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Mga Pangunahing Petsa (Lahat ng oras sa Silangan)

• July 24, 8am-5pm: Election Assistance Commission, Democracy Fund Voice, and Arizona State University hold a conference entitled, “Language Access for Voters Summit 2018” at The Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 7th Floor Knight Conference Center, Washington, DC. RSVP dito.
• July 24, 10am: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a hearing entitled, “Cyber-Securing the Vote: Ensuring the Integrity of the U.S. Election System,” 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. Witnesses TBA.
• July 25: U.S. v. Manafort trial is scheduled to begin in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
• July 25, 2pm: Congressional Transparency Caucus holds a briefing entitled, “Shining a Light on Foreign Lobbying” with Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) and others, 2456 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. RSVP dito.
• July 25, 2:30pm: Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing entitled, “An Update on American Diplomacy to Advance our National Security Strategy” with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. Livestreamed dito.
• July 26: Deadline for congressional offices to cosponsor bills to be included in Common Cause’s 2018 Democracy Scorecard
• August 2, 10am: Ang Federal Election Commission ay mayroong isang bukas na pagpupulong, 1050 1st St. NE, Washington, DC. Agenda TBA.
• August 6: 53rd anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed into law