Proclamation 2026-16799 explained · Proclamation
National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month, 2026
Signed: 2026-08-12 Published: 2026-08-17 Federal Register document: 2026-16799
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Proclamation 2026-16799 says
Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 157 (Monday, August 17, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 157 (Monday, August 17, 2026)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 53355-53356] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-16799] [[Page 53353]] Vol. 91 Monday, No. 157 August 17, 2026 Part II The President ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Proclamation 11054--National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month, 2026 Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 157 / Monday, August 17, 2026 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 53355]] Proclamation 11054 of August 12, 2026 National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month, 2026 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation This National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month, we renew our pledge to safeguard our children, friends, families, and communities from the devastating reach of illicit drugs by stopping addiction before it ever begins. Substance abuse remains among the gravest threats confronting our country, poisoning neighborhoods, shattering families, and destroying lives filled with promise. Our Nation's youth stand among the most targeted and vulnerable, susceptible at an impressionable age to influences that can draw...
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Proclamation on National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month, 2026 (as issued)
Designate September 2026 as National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month to raise awareness and encourage community-based prevention efforts.
Bipartisan rationale: Both parties support substance use prevention as a public health priority. This proclamation is purely symbolic and does not impose mandates or spending, making it acceptable across the political spectrum.
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