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Proclamation 10937 is a ceremonial presidential proclamation formally designating May 11, 2025 as Mother’s Day. It carries no regulatory or legal force beyond the official declaration; its authority comes from a 1914 Act of Congress (38 Stat. 770) that directs the President to call for observance of the second Sunday in May each year. The proclamation also uses the occasion to briefly describe the administration’s stated policy priorities related to families.
Nothing in law, regulation, or federal operations changes as a result of this proclamation. Mother’s Day was already an established national observance under the 1914 congressional resolution; this proclamation fulfills the President’s routine annual duty to formally call for its observance. The document references several existing or aspirational policy positions — defending the child tax credit, supporting fertility treatment affordability, and opposing what it calls “far-left ideology” in child-rearing — but does not create, amend, or repeal any rule, program, or legal standard. No deadlines, funding levels, or agency directives are established.
No specific individuals, organizations, or agencies are legally obligated to act or refrain from acting as a result of this proclamation. Americans generally are encouraged — not required — to express appreciation for mothers and maternal figures, including birth mothers, adoptive mothers, foster mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers, and others in caregiving roles.