    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 10047 of May 29, 2020
    National Homeownership Month, 2020
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation
    For generations, homeownership has sustained and empowered Americans.
    Recently, we have been reminded that our homes are central to our
    health, our independence, and the well-being of our families. In
    response to the coronavirus outbreak, millions of Americans have
    transformed their homes into safe havens, virtual workplaces,
    classrooms, and, most importantly, places to nurture hopes and dreams
    for the future. During National Homeownership Month, we acknowledge the
    many benefits of secure and affordable homeownership.
    Thanks to my Administration's swift and decisive action to assist
    millions of homeowners affected by the coronavirus, we have protected
    the wealth that hardworking Americans have built up through
    homeownership. To help ensure that homeowners do not lose their homes
    unnecessarily due to this crisis, I signed into law the unprecedented
    Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This
    legislation provided direct cash payments to Americans and authorized
    mortgage-payment relief for eligible homeowners with federally backed
    mortgages struggling to make their payments.
    As our Nation's economy begins to recover, my Administration remains
    focused on getting government out of the way of responsible
    homeownership and reforming our housing finance system. We have
    supported affordable homeownership by eliminating outdated and
    unnecessary regulations, and we are strengthening investment in
    underserved communities through the designation of Opportunity Zones.
    Through the work of the White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory
    Barriers to Affordable Housing, we are continuing to collaborate with
    States and local jurisdictions to ease the burden of regulations that
    needlessly hinder opportunities for Americans to become homeowners.
    Additionally, last year, the Department of the Treasury and the

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    Department of Housing and Urban Development released plans to define the
    limited role of the Federal Government in the housing finance system,
    enhance taxpayer protections against future bailouts, and promote
    competition in the housing finance system.
    This month, we renew our commitment to helping pave the way for more
    Americans to achieve the financial benefits and stability of
    homeownership. Building on the roaring success we were experiencing
    prior to the coronavirus pandemic, our economy will rebound and create
    the jobs that Americans need to achieve the American dream of owning a
    home.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Con

    stitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June
    2020 as National Homeownership Month.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of
    May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fourth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP