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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 93461-93462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28062]



                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 27, 2024 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10862 of November 19, 2024

                
National Child's Day, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                This generation's young people are some of the most 
                gifted, educated, and talented our Nation has ever 
                known. They are the kite strings that keep our national 
                ambitions aloft. On National Child's Day, we recommit 
                to building a future worthy of their highest 
                aspirations.

                So many of our Nation's children begin building their 
                futures at our public schools--that is why I am proud 
                that my Administration secured a historic $130 billion 
                in funding for our Nation's K-12 schools through my 
                American Rescue Plan. That law put more teachers in 
                classrooms and more counselors, social workers, and 
                other support staff in our schools. It also invested in 
                high-quality tutoring and made historic expansions in 
                summer and afterschool programs. My Bipartisan 
                Infrastructure Law is expanding access to high-speed 
                internet so students can access it regardless of their 
                zip code. And my Administration has worked to advance a 
                pathway to provide free, healthy school meals for all 
                children as a part of our national strategy to end 
                hunger and reduce diet-related diseases in America by 
                2030.

                My Administration has also worked hard to give families 
                some well-deserved breathing room so that they can care 
                for their children without worrying about how they are 
                going to pay the bills. My American Rescue Plan 
                expanded the Child Tax Credit, which helped reduce 
                child poverty by nearly half across the Nation. That 
                law also made our Nation's biggest investment in child 
                care ever, helping hundreds of thousands of child care 
                providers keep their doors open and continue providing 
                care. I signed the Inflation Reduction Act, saving 
                millions of families $800 per year on their health 
                insurance premiums. My Administration also raised pay 
                for early childhood educators across the country 
                participating in the Head Start program. And my 
                Administration modernized the Thrifty Food Plan for the 
                first time in nearly five decades so that millions more 
                families receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
                Program benefits can afford nutritious foods.

                Securing the health and safety of children has always 
                been a priority for my Administration. I signed the 
                most significant gun safety law in nearly 30 years, 
                working towards a future where no student or child has 
                to live in fear of gun violence. That law also made the 
                largest investment in youth mental health ever to help 
                schools across the country train and hire new mental 
                health counselors. At the same time, we made it easier 
                for schools to leverage Medicaid to deliver health 
                care. And we are working to support LGBTQI+ children 
                and families by protecting their access to health care 
                and preventing harmful practices, including the use of 
                so-called conversion therapy.

                My Administration has also been dedicated to addressing 
                the existential threat of climate change--a critical 
                task to secure our children's futures. My Inflation 
                Reduction Act made the most significant investment in 
                climate ever, which includes funding to get communities 
                cleaner air and drinking water, and protect them from 
                the harmful effects of pollution. My Bipartisan 
                Infrastructure Law is working to replace every lead 
                pipe in America, so that every family can turn on the 
                faucet and drink clean, safe water. And my 
                Administration has conserved more than 45 million acres 
                of our Nation's

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                lands and waters in an effort to ensure they can be 
                enjoyed for generations to come.

                On National Child's Day, we recommit to ensuring that 
                every child in America has the opportunity to pursue 
                the limits of their talents and ambitions, and we 
                uplift them as the leaders and doers of the future.

                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 20, 
                2024, as National Child's Day. I call upon all 
                government officials, educators, volunteers, and all 
                the people of the United States of America to observe 
                this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and 
                activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                nineteenth day of November, 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.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2024-28062
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