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Proc 10661ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10661

National Adoption Month, 2023

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

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

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