UTfdtc

4:30 PM EDT

To receive testimony on the United States Space Force programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2023 and the Future Years Defense ProgramSenate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Senate Committee on Armed Services

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332487

https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-united-states-space-force-programs-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2023-and-the-future-years-defense-program

https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/watch?hearingid=A44B69AD-5056-A066-60A5-89EC5A044AEA

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5:00 PM PM EDT

President Biden Addresses the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 40th Annual Conference

Chicago, IL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZnXwGAz4fg

10:00 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health

House Committee on Appropriations

Dr. Fauci & Others Testify on 2023 NIH Budget

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520029-1/dr-fauci-testify-2023-nih-budget

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/11471

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fy-2023-budget-request-for-the-national-institutes-of-health

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPC9Irkpqpc

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10:00 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

House Committee on Appropriations

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114711

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-for-the-united-states-agency-for-international

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rj6DEiNdxc

10:00 AM EDT

Securing the Digital Commons: Open-Source Software Cybersecurity

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114727

https://science.house.gov/hearings/securing-the-digital-commons-open-source-software-cybersecurity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-8KopUKMzA

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PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS REGARDING MEDICAL MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION

Report of the FSMB Ethics and Professionalism Committee

Adopted by the FSMB House of Delegates, April 2022

…Recommendations regarding proposed or potential treatments of a medical illness or

condition must be supported by the best available scientific evidence or prevailing

scientific consensus.

https://www.fsmb.org/siteassets/advocacy/policies/ethics-committee-report-misinformation-april-2022-final.pdf

11:00 AM EDT

Exploring Anthropogenic change through an AI lens

AI for Good is organized by ITU in partnership with 40 UN Sister Agencies and co-convened with Switzerland

https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/exploring-anthropogenic-change-through-an-ai-lens/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnrYb0PxwIQ

11:15 AM ET

Deputy Principal Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Gaggle Aboard Air Force One En Route Chicago, IL

Air Force One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qROLCLjw0cM

WH took [their] symbols it appears

https://www.starcom.spaceforce.mil/

U.S. Central Command

@CENTCOM

.@USTreasury designated a network of five Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ISIS financial facilitators operating across Indonesia, Syria, and Turkey. #DefeatDaesh

@CENTCOMArabic

@CENTCOMTurkish

11:31 AM · May 11, 2022·Twitter Web App

https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/1524411958199472128

The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸

@ColumbiaBugle

Full List Of The 57 Republicans That Voted Against The Democrats America Last $40 Billion Foreign Aid Package For Ukraine

https://twitter.com/ColumbiaBugle/status/1524221411585372161

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022145