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Monday, February 6, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until February 6, 2023 at 12:00 PM EST
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until February 7, 2023 at 3:00 PM EST

Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Acting Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources John R. Bass 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 is on travel to Mongolia and Japan from February 5-10, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee is on travel to South Africa, Nigeria, and Ethiopia from February 5-19, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Anne Witkowsky is on travel to Colombia from February 6-8, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes is on travel to Qatar and Albania from February 4-10, 2023.

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/

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

The Republican Recap: Week of January 30, 2023
Steve Scalise House Majority Leader
https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1598

Text of Bills for the Week of Feb. 6, 2023
U.S. House of Representatives
https://docs.house.gov/floor/Default.aspx?date=2023-02-06

Weekly Schedule: Week of February 6th
Steve Scalise House Majority Leader
https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm

February 6, 2023 - February 7, 2023
The Age of Great Power Competition - Democracy Versus Autocracy in Light of Russia's War Against Ukraine: The Leangkollen Security Conference 2023
The Norwegian Atlantic Committee
https://www.atlanterhavskomiteen.no/en/arrangement/the-leangkollen-security-conference-2023

February 6, 2023 - February 7, 2023
Round Table on Evaluation Reports
World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP)
https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1507
https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1507

February 6, 2023 - February 8, 2023
Workshop on Promoting and Protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Within the Context of Addressing Inequalities in the Recovery From the COVID-19 Pandemic
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
https://indico.un.org/event/1002876/
https://www.ohchr.org/en/events/Meetings/2023/workshop-promoting-and-protecting-economic-social-and-cultural-rights-within

February 6, 2023 - February 8, 2023
14th Annual Meeting of the Arab Network of Nuclear Regulators
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2205366

February 6, 2023 - February 9, 2023
Virtual Research Recruitment Week with Boston Children's Hospital
University of Michigan School of Public Health
https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9887

February 6, 2023 - February 9, 2023
National Workshop on Threat Assessment and Design Basis Threat
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2206666

February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023
Technical Meeting on Decommissioning Considerations for Fusion Facilities
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2103800

February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023
International Training Course on the Security of Radioactive Material in Use and Storage
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2105223

February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023
Regional Workshop on Developing a National Framework for Managing the Response to Criminal or Intentional Unauthorized Acts involving Material Out of Regulatory Control
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2206562

February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023
National Workshop on Conducting Nuclear Security Culture Self-Assessments
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2206591

February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023
Technical Meeting on Cost–Benefit Analysis of New Nuclear Projects
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt1904487

February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023
Technical Meeting on Application of Short-Lived Radionuclides for Surface Water and Shallow Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2205126

February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on the Pre- and Post-Harvest Control of Campylobacter Spp. In Poultry Meat
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO)
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/02/06/default-calendar/joint-fao-who-expert-meeting-on-the-pre-and-post-harvest-control-of-campylobacter-spp.-in-poultry-meat

February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023
Sixteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/sixteenth-session-intergovernmental-committee-protection-and-promotion-diversity-cultural?hub=68184

February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023
Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) 9th Session 
International Maritime Organization (IMO) of the United Nations
https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/MeetingSummaries/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/MeetingSummaries/Pages/HTW-Default.aspx

February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023
CORE Week
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
https://www.richmondfed.org/conferences_and_events/2023/202302_coreweek

February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023
Technical Meeting on Application of Short-Lived Radionuclides for Surface Water and Shallow Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment, Vienna, Austria
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2205126

February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023
Electronic Displays (TC 110) Technical Committee Working Groups Meeting
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:1313

February 6, 2023 - February 15, 2023
The 61st Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD61) - Priority Theme: Creating full and productive employment and decent work for all as a way of overcoming inequalities to accelerate the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
United Nations
https://indico.un.org/event/1003218/
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11brjfd4z

European Central Bank Weekly Schedule of Public Speaking Engagements and Other Activities
Friday, 03 February 2023 - Sunday, 12 February 2023
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html

February 6, 2023
2:30 AM EST
E-Meeting ITU-T Study Group 5: Q7/5 E-Waste, Circular Economy, and Sustainable Supply Chain Management
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/lists/rgmdetails.aspx?id=13525&Group=5

3:00 AM EST
AI for Improved Health and Well-Being at All Ages
ai for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-convened With Switzerland
https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/ai-for-improved-health-and-well-being-at-all-ages/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsq3OSn7wWE

3:30 AM EST
Speech by the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Followed by a Panel Conversation and Q&A
The Leangkollen Security Conference 2023 The Norwegian Atlantic Committee
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_211441.htm
https://www.atlanterhavskomiteen.no/en/arrangement/the-leangkollen-security-conference-2023

7:00 AM EST
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/?525768-2/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls

8:00 AM EST
Liz Goodwin Previews the Week Ahead in Congress
Washington Post reporter Liz Goodwin previews the week ahead in Congress, including this week’s State of the Union address by President Biden.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525768-3/washington-journal-liz-goodwin-previews-week-ahead-congress

8:30 AM EST
Washington Journal: Gene Dodaro Discusses Coronavirus Spending Oversight
Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Gene Dodaro discusses GAO’s examination of coronavirus spending.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525768-4/washington-journal-gene-dodaro-discusses-coronavirus-spending-oversight

8:30 AM EST
Sixteenth meeting of the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO)
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/02/06/default-calendar/sixteenth-meeting-of-the-who-council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all

9:00 AM EST
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 EST
The Pharisees: What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us
Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs
https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/the-pharisees-what-we-don-t-know-can-hurt-us

9:00 AM EST
What Is It Like to Place Your Child for Adoption?
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/what-is-it-like-to-place-your-child-for-adoption/

9:00 AM EST
Forest Data Partnership: Aligning and Innovating for a Shared Data Ecosystem
World Resources Institute
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/2/forest-data-partnership-aligning-and-innovating-shared-data-ecosystem

9:00 AM EST
Mongolia Between Two Giants: Cold War Lessons and Today's Realities
Columbia-Harvard China and the World program (CWP)
https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/mongolia-between-two-giants-cold-war-lessons-and-todays-realities/
https://cwp.sipa.columbia.edu/events/mongolia-between-two-giants-cold-war-lessons-and-today%E2%80%99s-realities

9:15 AM EST
Washington Journal: News Headlines and Viewer Calls
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/?525768-5/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls

9:30 AM EST
Translation Factor Eif5a is a Sensor and Effector for Regulation of Cellular Polyamine Levels
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41690

10:00 AM EST
Israel's Old and New National Security Challenges: A Conversation with Dr. Eyal Hulata
Hudson Institute
https://www.hudson.org/events/israels-old-new-national-security-challenges-conversation-dr-eyal-hulata

10:00 AM EST
AI and Digital Twins: Use Cases Driving Sustainable Manufacturing
ai for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-convened With Switzerland
https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/ai-and-digital-twins-use-cases-driving-sustainable-manufacturing/

11:00 AM EST
Jelani Cobb on Debate Over How Race and History Are Taught
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/02/06/jelani-cobb-debate-over-how-race-history-are-taught/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-uUcIuiIz4

11:00 AM EST
Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative® Multi-Disciplinary Working Group MDWG Meeting
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://heal.nih.gov/events/2023-02/feb-6-mdwg
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49102

11:00 AM EST
Field Hearing in Petersburg, West Virginia - The State of the American Economy: Appalachia
House Ways and Means Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115299
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/field-hearing-on-the-state-of-the-american-economy-appalachia/
https://www.youtube.com/c/waysandmeanscommitteehearings

11:45 AM EST
Early-life Environmental Exposure to Metals and Endocrine Disruptors and Later Effects
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/events/ehs-seminar-series-17

12:00 PM EST
Climate and Health Connections Series
The George Washington University Climate & Health Institute
https://climatehealth.gwu.edu/
https://calendar.gwu.edu/climate-and-health-connections-series

12:00 PM EST
CANCELLED How Behavior Evolves: Neural Mechanisms Underlying Differences in Predator Response in Wild Mice
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://research.ninds.nih.gov/seminars-events/neuroscience-seminar-series
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41787

12:00 PM EST
The President arrives at the White House
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

12:00 PM EST
U.S. House of Representatives Morning Hour
The House will consider legislation providing financial aid to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers studying cybersecurity and energy infrastructure as well as expanding tribal lands.
https://live.house.gov/
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525819-1/morning-hour

12:10 PM EST
The Value of Government Service from an Inside Perspective
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/the-value-of-government-service-from-an-inside-perspective

12:10 PM EST
U.S. Senator Whitehouse Columbia University Visit and Special Address, The Scheme: How the Right Wing Used Dark Money to Capture the Supreme Court, and the damage the Court is doing to the fight against climate change
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/events/us-senator-whitehouse-columbia-university-visit-and-special-address

12:15 PM EST
From Trauma to Hope in the Gaza Strip
François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University
https://fxb.harvard.edu/event/from-trauma-to-hope-in-the-gaza-strip/

12:30 PM EST
Land Market Frictions in Developing Countries: Evidence from Manufacturing Firms in India
The George Washington University
https://calendar.gwu.edu/seminar-land-market-frictions-developing-countries

1:00 PM EST
Global Health Research Seminar Series - Changes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Boston University School of Public Health
https://www.bu.edu/sph/calendar/?eid=278567

1:00 PM EST
Gender Inclusivity in Teaching and Research
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/gender-inclusivity-in-teaching-and-research/
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/social-and-behavioral-sciences/event/gender-inclusivity-in-teaching-and-research-sbs-department-seminar/

1:00 PM EST
Living and Thinking Under Catastrophe: Combative Decoloniality as Counter-Catastrophic Thinking, Creation, and Action: 2022-23 GW University Seminar "And the Earth Was Laid Out for All Living Beings: Muslim Epistemologies, Science, and Non-Western Ways of Knowing."
The George Washington University
https://gsehd.gwu.edu/gw-seminar-26

1:00 PM EST
FTC Commissioner Bedoya Speaker at Safer Internet Day Event
Center for American Progress
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2023/02/commissioner-bedoya-speaker-safer-internet-day-event
https://www.americanprogress.org/events/safer-internet-day/

1:00 PM EST
Labor Secretary Marks 30th Anniversary of Family & Medical Leave Act
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and a couple of House lawmakers mark the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525821-1/labor-secretary-marks-30th-anniversary-family-medical-leave-act

1:00 PM EST
Developing the Research Question and Conducting the Literature Search
National Institutes of Health Library
https://www.nihlibrary.nih.gov/
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42213

1:00 PM EST
How to Start a Business
Small Business Administration (SBA)
https://www.sba.gov/event/8045

1:10 PM EST
Decent Work in the United States: A Public Health Perspective
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/erc/event/https-www-hsph-harvard-edu-erc-event-monday-erc-seminar-series-preethi-pratap-msc-phd/

1:30 PM EST
President Reagan's Birthday Celebration 2023: Keynote Remarks by Dr. Henry Kissinger
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/programs-events/events-calendar/president-reagans-birthday-celebration-2023/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROIBSRSzBbQ

2:00 PM EST
What to Expect From Biden's Second State of the Union Address
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/what-to-expect-from-bidens-second-state-of-the-union-address/

2:00 PM EST
Lauren "Lolo" Spencer on Visibility for the Disabled Community
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/02/06/lauren-lolo-spencer-visibility-disabled-community/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boZI78glsk0

2:00 PM EST
U.S. House of Representatives - House Session
The House will consider legislation providing financial aid to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers studying cybersecurity and energy infrastructure as well as expanding tribal lands.
https://live.house.gov/
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525819-2/house-session

2:00 PM ET
Vice President Harris Hosts the Central America Forward Launch Event
Vice President Harris hosts a meeting with U.S. government leaders and private sector representatives to advance efforts to address the root causes of migration from northern Central America.
The White House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdyy54LAZEU

2:15 PM EST
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Brian Deese
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtWcj5rV9ms

3:00 PM EST
Affirmative Vision for U.S. Multilateral Engagements with Assistant Secretary Michele Sison
World Affairs Council
https://www.world-affairs.org/event/affirmative-vision-for-u-s-multilateral-engagements-with-assistant-secretary-sison/

3:30 PM EST
Socioeconomic Conditions and Cognitive Aging in a Rural, Low-Income Setting: Triangulating Evidence Across Complementary Study Designs
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/socioeconomic-conditions-and-cognitive-aging-in-a-rural-low-income-setting-triangulating-evidence-across-complementary-study-designs

4:00 PM EST
Indigenous DNA and Data: Community Approaches to Equity in Genomics and Health
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2023/indigenous-dna-and-data-community-approaches-equity-genomics-and-health

4:30 PM EST
The Geopolitics of Anticipatory Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence From China - With CWP Fellow Eyck Freymann
Columbia-Harvard China and the World program (CWP)
https://cwp.sipa.columbia.edu/events/geopolitics-anticipatory-adaptation-climate-change-evidence-china-cwp-fellow-eyck-freymann

4:30 PM EST
Kennan: A Life between Worlds
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/kennan-life-between-worlds

4:30 PM EST
Pritzker Fellow Steve Sisolak on The Road to Governor: My History in Public Service
University of Chicago Institute of Politics
https://politics.uchicago.edu/speaker-series/upcoming-events?id=5565
https://iop.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/iop/event.jsp?event=5565

5:00 PM EST
Committee on Rules Meeting
House Rules Committee
H.R. 185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115297/documents/BILLS-118hr185ih.pdf
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H.J. Res. 24 - Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115297/documents/BILLS-118hjres24ih.pdf
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H.J. Res. 26 - Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115297/documents/BILLS-118hjres26ih.pdf
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115297
https://rules.house.gov/news/announcement/meeting-announcement-february-6-2023

6:00 PM EST
A Lesson on Unintended Consequences with the UTK Libertarians
Foundation for Economic Education
https://fee.org/events/unintended-consequences-utk-libertarians/

5:00 PM EST
Harvard-MIT Explorer Series: AI and WEB3 for Health and Climate
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Reform for Resilience Commission
https://www.r4rx.org/about-us
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/r4r/
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/harvard-mit-explorer-series-ai-and-web3-for-health-and-climate/

6:00 PM EST
Former Vice President Mike Pence to visit Myrtle Beach
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https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/myrtle-beach/former-vice-president-mike-pence-to-visit-myrtle-beach-monday/

6:00 PM EST
Living and Thinking Under Catastrophe: Combative Decoloniality as Counter-Catastrophic Thinking, Creation, and Action
The George Washington University
https://calendar.gwu.edu/living-and-thinking-under-catastrophe-combative-decoloniality-counter-catastrophic-thinking-creation

6:15 PM EST
The Missing, the Dead and the Survivors: Memorializing Absences and Silences in the Aftermath of Genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina
The Harriman Institute at Columbia University
https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/the-missing-the-dead-and-the-survivors-memorializing-absences-and-silences-in-the-aftermath-of-genocide-in-bosnia-herzegovina/

6:45 PM EST
United States Space Force Brigadier General Mastalir Press Conference
United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific
https://www.pacaf.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3287270/space-force-indo-pacific-commander-to-provide-update-on-maui-space-surveillance/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31080

7:00 PM EST
Black on Black - On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America
Clark Atlanta University professor Daniel Black looked at racial tensions in America through a collection of essays. The Atlanta History Center hosted this event.
https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/event/daniel-black/
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525441-1/black-black-resilience-brilliance-america

7:30 PM EST
IN STORE: V (Formerly Eve Ensler), Author of Reckoning [and The Vagina Monologues], in Conversation With Ann Patchett
Parnassus Books
https://archive.ph/kbLHG
https://www.parnassusbooks.net/event/store-v-formerly-eve-ensler-author-reckoning-conversation-ann-patchett