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

POTUS’ Schedule*

10:10 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and The First Lady depart the White House en route Joint Base Andrews

10:30 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and The First Lady depart Joint Base Andrews en route Ponce, Puerto Rico

2:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and The First Lady arrive in Ponce, Puerto Rico

2:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT receives a briefing

2:45 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks

3:30 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and The First Lady visit Centro Sor Isolina Ferré Aguayo School

4:50 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and The First Lady depart Ponce, Puerto Rico, en route Joint Base Andrews

8:35 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and The First Lady arrive at Joint Base Andrews

8:45 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and The First Lady depart Joint Base Andrews en route the White House

8:55 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and The First Lady arrive at the White House

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

The Vice President will be in Washington, D.C., and 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 Friday-Sunday, September 30-October 2, 2022

Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks.

The White House

October 2

• Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards

• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak of Ukraine

• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with Ibrahim Kalin, Spokesperson and Chief Advisor to the President of Turkiye

October 1

• Fact Sheet:  Update on Biden-⁠Harris Administration’s Response to Hurricane Ian

• Statement from President Joe Biden on the Return of Americans Wrongfully Detained in Venezuela

• Statement by President Joe Biden Marking Five Years since the Las Vegas Shooting

• Disaster Declaration:  President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves North Carolina Emergency Declaration

• Disaster Declaration:  President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Disaster Declaration for the Seminole Tribe of Florida

September 30

• Remarks by President Biden on Hurricane Ian Federal Response Efforts

• Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with Governor Henry McMaster of South Carolina

• Fact Sheet:  Update on Biden-⁠Harris Administration’s Response to Hurricane Ian

• Statement from President Biden on Russia’s Attempts to Annex Ukrainian Territory

• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

• Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with Lieutenant Commander Christopher Hooper and Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Zach Loesch of the U. S. Coast Guard

• Executive Order on Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services

• Remarks by President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at a Hispanic Heritage Month Reception

• Remarks by President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff at a Reception to Celebrate the Jewish New Year

• Transcript:  Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, September 30, 2022

• Fact Sheet:  U.S.-Israel Strategic High-Level Dialogue on Technology

• Readout of White House Meeting with State Legislative Leaders on Mental Health Legislation 

• Readout of Meeting with Health System and Hospital Leaders on Managing COVID-⁠19 This Fall

• Fact Sheet:  Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces American Rescue Plan’s Historic Investments in Community Health Workforce

• Fact Sheet:  Biden-⁠Harris Administration Actions to Prevent Suicide

• Press Release:  ICYMI | Pennsylvania Leaders Visit White House, Meet With President Biden and Administration Officials to Discuss Strong Economic Recovery

• Proclamation on National Arts and Humanities Month, 2022

• Proclamation on Child Health Day, 2022

• Proclamation on National Youth Justice Action Month, 2022

• Proclamation on National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month, 2022

• Proclamation on National Clean Energy Action Month, 2022

• Proclamation on National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2022

• Proclamation on National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2022

• Proclamation on National Community Policing Week, 2022

• Proclamation on Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2022

• Proclamation on National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2022.

• Bills Signed into Law:  H.R. 6833, S. 3895, S. 3969, S. 4900

• Bill Signed into Law:  H.R. 8656

• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Public Law 117-169

• Appointments:  President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions

• Appointments:  President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions

• Disaster Declaration:  President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Virginia Disaster Declaration

Department of Defense (DOD)

October 1

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Trilateral Defense Ministers Meeting (TDMM) with Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Japanese Minister of Defense Hamada Yasukazu

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Meeting with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence

• Article:  U.S., Australian Defense Leaders Stress Importance of Alliance System

• Article:  Indo-Pacific Component Commanders Stress Importance of Partners

• Article:  Defense Leaders Look to Strengthen Rules-Based Order

September 30

• Press Release:  Secretary of Defense Visits Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Meets With Hawaii State Officials and Families

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

• Readout of ASD Celeste Wallander Meeting With Ambassador Marios Lysiotis on the Selection of the Republic of Cyprus for the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program

• Readout of U.S.-Baltic Dialogue with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

• Transcript:  Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) LaPlante and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) Baker Hold a Media Roundtable on the Recent Meeting of the National Armaments Directors Under the Auspices of the Ukraine Defense Contract Group

• Article:  Standardized Materiel Could Bolster Ukraine’s Defense, Says Official

• Article:  Defense Leaders Look to Improve U.S-Philippine Interoperability

• Article:  Rescue and Recovery in Hurricane Ian’s Wake

• Article:  Face of Defense | Forecasting for the Flightline

• Publication:  Department of Defense Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Strategic Plan

• Article:  More Can Be Done to Bring Hispanic Americans into DOD, Defense Official Says  

• Contracts for September 30, 2022

Department of State

Daily Schedule | Monday, October 3

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on travel to Colombia, Chile, and Peru, from October 3-7, 2022.

Europe, Ukraine, Russia

• October 1:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba

• September 30:  Statement | G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Illegal Annexation of Sovereign Ukrainian Territory

• September 30:  Sanctions | Imposing Swift and Severe Costs in Response to Russia’s Violations of Ukraine’s Sovereignty

• September 30:  Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Swedish Foreign Minister Linde

• September 30:  Advisory | Under Secretary Zeya Travels to Qatar, Switzerland, and Poland

• October 1:  Statement | Republic of Cyprus Independence Day

Middle East

• October 1:  Statement | Iran’s Lifting of Travel Ban on Baquer Namazi and Granting of Humanitarian Furlough to Siamak Namazi

• October 1:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud

• September 30:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Omani Foreign Minister al-Busaidi

• September 30:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg

• September 30:  Advisory | Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Minkara’s  Travel to Qatar and Nigeria

Africa

• October 1:  Readout | Under Secretary Nuland and South African DIRCO Director General Dangor Convene the U.S.-South Africa Working Group on African and Global Issues

• October 1:  Statement | Chad’s National Dialogue Commission Report

• October 1:  Statement | The Situation in Burkina Faso

• September 30:  Statement | New U.S. Embassy in Niamey Awarded Global Best Project by Engineering News-Record

• September 30:  Advisory | Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Arab Emirates

• October 2:  Statement | Guinea National Day

• October 1:  Statement | Nigeria’s National Day

• September 30:  Statement | Botswana National Day

Western Hemisphere

• October 1:  Statement | The Release of U.S. Nationals from Venezuela

• September 30:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly at a Joint Press Availability

• September 30:  Advisory | Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Colombia, Chile, and Peru (Oct. 3-7)

• September 30:  Transcript | Briefing on Secretary Blinken’s Upcoming Travel to Colombia, Chile, and Peru

Asia-Pacific

• September 30:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with the Republic of the Marshall Islands President Kabua, the Federated States of Micronesia President Panuelo, and Palau President Whipps

• September 30:  Statement | Palau National Day

• September 30:  Statement | Tuvalu National Day

• September 30:  Statement | The People’s Republic of China National Day

• September 30:  Advisory | Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Betts’ Travel to Indonesia

• September 30:  Statement | Supporting Human Rights in North Korea

Other Matters

• September 30:  Statement | On National Disability Employment Awareness Month 

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

October 2

• Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the National Congress of Black Women Award Ceremony

September 30

• Remarks at a UN Security Council Meeting on Leaks in the NordStream Pipeline

• Remarks by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council Stakeout Following a Vote on a Resolution Condemning Russia’s Sham Referenda

• Explanation of Vote before the Vote Delivered by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield on a UN Security Council Resolution Condemning Russia’s Sham Referenda

• Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Democratic Republic of Congo

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

• Press Release:  IARPA Pursues Research to Identify Low-dose Radiation Exposure

Department of the Treasury

October 1

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at the Vermont Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference

September 30

• Readout:  Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force Deputies Meeting

• Sanctions:  Treasury Imposes Swift and Severe Costs on Russia for Putin’s Purported Annexation of Regions of Ukraine

• Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on Passage of Additional Economic Assistance for Ukraine

• Guidance:  Sanctions Compliance Guidance for Instant Payment Systems; Settlement Agreement between OFAC and Tango Card, Inc.; Issuance of Libyan Sanctions Regulations

September 29

• Sanctions:  Treasury Targets Financial and Shipping Facilitators of Iranian Petrochemicals and Petroleum Sales

• Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on New Rule under the Corporate Transparency Act

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

September 30

• Press Release:  SEC Charges Eight in Scheme to Fraudulently Promote Securities Offerings

• Press Release:  SEC Charges Two Canadian Software Engineers with Insider Trading

• Press Release:  SEC Charges Audit Firm RSM and Three Senior-Level Employees with Failure to Properly Conduct Client Audits

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases

• Readout of Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force Deputies Meeting

• Press Release:  Two Guatemalan Nationals Plead Guilty to Human Smuggling Conspiracy Resulting in 2021 Death of Migrant in Odessa, Texas

• Press Release:  Insulation Contracting Firm and Co-Owner Sentenced for Rigging Bids and Fraud

• Press Release:  Atlantic Richfield Company Agrees to Complete Multimillion-Dollar Cleanup of the Anaconda Smelter Superfund Site

• Press Release:  Home Health Care Company Owners Sentenced for $6.7 Million Health Care Fraud

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

September 30

• Press Release:  CBP Signs Global Entry Agreement with Dominican Republic (Washington, D.C.)

• Press Release:  Border Patrol Agent Entrance Exam Now Available Online (Washington, D.C.)

• Press Release:  Gang Members Continue to be Arrested in the RGV (Texas)

• Press Release:  Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents participate in outreach at area schools (Texas)

• Press Release:  Calexico Agents Arrest an Individual with Homicide Conviction (California)

• Press Release:  Undocumented, Convicted Sex Offender Arrested in Calexico (California)

• Press Release:  Border Patrol Seizes Fentanyl Being Shipped (Michigan)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Link to daily press releases

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

September 30

• Press Release:  New Mexico Physician Association to Pay $263,000 Civil Penalty to Settle FTC Allegations That it Violated 2005 Order

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

October 2

• Press Release:  Hurricane Ian Communications Status Report – October 2, 2022

• Press Release:  FCC Narrows Disaster Reporting Area for Hurricane Ian

October 1

• Press Release:  Hurricane Ian Communications Status Report – October 1, 2022

• Press Release:  FCC Narrows Disaster Reporting Area for Hurricane Ian

September 30

• Statement from Chairwoman Rosenworcel on Hurricane Ian

• Press Release:  Hurricane Ian Communications Status Report – September 30, 2022

• Press Release:  FCC Adjusts Scope of Hurricane Ian Disaster Reporting

• Press Release:  Hurricane Fiona Communications Status Report – September 30, 2022

• Press Release:  FCC Deactivates Hurricane Fiona Disaster Information Reporting

• Press Release:  FCC Improves the Accessibility and Clarity of Emergency Alerts

• Press Release:  FCC Launches Outage Information Sharing for Government Agencies

• Press Release:  FCC Adopts New ‘5-Year Rule’ for Deorbiting Satellites

• Press Release:  FCC Mandates TRS Access for Incarcerated People with Disabilities

• Press Release:  FCC Announces Media Bureau Staff Changes

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

September 30

• Press Release:  DFC Approves 62 Transactions Totaling More Than $2.3 Billion of Investment in Q4

U.S. Export-Import (EXIM) Bank

September 30

• Press Release:  EXIM Bank of the United States Advisory Committee Convenes First Meeting of 2022-2023 Term

Department of Energy (DOE)

September 30

• Statement by U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm (re: energy companies’ profits)

• Press Release:  DOE Seeks Input on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Civil Nuclear Credit Program Round Two Funding

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

• Press Release:  FERC Staff Issues the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Ohio Valley Connector Expansion Project (Docket No. CP22-44-000)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

September 30

• Press Release:  EPA Announces $26 Million in Funding for New Mexico Water Infrastructure Improvements

• Press Release:  EPA Hurricane Fiona Update for September 30

• Link to other EPA press releases

Department of Transportation

September 30

• Statement of the Department of Transportation Regarding Cooperation with the Department of Justice on Airline Industry Competition and Consumer Protection Issues

• Press Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Brings Together Trucking Community to Help Expand Truck Parking

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

September 30

• Press Release:  FAA Begins Environmental Review for West Virginia International Yeager Airport Projects

Department of Labor

September 30

• Readout:  At U.S. Department of Labor, Workers’ Voice Summit stresses collaboration in addressing workers’ rights concerns

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor invites Florida’s highway construction industry employers to join survey to set accurate prevailing wage rates

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor finds Trenton contractor again exposing workers to falls, this time at Mahwah, Upper Saddle River, River Vale work sites

• Press Release:  Court enters consent order requiring USPack Logistics to pay $575K to 62 Massachusetts couriers to resolve allegations of independent contractors’ misclassification

• Press Release:  U.S. Chicago restaurant pays $17K in penalties for not complying with Department of Labor subpoena for wage investigation

Department of Education

September 30

• Press Release:  Department Awards Nearly $1 Billion to 56 States and Territories to Provide Students with Safer and Healthier Learning Environments

Health & Human Services (HHS)

September 30

• Press Release:  HHS Secretary Becerra Declares Public Health Emergency for South Carolina in response to Hurricane Ian

• Press Release:  President Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Releases Inaugural Report

• Press Release:  New HHS Reports Illustrate Potential Positive Impact of Inflation Reduction Act on Prescription Drug Prices

• Press Release:  HHS Announces Roselyn Tso as Director of the Indian Health Service

• Press Release:  With New American Rescue Plan Funding, HHS Expands and Strengthens the Community and Public Health Workforce

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

September 30

• Press Release:  FDA Roundup | September 30, 2022 

• Press Release:  FDA Pathway Supports Long-Term Stability, Diversity of Safe and Nutritious Infant Formula Supply in the U.S.

Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

September 30

• Press Release:  HUD Announces Disaster Assistance for Florida

• Press Release:  HUD Announces Disaster Assistance for Alaska

• Press Release:  HUD Makes More Than $28 Million Available to Fight Housing Discrimination

• Press Release:  HUD Awards $4.9 Million to Public Housing Agencies to Correct Emergency Conditions

• Press Release:  HUD Announces Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Renewal Contract Term Increases