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Proclamation 10565

Older Americans Month, 2023

This proclamation designates May 2023 as Older Americans Month, honoring senior citizens and highlighting administration policies affecting older Americans, including the Inflation Reduction Act's Medicare prescription drug cost caps, over-the-counter hearing aids, and a call for Congress to expand home care, nutrition services, and nursing home protections. The document is purely commemorative with no binding directives or deadlines.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 27673

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 2023 as Older Americans Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document contains no enforceable mandates; all calls to action are rhetorical appeals to Congress and the public
  • References to existing laws (Inflation Reduction Act) and past executive orders are descriptive, not operative
Proclamation 10565: Older Americans Month, 2023 · Executive Orders