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Federal Register 

Vol. 87, No. 46 

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 10347 of March 4, 2022 

National Consumer Protection Week, 2022 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

As our Nation recovers and our economy continues its historic growth 

following a global pandemic, it is important that consumers are fully informed about their rights and the potential risks in the marketplace. Hardworking American families deserve to feel secure in the knowledge that, 

as we build back better, we are building an economy based on principles 

of fairness, privacy, and equity. During National Consumer Protection Week, 

we recommit ourselves to those basic rights, to protecting consumers, to 

raising awareness about bad actors and deceptive practices in the marketplace, and to empowering people to make informed financial decisions 

so that our economy works for everyone. 

My Administration has zero tolerance for criminals who steal Americans’ 

hard-earned dollars or abuse their personal information. Particularly in moments of crisis, like this pandemic, unscrupulous individuals have tried 

to take advantage of struggling Americans by price gouging, stealing money, 

harvesting personal information, and offering false hope for economic assistance, jobs, treatments, and cures. We are committed to halting these practices 

and protecting all consumers, including small businesses and gig workers, 

from fraud and unlawful business practices. Our Nation’s consumer protection agencies—including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer 

Financial Protection Bureau, and Consumer Product Safety Commission— 

work with the Department of Justice and law enforcement agencies nationwide to fight fraud, predatory practices, and data exploitation by abusers 

large and small. These agencies work every day to protect consumers and 

ensure product safety through investigations, law enforcement actions, and 

free, actionable, plain-language consumer education resources. 

Abusive practices have an especially harmful impact on communities of 

color, who are often targeted by bad actors. A report from the FTC—Serving 

Communities of Color—found that people living in majority-Black and Latino 

communities were more likely to experience problems with credit bureaus, 

banks and lenders, and used car issues than those living in majority-white 

communities. That is why my Administration is reviving the Government’s 

top consumer watchdog, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to address racial disparities in access to loans, capital, and credit, while protecting 

consumers in historically underserved communities. 

As a Nation, let us work together to create an environment that protects 

and educates American consumers and communities. This National Consumer Protection Week, and all year long, my Administration is committed 

to ensuring that every American has access to information that can help 

protect themselves and their communities. To learn more about these resources, please visit consumer.ftc.gov. To learn how to get involved with 

National Consumer Protection Week, you can visit ftc.gov/ncpw. 

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 March 6, 2022, 

through March 12, 2022, as National Consumer Protection Week. I call 

upon government officials, industry leaders, and advocates across the Nation 


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to share information about consumer protection and provide our citizens 

with information about their rights as consumers. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day 

of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the 

Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortysixth. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05109 

Filed 3–8–22; 8:45 am] 

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