The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the fifth meeting of the Religious Liberty Commission. The meeting will take place on February 9, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The location will be the World Stage Theatre at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC. The meeting will also be recorded and broadcast online at justice.gov/live.

The Religious Liberty Commission is a federal advisory committee. It was established by the President through Executive Order 14291. The Commission has a chair, a vice chair, and eleven members appointed by the President. Members include people from the private sector, employers, educational institutions, religious communities, States, and three ex-officio members.

The Commission gives advice to the Domestic Policy Council and the White House Faith Office. They focus on religious liberty policies in the United States. The Commission will create a detailed report for the President. This report will cover the foundations of religious liberty in America, the impact of religious liberty on American society, current threats to religious liberty in the country, strategies to protect religious liberty for the future, and programs to teach about and support America’s peaceful religious diversity.

At the February 9, 2026 meeting, the Commission will discuss religious liberty issues related to anti-Semitism. They will also talk about religious liberty issues in the private sector.

The meeting is open to the public. People who want to attend in person must register. Registration is available on the Religious Liberty Commission website at https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission. Attendance is limited to the number of seats at the venue. All in-person attendees will need to show identification and go through security screening.

Media members must register through the Office of Public Affairs by February 5, 2026, at 5 p.m. They must also bring government-issued photo identification and valid media credentials and go through security checks.

Anyone can send written comments to the Commission. Comments can be emailed to the contact address listed or sent by mail to the 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 comments is February 1, 2026.

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation to attend, contact Mary Margaret Bush, Director and Designated Federal Officer for the Religious Liberty Commission, at the Department of Justice.

The notice of this meeting is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

Dated: January 6, 2026.
Mary Margaret Bush
Designated Federal Officer, Religious Liberty Commission