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Proc 10855ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10855

Veterans Day, 2024

This proclamation designates November 11, 2024, as Veterans Day and encourages Americans to honor veterans through ceremonies, prayers, and two minutes of silence. The text largely recounts the Biden Administration's past policy achievements for veterans and military families, but contains no new substantive policy directives, funding allocations, or regulatory changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 89 FR 88871

Impact dates

  1. Veterans Day observance

Key directives

  • Encourage all Americans to recognize veterans through appropriate ceremonies and private prayers
  • Encourage two minutes of silence for the Nation's veterans
  • Call upon Federal, State, and local officials to display the U.S. flag and participate in patriotic activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Veterans Day observance on November 11, 2024

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Text references past executive action on military spouse economic security but creates no new obligations
  • Encouragement language ('I encourage', 'I call upon') is non-binding
  • No appropriations or enforcement mechanisms attached
Proclamation 10855: Veterans Day, 2024 · Executive Orders