Office of the Associate Attorney General, United States Department of Justice (DOJ).
ACTION:
Notice of federal advisory committee meeting.
SUMMARY:
The DOJ is publishing this notice to announce the eighth Federal advisory committee meeting of the Religious Liberty Commission (Commission).
DATES:
Open to the public via livestream on August 17, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET.
ADDRESSES:
The meeting will be held virtually. The virtual meeting will be recorded and broadcast. A viewing link will be available at
justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission/upcoming-events.
Registration Information:
Registration is not required for this event. Members of the public may view the event by clicking the livestream link on the events page of the Religious Liberty Commission website,
justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission/upcoming-events.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Margaret Bush, Religious Liberty Commission Director and Designated Federal Officer,
RLC@usdoj.gov,
202-297-3196. Mrs. Bush can also be contacted to request a reasonable accommodation to attend the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Religious Liberty Commission is a federal advisory committee established by the President through Executive Order 14291. The Commission is composed of a chair, a vice chair, and eleven members appointed by the President, including representatives from the private sector, employers, educational institutions, religious communities and States, and three ex-officio members. The Commission advises the Domestic Policy Council and the White House Faith Office on religious liberty policies of the United States, and will produce a comprehensive report to the President on the foundations of religious liberty in America, the impact of religious liberty on American society, current threats to domestic religious liberty, strategies to preserve and enhance religious liberty protections for future generations, and programs to increase awareness of and celebrate America's peaceful religious pluralism.
Agenda:
During its eighth meeting on August 17, 2026, the Commission will finalize the Religious Liberty Commission report.
Public Comment:
The public comment period for the report concluded on July 13, 2026. Other comments may be sent by email to
RLC@usdoj.gov
or by mail to U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Associate Attorney General, ATTN: Religious Liberty Commission, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 5706, Washington, DC 20530. The deadline for additional comments is August 11, 2026.
Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 1001et seq.).
( printed page 51181)
Dated: August 5, 2026.
Mary Margaret Bush,
Designated Federal Officer, Religious Liberty Commission.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 51180
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Meeting of the Religious Liberty Commission,” thefederalregister.org (August 7, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-16178/meeting-of-the-religious-liberty-commission.
5 U.S.C. 1001