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

POTUS’ Schedule*

11:30 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Briefing

2:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs San Diego, California en route to Los Angeles, California

2:40 p.m. EDT – The President arrives in Los Angeles, California

2:50 p.m. EDT – The President departs Los Angeles, California en route to El Monte, California

3:05 p.m. EDT – The President arrives in El Monte, California

3:45 p.m. EDT – The President discusses his efforts to reduce gun violence

• Fact Sheet:  President Biden Announces New Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer

7:10 p.m. EDT – The President departs El Monte, California en route to Los Angeles, California

7:35 p.m. EDT – The President departs Los Angeles, California en route to Las Vegas, Nevada

8:40 p.m. EDT – The President arrives in Las Vegas, Nevada

10:00 p.m. EDT – The President participates in a reception for the Democratic National Committee

• Fact Sheet:  Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes New Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

The Vice President is in Washington, D.C., and has no public events scheduled.

Looking ahead: the Vice President and the Second Gentleman will travel to Accra, Ghana; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and Lusaka, Zambia, from March 25 – April 2.

*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 Monday, March 13, 2023

Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks.

The White House

• Remarks by President Biden on Maintaining a Resilient Banking System and Protecting our Historic Economic Recovery

• Joint Leaders Statement on AUKUS

• Fact Sheet:  Trilateral Australia-UK-US Partnership on Nuclear-Powered Submarines

• Transcript:  Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the AUKUS Announcement

• Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom

• Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom Before Bilateral Meeting

• Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with Australia Prime Minister Albanese

• Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia Before Bilateral Meeting

• Remarks by President Biden, Prime Minister Albanese of Australia, and Prime Minister Sunak of the United Kingdom on the AUKUS Partnership

• Transcript:  Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route San Diego, California

• Transcript:Press Call by Vice President Harris on Reproductive Rights

• Statement by Press Secretary Kirsten Allen on Vice President Harris’s Travel to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia

• Readout of White House State Legislative Convening on Equal Pay

• Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the United States Arctic Coast of the Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Gas Leasing

• Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2024 Pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as Amended

• Press Release:The White House Announces 2023 Springtime Events

• Proclamation on National Equal Pay Day, 2023

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Press Release:  Department of Defense Releases the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Budget

• Press Release:  Department of Defense Releases 2024 Military Intelligence Program Budget Request

• Transcript:  Deputy Secretary Hicks and Vice Chairman Adm. Grady Hold a Press Briefing on President Biden’s Fiscal 2024 Defense Budget

• Transcript:  Comptroller Michael J. McCord and Vice Adm. Sara A. Joyner Hold a Press Briefing on President Biden’s Fiscal 2024 Defense Budget

• Article:  Lethal, Resilient, Agile Joint Force Basis for Defense Budget Request

• Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on AUKUS Optimal Pathway Announcement

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

• Publication:  DOD Strategic Management Plan FY 2022-2026 (Updated)

• Article:  Medal of Honor Monday | Navy Lt. j.g. Joseph Kerrey

• Contracts for March 13, 2023

Department of State

Daily Schedule | Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Asia-Pacific

• March 13:  Statement | AUKUS Leaders’ Announcement

Africa

• March 13:  Advisory | Assistant Secretary Satterfield Travels March 13-17 to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa

Near East

• March 13:  Advisory | Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to Pakistan

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

• Readout:  Administrator Samantha Power Meets with New Zealand’s Ambassador to the United States, Bede Corry

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

• Advisory:  U.S. to Convene Arria-Formula Meeting on Integrating the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons into the UN Security Council’s Work

Department of the Treasury

• Remarks on Illicit Finance by Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg in Sydney, Australia

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases

• Press Release:  Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Issues Statement on the FBI’s Supplemental 2021 Hate Crime Statistics

• Press Release:  Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau File Statement of Interest in Appraisal Discrimination Case

• Speech:  Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at the Justice Department’s Sunshine Week Celebration

• Speech:  Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. Delivers Remarks in Houston at Office of Justice Programs’ Grant Writing Seminar

• Press Release:  United States Files Complaint Alleging that Rite Aid Dispensed Controlled Substances in Violation of the False Claims Act and the Controlled Substances Act

• Press Release:  Michigan Nonprofit Organizations Agree to Pay $225,887 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Receipt of Paycheck Protection Program Loans

• Press Release:  U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Indicted for Using Excessive Force and Obstruction of Justice

• Press Release:  Pennsylvania Owners of Landscape and Excavation Firm Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the IRS and Employment Tax Crimes

• Press Release:  President of Oklahoma Steel Pole Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

• Press Release:  Seven Charged in Sophisticated Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme that Sought Over $100 Million from the IRS

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

• CISA Press Release:  CISA Establishes Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot Program

• CISA Press Release:  CISA and Girl Scouts of the USA Strengthen Collaboration to Bring More Young Women into Cybersecurity

• CBP Press Release:  Philadelphia CBP Officers Arrest Massachusetts Man on Multiple Felony Attempted Murder, Assault, and Firearms Charges

• CBP Press Release:  RGV Agents Apprehend Gang Members Over the Weekend

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Link to daily press releases

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

• Press Release:  Week Ahead Guidance for the Week of March 13-18, 2023

• Press Release:  USTR Announces Reallocation of Unused Fiscal Year 2023 WTO Tariff-Rate Quota Volume for Raw Cane Sugar

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• Press Release:  FTC Submits Annual Budget Request to Congress

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Press Release:  FY 2024 Congressional Budget Justification

• Press Release:  Deletion of Item from March 16, 2023 Open Meeting

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

• Advisory:  DFC CEO Nathan Travels to Indonesia

Department of Energy (DOE)

• Press Release:  DOE Invests $47 Million to Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Sector

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

• Press Release:  FERC Submits FY 2024 Budget Request

Department of Interior (DOI)

• Press Release:  Interior Department Substantially Reduces Scope of Willow Project

• Press Release:  Interior Department Welcomes New Biden-Harris Appointees

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water | March 14, 2023

• Press Release:  EPA Opens Application Period for Grant Supporting Education and Training for Pesticide Applicators | March 13, 2023

• Link to other EPA press releases

Department of Transportation

• Press Release:  Secretary Buttigieg Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to Ensure Fee-Free Family Seating for Parents

Department of Labor

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor selects nine communities, partners to expand, improve workforce opportunities for all young people

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor recovers $151K in back wages, assesses $49K in penalties after review of Boca Grande resort’s use of guest visa program

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor recovers $46K in back wages, damages for 14 construction workers at El Paso commercial worksite

• Press Release:  Low-cost, higher risk | Dollar General inspections in Florida, Georgia find employees exposed to blocked emergency exits, other dangers

Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

• Press Release          :  HUD Releases Fiscal Year 2024 Budget in Brief

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• Report:  Wildfire Smoke | Opportunities to Strengthen Federal Efforts to Manage Growing Risks