ExecutiveOrdersEO
Proc 10276ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10276

National Community Policing Week, 2021

Democracy & GovernanceDemocracy & GovernanceCivil RightsCivil Rights

In simple terms

President Biden proclaimed October 3-9, 2021 as National Community Policing Week, calling on law enforcement, officials, and Americans to recognize community policing's role in public safety. The proclamation highlights administration priorities including American Rescue Plan funding for local policing, proposed budget increases for community policing grants, and support for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, but contains no binding policy directives or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 55471

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 86 FR 55471

    Federal Register PDF

  3. National Community Policing Week begins

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation of October 3-9, 2021 as National Community Policing Week

Near term (90d)

—

Long term

—

Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation frames policing reform through bipartisan-friendly 'community policing' lens while endorsing stalled George Floyd Justice in Policing Act; tension between 'recommit to trust' language and lack of binding accountability measures
  • Mention of ARP funding for law enforcement hiring may generate tension with progressive calls to reduce police funding
Proclamation 10276: National Community Policing Week, 2021 · Executive Orders