February 29, 2024
9:30 AM EST
Hearings to examine United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217
Senate Armed Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
General Anthony J. Cotton, USAF
Commander of United States Strategic Command
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General Stephen N. Whiting, USSF
Commander of United States Space Command
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/335483
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-united-states-strategic-command-and-united-states-space-command-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-the-future-years-defense-program
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Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, commander, U.S. Space Command; and Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, provide testimony at 9:30 a.m. EST at a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing in review of the fiscal 2025 defense authorization request and the Future Years Defense Program, Hart Senate Office Building SH-216, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-02-29/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/
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Military Commanders Testify on Budget Requests
The commanders of U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Space Command testify on budget requests for fiscal year 2025 before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?533928-1/military-commanders-testify-budget-requests
February 29, 2024
9:30 AM EST
Markup of H.R. 4848, H.R. 2595, H.R. 7335, H.R. 7343, H.R. 7334, and H.R. 661
House Judiciary Committee
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H.R. 4848 - Censorship Accountability Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4848
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H.R. 2595 - Forfeiture Funds Expenditure Transparency Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2595
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H.R.7335 - Transparency in National Security Threats Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7335
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H.R. 7343 - Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7343
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H.R. 7334 - The Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Commit Robbery Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7334
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H.R. 661 - Sarah's Law
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/661
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116911
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/markups/markup-hr-4848-hr-2595-hr-7335-hr-7343-hr-7334-and-hr-661
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxrpZFbpAQ0
10:00 AM EST
Open Meeting
Federal Election Commission
https://www.fec.gov/meetings/
https://www.fec.gov/updates/february-29-2024-open-meeting/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQN4nXsSDTs
February 29, 2024
10:00 AM
House Republican Leadership News Conference
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other House Republican leadership colleagues speak with reporters about their party’s legislative agenda
https://www.c-span.org/video/?533936-1/house-republican-leadership-news-conference
February 29, 2024
10:00 AM EST
U.S. House of Representatives: Morning Hour
The House is expected to consider legislation to extend FAA's authority past the March 8th midnight deadline to collect taxes on airline tickets and fuel to run its system and programs to May 10th.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?533916-1/morning-hour
February 29, 2024
10:00 AM EST
U.S. Senate: Senate Session
The Senate will vote today on the confirmation of Marjorie Rollinson to be IRS Chief Counsel and an Assistant General Counsel at the Treasury Department.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?533913-1/senate-session
February 29, 2024
10:00 AM EST
Defense Secretary Testifies on Hospitalization
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on his failure to immediately notify top officials about a recent hospitalization.
House Armed Services Committee Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Llyod J. Austin III
Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/full-committee-hearing-review-defense-secretary-austin-s-unannounced-absence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKdg6H71dbo
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III provides testimony at a House Armed Services Committee hearing ("A Review of Defense Secretary Austin's Unannounced Absence") at 10 a.m. EST, Rayburn House Office Building 2118, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-02-29/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events
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Defense Secretary Testifies on Hospitalization
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on his failure to immediately notify top officials about a recent hospitalization.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?533826-1/defense-secretary-testifies-hospitalization
February 29, 2024
10:00 AM EST
Port Cybersecurity: The Insidious Threat to U.S. Maritime Ports
House Homeland Security Committee
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WITNESSES:
Rear Admiral Wayne R. Arguin Jr.
Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, United States Coast Guard
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Rear Admiral John Vann
Coast Guard Cyber Command, United States Coast Guard
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Rear Admiral Derek Trinque
Director of Strategic Plans, Policy, and Logistics (J5/J4), United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM)
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Ms. Christa Brzozowski
Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security, Department of Homeland Security
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116817
https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-on-transportation-and-maritime-security-hearing/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QyD9dXH1S8
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Navy Rear Adm. Derek A. Trinque, director of plans, policy and logistics (J5/J4), U.S. Transportation Command, provides testimony at 10 a.m. EST at a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security hearing on port cybersecurity, 310 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2024-02-29
10:00 AM EST
Legislative Proposals to Support Patients with Rare Diseases
House Energy and Commerce Committee
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WITNESSES:
Dr. Terence Flotte, MD
Provost and Dean of UMass Chan Medical School, Vice President of American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT)
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Dr. Alexander Bassuk, MD, PhD
Physician-in-Chief, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital; Chair and Professor, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
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Dr. Aaron Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director, Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) at Brigham and Women's Hospital
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Dr. Jeromie Ballreich, PhD
Associate Research Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Dr. Alice Chen, PhD
Senior Fellow, USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics; Associate Professor and Vice Dean for Research, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
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Ms. Khrystal Davis, JD
Founding President, Texas Rare Alliance
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116902
https://energycommerce.house.gov/calendars?start=2024-02-23&end=2024-03-01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrV88SvUfic
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Hearing on Supporting Patients with Rare Diseases
Medical professionals and public health researchers discuss ways to support patients with rare diseases during a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?533929-1/hearing-supporting-patients-rare-diseases
February 29, 2024
10:30 AM EST
Examining the Risk: The Dangers of EV Fires for First Responders
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Dan Munsey, Fire Chief, San Bernardino County Fire Department
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Dr. Judy Jeevarajan, Vice President and Executive Director, Electrochemical Safety Research Institute at UL Research Institutes
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116872
https://science.house.gov/2024/2/investigations-oversight-subcommittee-hearing-examining-the-risk-the-dangers-of-ev-fires-for-first-responders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8I8AsN5suA
February 29, 2024
10:30 AM EST
The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Brownsville, Texas
Joint Base Andrews
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/
February 29, 2024
10:00 AM EST
Rep. Tlaib News Conference on Situation in Rafah
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks with reporters about the situation in the Palestinian city of Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?533938-1/rep-tlaib-news-conference-situation-rafah
11:00 AM
House Democratic Leadership News Conference
House Democratic Caucus Chair Peter Aguilar (D-CA), Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-CA). and other leadership colleagues speak with reporters about their party’s legislative agenda.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?533937-1/house-democratic-leadership-news-conference