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Proc 10661ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10661

National Adoption Month, 2023

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In simple terms

President Biden proclaimed November 2023 as National Adoption Month, urging Americans to support adoption and foster youth. The proclamation highlights administration policy proposals—including a refundable adoption tax credit, expanded military parental leave, LGBTQI+ family adoption barriers removal, and $10 billion in budget requests for foster youth transitioning to adulthood—but contains no binding directives or deadlines.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 75453

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 88 FR 75453

    Federal Register PDF

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation of November 2023 as National Adoption Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document references pending legislative proposals (adoption tax credit refundability, $9 billion housing vouchers, $1 billion support programs) that require Congressional action and are not guaranteed
  • LGBTQI+ adoption barrier removal described as ongoing administrative work without concrete metrics or deadlines
  • All policy claims are retrospective or aspirational; no enforceable obligations created by this proclamation
Proclamation 10661: National Adoption Month, 2023 · Executive Orders