United States Executive Branch Schedule for POTUS and VPOTUS

This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.

POTUS’ Schedule*

The President has no public events scheduled | Biden Residence, Wilmington, Delaware

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

The Vice President has no public events scheduled.

*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 Tuesday-Thursday, August 16-18, 2022

Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks.

The White House

August 18

• State Fact Sheets:  How the Inflation Reduction Act Lowers Health Care Costs Across America

• Fact Sheet:  How the Inflation Reduction Act Helps Tribal Communities

• Fact Sheet:  White House Announces New Actions to Combat Monkeypox Outbreak

• Transcript:  Press Briefing by White House Monkeypox Response Team and Public Health Officials

August 17

• State Fact Sheets:  How the Inflation Reduction Act Lowers Energy Costs, Creates Jobs, and Tackles Climate Change Across America

• Fact Sheet:  Inflation Reduction Act Advances Environmental Justice

• Fact Sheet:  How the Inflation Reduction Act Helps Rural Communities

August 16

• Remarks by President Biden At Signing of H.R. 5376, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

• Bill Signed into Law:  H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act

• Fact Sheet:  How the Inflation Reduction Act Builds a Better Future for Young Americans

• Fact Sheet:  How the Inflation Reduction Act Helps Black Communities

• Fact Sheet:  How the Inflation Reduction Act Helps Latino Communities

• Bills Signed into Law:  H.R. 2992, H.R. 5313, H.R. 6943, and S. 3451

• Statement by President Joe Biden on FDA Hearing Aids Final Rule

• Fact Sheet:  BACK TO SCHOOL 2022 | Giving Every School the Tools to Prevent COVID-⁠19 Spread and Stay Safely Open All Year Long

• Statement from the First Lady’s Communications Director Elizabeth Alexander (re: FLOTUS’ COVID positive test)

Department of Defense (DOD)

August 18

• Readout:  Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Visits U.S. Transportation Command and Purdue University

• Press Release:  Department of Defense Awards $2 Million for Universities to Research Hypersonics Technologies

• Contracts for August 18, 2022

August 17

• Joint Press Statement for the 21st Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue

• Press Release:  Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks and Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk Visit Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee

• Article:  NCO, Welder Selected as Winner for Dragon’s Lair 7

• Contracts for August 17, 2022

August 16

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call with Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call with Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin “Benny” Gantz

• Readout:  Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Travels to Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana

• Article:  Midcourse Defense, Guam, Hypersonics Lead Issues at Missile Defense Agency

• Article:  Air Power!

• Contracts for August 16, 2022

Department of State

Daily Schedule | Friday, August 19

Ukraine

Middle East

• August 17:  Readout | U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Return from Travel to the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Saudi Arabia

Africa

Western Hemisphere

• August 18:  Joint Statement | U.S.-Mexico Working Group on Cyber Issues

• August 17:  Statement | First Cities Summit of the Americas to be held April 26-28, 2023, in Denver, Colorado

Asia-Pacific

Other Matters

• August 18:  Statement | Department of State Announces Publication of 38th and Final Edition of World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers (WMEAT)

• August 17:  Statement | Department of State Announces the Colin Powell Leadership Program

• August 17:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken at an Event in Honor of the Anniversaries of the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship, Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship, and Foreign Affairs IT Fellowship Program

• August 18:  Transcript | Department Press Briefing

• August 17:  Transcript | Department Press Briefing

• August 16:  Statement | Additional U.S. Contribution to the World Food Programme

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

August 18

August 17

• Readout:  Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting with Simon Coveney, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ireland

• Readout:  Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman’s Meeting with Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South and Central Asia, North Africa, the United Nations and the Commonwealth, House of Lords of the United Kingdom

August 16

• Readout:  Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting with Sir Chris Hohn, Founder of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation

• Press Release:  The United States Supporting the UN World Food Program to Purchase Up to 150,000 Metric Tons of Ukrainian Wheat

• Statement by Administrator Samantha Power on Additional Funding to get Ukrainian Grain to the World’s Most Vulnerable

• Press Release:  United States Providing Immediate Humanitarian Assistance in Response to Flooding in Pakistan

U.S. Mission to the United Nations (UN)

August 18

August 17

Department of the Treasury

August 16

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

August 17

August 16

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases

August 18

• Press Release:  Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Issue Joint Comment to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to Preserve Competition for Regional Transmission

• Press Release:  California County Organized Health System and Three Health Care Providers Agree to Pay $70.7 Million for Alleged False Claims to California’s Medicaid Program

• Press Release:  Los Angeles Street Gang Targeted in Federal Racketeering Indictment that Alleges Narcotics, Firearms and Extortion Offenses

• Press Release:  California Man Receives 10 Year Sentence Following Guilty Plea in South Carolina to Fraud Conspiracy

• Press Release:  Illinois Family Charged with Kidnapping, Forced Labor, and Conspiracy for Coercing Two Minors and a Third Victim in Years-Long Forced Labor Scheme

• Press Release:  West Virginia County Deputy Sheriff Charged with Using Excessive Force and Engaging in Cover-Up

August 17

• Press Release:  Alleged Russian Money Launderer Extradited from the Netherlands to U.S.

• Press Release:  Defendant in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Sentenced for RICO Conspiracy Targeting Elderly Americans

• Press Release:  Man Charged with Making Threat to Arizona Election Official

August 16

• Press Release:  Former Member of Congress Charged with Multiple Fraud Schemes

• Press Release:  Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking the Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Have Used Cryptocurrency

• Press Release:  Justice Department to Monitor Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws in Alaska Jurisdictions

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

August 18

• Press Release:  RGV Agents Rescue Unconscious Woman (Texas)

• Press Release:  Del Rio Sector Agents Recover 3 Deceased Bodies From Rio Grande (Texas)

• Press Release:  Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Encounter Travel Trailer Full of Undocumented Migrants (Texas)

• Press Release:  CBP Officers Seize over $400,000 in Methamphetamine at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry (Texas)

• Press Release:  San Diego Air and Marine Operations Agents Take Control of a Burning Vessel (California)

• Press Release:  More Than 12 Million Dollars’ Worth of Hard Narcotics Found in Heavy Machinery at Otay Mesa Commercial Facility (California)

• Press Release:  Philadelphia CBP Discovers $1.3 Million Cocaine Load on a Flight that arrived from the Dominican Republic (Pennsylvania)

• Press Release:  CBP’s Philadelphia Area Port Recognized for Outstanding Support to our Employees who also Serve in our Nation’s Military National Guard and Reserve (Pennsylvania)

August 17

• Press Release:  DHS Announces Funding Allocations for FY 2022 Preparedness Grants

• Press Release:  Dulles CBP Revokes Trusted Traveler Members of Maryland Couple for Violating U.S. Duty Laws (Virginia)

• Press Release:  Furry Philadelphia CBP Brigade Protects America’s Agriculture by Sniffing Out Potential Threats (Pennsylvania)

• Press Release:  El Paso CBP Officers Seize $89K in Unreported Currency at Stanton Street Bridge (Texas)

August 16

• Press Release:  CBP Officers Clean Up Dirty Laundry (Texas)

• Press Release:  Brownsville CBP Officers Intercept Six False Claim to U.S. Citizenship Cases in One Week (Texas)

• Press Release:  Migrant Credited with Saving Herself and 27 Others from Stash House (Texas)

• Press Release:  Agriculture Specialists Discover Umbilical Cords (Louisiana)

• Press Release:  CBP Reducing Hours of Operation for the Vanceboro, Maine, Port of Entry (Maine)

• Press Release:  New Calexico Port Director Roque Caza (California)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

August 17

August 16

• Press Release:  United States Announces Successful Resolution of Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Matter at Auto Parts Facility in Frontera, Mexico

Department of Commerce/National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

August 18

• NTIA Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $50 Million to Expand High-Speed Internet Access on Tribal Land in Mississippi, Oklahoma

August 17

• Press Release:  Boston Mayor Wu Announces City Awarded $23 Million EDA Good Jobs Challenge Grant

• NTIA Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All Initiative Moves Forward with 100% Participation in Planning Grants

August 16

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)

August 16

• Press Release:  USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review…