Proclamation 2026-12435 explained · Proclamation
National Homeownership Month, 2026
Signed: 2026-06-12 Published: 2026-06-18 Federal Register document: 2026-12435
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Proclamation 2026-12435 says
Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 36959-36960] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-12435] [[Page 36957]] Vol. 91 Thursday, No. 117 June 18, 2026 Part II The President ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Proclamation 11036--National Homeownership Month, 2026 Proclamation 11037--Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2026 Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 117 / Thursday, June 18, 2026 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 36959]] Proclamation 11036 of June 12, 2026 National Homeownership Month, 2026 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation During National Homeownership Month, my Administration recommits to making housing more affordable so that young Americans and hardworking families can raise children, build memories, and create a future in a home of their own. For too long, reckless spending, burdensome regulations, and failed housing policies drove up home prices and mortgage rates while mass illegal immigration and large institutional investors strained the housing supply. The result was a housing affordability crisis brought...
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Revised Proclamation – National Homeownership Month, 2026 (executive only, no statute needed)
Establish a national month of recognition for homeownership in order to promote the social and economic value of owner-occupied housing and encourage public-private partnership in housing policy.
Bipartisan rationale: This is a pure ceremonial proclamation. Both parties routinely issue such proclamations to acknowledge national weeks, months, and days. Neither party views them as substantive legislation. The corrected version clarifies that no binding legal effect is intended, which protects both congressional prerogative and executive discretion. Institutional integrity is preserved because Congress retains sole authority over substantive housing law, and the executive merely encourages public attention to existing statutory programs.
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