This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.
POTUS’ Schedule*
9:00 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
10:20 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
10:50 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11:35 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12:05 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a tour of Philly Shipyard
1:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT discusses how his Bidenomics agenda is growing the economy from the middle out and the bottom up
2:15 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, en route to Joint Base Andrews
3:10 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House
3:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House
- Fact Sheet: Bidenomics is Boosting Clean Energy Manufacturing for Offshore Wind and Creating Good-Paying American Union Jobs
VPOTUS’ Schedule*
10:20 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Washington, D.C., en route to Indianapolis, Indiana
11:55 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives at Indianapolis International Airport
1:45 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT delivers keynote remarks at the Social Action Luncheon during the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., National Convention | Indiana Convention Center
3:35 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT departs Indianapolis, Indiana, en route to Washington. D.C.
5:00 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews
White House Press Briefing*
Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*The U.S. President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule.
Recap of Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks.
The White House
- Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris at Congressional Picnic
- Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Isaac Herzog of the State of Israel Before Bilateral Meeting
- Remarks by President Biden in Meeting of the White House Competition Council
- Transcript: Background Press Call on the White House Competition Council Announcement
- Fact Sheet: White House Competition Council Announces New Actions to Lower Costs and Marks Second Anniversary of President Biden’s Executive Order on Competition
- Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Takes on Junk Fees in Rental Housing to Lower Costs for Renters
- Readout of the White House States Convening on Child Care
- Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
- Message to Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations
- Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations
- Disaster Declaration: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Oklahoma Disaster Declaration
- Statement from Communications Director Liza Acevedo on Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff’s Travel to Samoa
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 3941 – Schools Not Shelters Act of 2023
Department of Defense (DOD)
- Press Release: Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine
- Publication: Ukraine Fact Sheet – 19 July
- Press Release: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Chidi Blyden’s Meeting in Washington With Nigerien Chief of Defense Lieutenant General Abdou Sidikou
- Statement by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks Marking One Year of the Defense Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO)
- Press Release: Chief Digital & Artificial Intelligence Office Celebrates First Year
- Press Release: Initial Readout of the Defense Innovation Board Summer Meeting in Washington, D.C.
- Press Release: Department of Defense Selects 2023 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows to Pursue Vital Basic Research
- Article: PACOM Commander Says U.S. Must Continue Modernization of Strategic Capabilities
- Article: ‘Helping Our State’: Vermont Guard Responds to Severe Flooding
- Contracts for July 19, 2023
Department of State
Daily Schedule | Thursday, July 20, 2023
Europe
- July 19: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Descôtes
- July 19: Statement | Sanctioning Corrupt Businessman in North Macedonia
Asia-Pacific
- July 19: Readout | Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry Meets with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Vice President Han Zheng
- July 19: Transcript | Digital Press Briefing with John F. Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
Middle East
- July 19: Statement | Israel’s Travel Policy Announcement
- July 19: Statement | New and Ongoing U.S.-Israel Cooperation on Science, Technology, and Innovation
- July 19: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit Before Their Meeting
Western Hemisphere
- July 19: Advisory | Under Secretary Nuland’s Travel to Brazil
- July 19: Advisory | LGBTQI+ Special Envoy Stern’s Travel to Mexico City
United Nations
- July 19: Fact Sheet | Outcomes of the 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
DPB, Other Matters
- July 19: Transcript | Department Press Briefing (DPB)
- July 19: Advisory | Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth M. Allen Travels to Los Angeles, CA, and Aspen, CO
- July 19: Statement | Third Annual Transmission of the Section 353 Report to Congress
- July 19: Statement | Wanted: Virtual Student Federal Service Student Interns for 2023-24 Academic Year
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Press Release: The United States Provides $15 Million in Additional Assistance for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services Programming in Ukraine
- Press Release: United States Announces Additional $230 Million Investment in Ukraine’s Economy and Reconstruction
U.S. Mission to the United Nations (USUN)
- Remarks at a UN General Assembly Meeting Following a Veto by Russia on a UN Security Council Resolution on Syria
- Press Release: ICYMI | At Aspen Security Forum, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Highlights U.S. Commitment to the SDGs Ahead of September Summit
- Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a USCIS Naturalization Ceremony in Los Angeles, California
Department of the Treasury
- Sanctions: Treasury Sanctions Drug Traffickers Operating Across Europe and North America
- Sanctions: U.S. Treasury Targets Corrupt Businessman in North Macedonia
- Sanctions List Updates: Balkans-related Designation; Counter Narcotics Designations; Issuance of Venezuela-related General License
The Federal Reserve
- Press Release: Federal Reserve Board announces two enforcement actions against Deutsche Bank AG, its New York branch, and other U.S. affiliates
Security Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Press Release: SEC Charges Twice-Convicted Fraudster Eliyahu Weinstein and Five Others with $38 Million Ponzi-Like Scheme to Defraud Investors
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
- Press Release: Justice Department And FTC Seek Comment on Draft Merger Guidelines
- Press Release: Amazon Agrees to Injunctive Relief and $25 Million Civil Penalty for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law Relating to Alexa
- Press Release: Man Sentenced for Production of Child Pornography
- Press Release: Woman Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
- Press Release: Virginia Man and Woman Charged with Committing Forced Labor and Alien Harboring at Gas Station and Convenience Store for Multiple Years
- Press Release: Businessman Sentenced for Bribery Scheme and Tax Evasion
- Press Release: New Jersey Owner of Auto Repair Shop Sentenced to Prison for Filing a False Corporate Tax Return
- Press Release: Justice Department Finds that Arizona Prisons Discriminate Against People with Vision Disabilities
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- DHS Statement on Israel’s Announcement Regarding Reciprocal Visa Acceptance for U.S. Citizens
- CBP Press Release: Eagle Pass CBP officers apprehend fugitive wanted for sex-related charges (Texas)
- CBP Press Release: El Paso Sector weekly recap (Texas)
- CBP Press Release: Laredo Field Office CBP officers remind traveling public of inspection reporting requirements, consequences for departing port without inspection (Texas)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Link to daily press releases
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
- Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Meeting with President of Kenya William Ruto
- Readout of Ambassador Tai’s Stakeholder Meetings in Kenya
- Press Release: United States and Mexico Announce Plan to Remediate Denials of Rights at Goodyear SLP Facility
U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Press Release: USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Belarus, Italy, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Kingdom
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Press Release: FTC and DOJ Seek Comment on Draft Merger Guidelines
- Press Release: FTC Seeks Comment on New Parental Consent Mechanism Under COPPA
- Press Release: FTC Takes Action Against Makers of Sobrenix Supplement That Deceptively Claimed to Reduce Alcohol Cravings, Relied on Fake Endorsements
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Press Release: CFPB Sues Snap Finance for Illegally Luring Americans into Expensive Financing and Bullying Borrowers Using False Threats
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Press Release: USDA Launches Historic Partnership with Bipartisan State Attorneys General to Help Reduce Anticompetitive Barriers Across Food, Agriculture Supply Chains
Department of the Interior (DOI)
- Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Investing $120 Million to Support Tribes Dealing with the Impacts of the Climate Crisis
- Press Release: Michael Brain Named Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Press Release: EPA Proposes to Streamline Requirements for States and Tribes, Strengthen Co-Regulator Partnerships to Protect Nation’s Waters
- Advisory: EPA and Congresswoman Valerie Foushee to hold a press event in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina to highlight $7 Billion available for Solar for All grant competition
- Press Release: EPA’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council to Hold First-Ever Meeting in Puerto Rico
- Link to other EPA press releases
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Press Release: FAA Proposes Rule to Enhance Safety and Performance of Light Sport Aircraft
Department of Labor (DOL)
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor announces proposed rule to clarify personal protective equipment standard, ensure safety of construction industry workers
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor, Trade Representative reach agreement with Mexican government to address labor violations at San Luis Potosí tire plant
- Press Release: Agreement between U.S. Department of Labor, San Diego school district improves understanding, use of protected leave to address family, health concerns
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor, Aims Community College alliance seeks to promote safety, health for agriculture workforce
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor finds Pennsylvania contractor failed to follow safety requirements after investigation of lineman’s fatal electrocution in Miami
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor recovers $43K in back wages, damages from Paris Baguette franchisee in Santa Clara who denied overtime pay to 16 employees
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor awards nearly $17M to expand use of Registered Apprenticeships in education, clean energy, other critical industries
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor awards $65M to help states increase, expand access to Registered Apprenticeships in high-growth, high-demand industries
Health & Human Services (HHS)
- Press Release: HHS Distributes $47.8 Million in Grant Funding for Programs Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder, Addressing Other Facets of Overdose and Substance Use
Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
- Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration and Secretary Fudge Take on Junk Fees in Rental Housing
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Blog: A Call for New Research in the Area of Health
- Report: The Economic and Budgetary Effects of Discretionary Funding Caps as Specified in the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023
- Cost Estimate: H.R. 1505, No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023
- Cost Estimate: H.R. 2980, DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act
- Cost Estimate: H.R. 2988, DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act
- Cost Estimate: H.R. 4435, Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act of 2023
