Proc 10971ProclamationTrump 47 · RCeremonial

Proclamation 10971

Constitution Week, 2025

This proclamation designates September 17-23, 2025 as "Constitution Week" and calls on teachers, school administrators, and state/local leaders to educate students on citizenship rights and responsibilities under the Constitution. It references prior executive orders on citizenship, education, and flag desecration but contains no new binding policy directives.

Impact dates

  1. Constitution Week ends

  2. Constitution Week begins

Key directives

  • Call on teachers, school administrators, and State and local leaders to educate America's pupils on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship under our constitutional order

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of Constitution Week, September 17-23, 2025

Near term (90d)

  • Constitution Week observance period (September 17-23, 2025)

Long term

Risks & tensions

  • Non-binding 'call on' language creates no enforcement mechanism; references to 'left-wing arsonists' and DEI programs are rhetorical framing without operative policy effect in this document
  • Cites prior EOs but does not amend or extend them
Proclamation 10971: Constitution Week, 2025 · Executive Orders