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Proc 10555ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10555

National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2023

This proclamation designates April 23-29, 2023 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week. It recounts the Biden Administration's prior legislative achievements supporting crime victims—including VAWA reauthorization, the Crime Victims Fund replenishment, gun safety laws, and hate crime legislation—while calling on Americans to participate in awareness events and volunteer to support victims.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 25265

Impact dates

  1. National Crime Victims' Rights Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim April 23 through April 29, 2023 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week
  • Call upon all Americans to observe this week by participating in awareness events and volunteering

Timeline

Immediate

  • National Crime Victims' Rights Week observed April 23-29, 2023

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document references prior policy actions but contains no new binding directives; purely commemorative
Proclamation 10555: National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2023 · Executive Orders