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Thursday, May 12, 2022

The Senate stands adjourned until May 12, 2022 at 10:00

The House stands adjourned until May 12, 2022 at 10:00

Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) Daily Digest

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

Senate Executive Calendar

Thursday, May 12, 2022

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CCAL-117scal-2022-05-12/pdf/CCAL-117scal-2022-05-12.pdf

House Activities

Thursday, May 12, 2022

https://live.house.gov/?date=2022-05-12

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May 12, 2022 - May 13, 2022

Monetary policy during and after the pandemic

International Research Forum on Monetary Policy (IRFMP) and European Central Bank (ECB)

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/conferences/html/20220512_12th_intl_research_forum_on_mon_pol_CALL.en.html

7:00 AM EDT

Talking Trash: Behind the Tobacco Industry's 'Green' Public Relations

World Health Organization (WHO)

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/05/12/default-calendar/talking-trashbehind-the-tobacco-industry-sgreen–public-relations

8:30 AM EDT

Producer Price Index April 2022 News Release

Bureau of Labor Statistics

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

8:50 AM EDT

2nd Quarter WHS All-Hands Virtual Meeting.

DOD Washington Headquarters Services

https://www.veterans.us.com/whs-2nd-quarter-virtual-all-hands-meeting/

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/28562

9:00 AM EDT

Business meeting to consider S.3846, to reauthorize the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program.

Senate Judiciary Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332490

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/05/12/2022/executive-business-meeting

9:30 AM EDT

U.S. Efforts to Support Ukraine Against Russian Aggression

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332523

https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/us-efforts-to-support-ukraine-against-russian-aggression-050522

9:30 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Department of Commerce

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114715

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-for-the-department-of-commerce

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2d4m1lhsAw

9:30 AM EDT

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

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332483

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fy-2023-funding-request-and-budget-justification-for-the-us-department-of-housing-and-urban-development

9:30 AM EDT

Hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2023 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.

Senate Armed Services Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332500

https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/-to-receive-testimony-on-the-posture-of-the-department-of-the-navy-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2023-and-the-future-years-defense-program

10:00 AM EDT

WHO Global Quality Rounds - Setting national strategic direction on quality of care: focus on Malaysia and Namibia

World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/05/12/default-calendar/who-global-quality-rounds-setting-national-strategic-direction-on-quality-of-carefocus-on-malaysia-and-namibia

10:00 AM EDT

Forest Conservation in the Fight Against Climate Change

House Foreign Affairs Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114747

https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ContentRecord_id=0D135075-5513-4205-955E-8787279C3856

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlGFfOJ84-8

10:00 AM EDT

Regional Economic Conditions: Community Action Worker Experience Survey

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and Community Action Partnership

https://www.minneapolisfed.org/events/2022/regional-economic-conditions-community-action-worker-experience-survey

10:00 AM EDT

Healthy Aging: Maximizing the Independence, Well-being, and Health of Older Adults

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114721

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/healthy-aging-maximizing-the-independence-well-being-and-health-of-older-adults

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsFSOL0dx8I

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10:00 AM EDT

Innovative Care Delivery at VA: Partnering to Improve Infrastructure and Operational Efficiency

House Committee On Veterans' Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114730

https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/innovative-care-delivery-at-va-partnering-to-improve-infrastructure-and-operational-efficiency

10:00 AM EDT

National Reconnaissance Office and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Posture (CLOSED)

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114703

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/national-reconnaissance-office-and-national-geospatial-intelligence-agency-fy2023

10:00 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Military Intelligence Program Budget Hearing (Closed)

House Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114704

https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=114704

10:00 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the United States Coast Guard

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114725

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrDlwYX0WtE

10:00 AM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Judiciary

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114709

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9-YuAUGDZ8

10:00 AM EDT

Board Member Views on Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization

House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114726

https://transportation.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/board-member-views-on-surface-transportation-board-reauthorization

10:00 AM EDT

Moving Upwards and Onwards: The Workforce and Innovation Needs of the Aviation and Aerospace Industry

House Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114728

https://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=4253

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AToe8k8ir-8

10:00 AM EDT

Changing Market Roles: The FTX Proposal and Trends in New Clearinghouse Models

House Agriculture Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114729

https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=2496

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yBuGeL7zbo

10:00 AM EDT

Reforming the Mining Law of 1872

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114700

https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/reforming-the-mining-law-of-1872

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03dKgUiDZqE

10:00 AM EDT

The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council

House Committee on Financial Services

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520167-1/treasury-secretary-testifies-financial-stability-report

https://financialservices.house.gov/events/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409377

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114746

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU0xYBRfgvU

10:15 AM EDT

Pathways to Procurement Innovation

Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/332482

https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/pathways-to-procurement-innovation

10:30 AM EDT

Army Installations and Quality of Life

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114717

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/army-installations-and-quality-of-life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPUZCZOth70

10:30 AM EDT

Building Skills for National Security and Competitiveness: Best Practice from Indiana

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

https://www.csis.org/events/building-skills-national-security-and-competitiveness-best-practice-indiana

10:30 AM EDT

Modernizing Hydropower: Licensing and Reforms for a Clean Energy Future

House Energy and Commerce Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114731

https://energycommerce.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-on-modernizing-hydropower-licensing-and-reforms-for-a-clean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1-_5OItuks

11:00 AM EDT

Virtual Job Fair and Networking Event

Presented by MilitaryHire.com

https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/45123/

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11:00 AM EDT

How AI Beats the World's Best Human E-Sports Racers

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

https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/how-ai-beats-the-worlds-best-human-e-sports-racers/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2bF5fI8kMs

11:00 AM EDT

Orientation to Legal Research Series: U.S. Case Law

Library of Congress

https://www.loc.gov/item/event-403833/orientation-to-legal-research-series-us-case-law/2022-05-12/

11:30 AM EDT

Investment Connection - New Mexico

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

https://www.kansascityfed.org/events/Investment-Connection-NM-05-12-2022/

12:30 PM EDT

Secretary Blinken participates virtually in the Second Global COVID-19 Summit from the Department of State.

12:30 PM EDT

Canadian March for Life

25th National March for Life

12:30 pm - 4:00 pm

https://marchforlife.ca/event/rally-march-2022/

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lifesite-will-be-on-the-ground-at-the-canadian-march-for-life-on-thursday-may-12/

1:00 PM EDT

Risk Governance: Improving Director Effectiveness

Comptroller of the Currency

https://www.occ.gov/news-events/events/files/event-comm-bank-dir-wksp-risk-governance-05-12-2022.html

1:00 PM EDT

Virtual Business Research Orientation

Library of Congress

https://www.loc.gov/item/event-403364/virtual-business-research-orientation/2022-05-11/

1:00 PM EDT

The State of Play in Ukraine

The Foreign Policy Research Institute

https://www.fpri.org/event/2022/the-state-of-play-in-ukraine/

1:00 PM EDT

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5444 "Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act."

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114732

https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/scip-hybrid-legislative-hearing_may-12-2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFeCr0gDopU

2:00 PM EDT

Eric Holder and Sam Koppelman, "Our Unfinished March"

National Press Club

https://www.press.org/events/npc-headliners-book-event-eric-holder-and-sam-koppelman-our-unfinished-march

2:00 PM EDT

The Way Forward on U.S. North Korea Policy

House Foreign Affairs Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114753

https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ID=91D8C81B-B5D5-4171-9F95-F8483430332D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um2bFgWx9Ac

2:00 PM EDT

FTC and Justice Department Listening Forum on Firsthand Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions: Technology

Federal Trade Commission

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2022/05/ftc-justice-department-listening-forum-firsthand-effects-mergers-acquisitions-technology

https://kvgo.com/ftc/doj-merger-guidelines-listening-forum-may-12th-2022

2:00 PM EDT

Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Legislative Hearing

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife

https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/hybrid-wow-legislative-hearing_may-12-2022–

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSlBurLA9aE

2:00 PM EDT

Updated Local Mitigation Planning Policy Review Webinar

Federal Emergency Management Agency

https://www.fema.gov/event/updated-local-mitigation-planning-policy-review-webinar

2:00 PM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Arts and Humanities

House Appropriations Committee

https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/114723

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCSV0t210Us

2:00 PM EDT

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Department of Energy Science and Energy Programs

House Appropriations Committee

https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=114706

https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fy-2023-budget-request-for-the-department-of-energy-science-and-energy-programs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMj9P7CzHZ4

2:30 PM EDT

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki

6:00 PM EDT

NASA, Boeing to Discuss Readiness of Uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2)

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-boeing-to-discuss-readiness-of-uncrewed-flight-test/

https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive

7:00 PM EDT

District Dialogues: Addressing the Wealth Gap

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

https://www.richmondfed.org/conferences_and_events/2022/20220512_district_dialogues

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