[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 87773-87774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25806]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 5, 2024 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 10851 of October 31, 2024

                
National Family Caregivers Month, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Family caregivers are the backbone of our Nation, 
                making tremendous sacrifices to be there for the people 
                who need and cherish them most. This month, we honor 
                their selfless love and courage, and we recommit to 
                getting them the support they deserve. They should know 
                their country has their backs.

                For far too long, the cost of care in this country has 
                been too high. Today, millions of Americans are part of 
                the so-called sandwich generation, caring for both 
                young kids and aging parents at the same time. Too many 
                families struggle to afford help, spending their own 
                retirement savings to pay for the care of their loved 
                ones or quitting their own jobs to stay home and 
                provide it themselves. Most often, it is women who bear 
                the brunt of care work. And the pay for professional 
                care workers is far too low.

                In the United States of America, no one should have to 
                choose between caring for a parent who raised them, a 
                child who depends on them, and a paycheck that they 
                need. That is why I signed the American Rescue Plan, 
                which made the biggest investment in child care ever. 
                It delivered historic support to over 225,000 child 
                care programs serving as many as 10 million children 
                across the country, helping keep their doors open for 
                millions of working families who rely on them. It 
                expanded the Child Tax Credit, which helped cut the 
                child poverty rate nearly in half. Overall, my 
                Administration increased funding for child care by 
                nearly 50 percent while helping States expand and 
                strengthen programs that enable low-income families 
                afford child care as well. We also required companies 
                seeking significant Federal funding from our CHIPS and 
                Science Act to submit a plan on how they will help 
                employees access affordable child care.

                We have finalized new rules that strengthen staffing 
                standards in nursing homes to ensure residents can age 
                with dignity. We have made sure that home care workers 
                get a bigger share of Medicaid payments so more 
                Americans can keep living in their own communities and 
                homes. And we have worked to increase Medicare 
                resources to promote equitable access to care and 
                caregiver training.

                But we have to do more to ease the load on America's 50 
                million unpaid family caregivers, who too often still 
                shoulder the burden of care all alone. Through the 
                American Rescue Plan, we devoted $145 million to the 
                National Family Caregiver Support Program, which 
                delivers counseling, training, and short-term relief to 
                family caregivers and other informal care providers. 
                Furthermore, my Administration released the first-ever 
                National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, which 
                includes new initiatives that directly support family 
                caregivers and strengthen existing programs. And I 
                signed a historic Executive Order, representing the 
                most comprehensive set of administrative actions ever 
                to increase access to high-quality child care and long-
                term care and support for caregivers, including 
                military and veteran caregivers. The Executive Order is 
                working to make sure caregivers get the support they 
                deserve while building the supply of high-quality care 
                so families have options. My Administration is 
                continuing to work toward

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                lowering the cost of care across the country and 
                providing stronger paid family and medical leave.

                How we treat our young children, aging parents, and 
                loved ones and how we value those who care for them are 
                fundamental to who we are as a Nation. During National 
                Family Caregivers Month, we pledge to get every family 
                caregiver in this country the same kind of relief, 
                respect, and support that they give so selflessly to 
                others.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2024 
                as National Family Caregivers Month. I encourage all 
                Americans to reach out to those who provide care for 
                our Nation's family members, friends, and neighbors in 
                need to recognize, honor, and thank them.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of 
                the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                ninth.
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