# 2025-08134: White House Launches Federal Religious Liberty Protection Commission

2025-08134, Establishment of the Religious Liberty Commission, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-05-07, effective 2025-05-01 (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08134
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-08134
- Title: Establishment of the Religious Liberty Commission
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 19417
- Published: 2025-05-07
- Effective: 2025-05-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

White House Launches Federal Religious Liberty Protection Commission

## Summary

The government is creating a new Religious Liberty Commission to protect people and groups who want to practice their faith freely without fear of discrimination. This commission will fight policies that threaten religious schools, faith-based groups, and religious voices in public life. Starting now, this effort aims to keep religious freedom strong and fair, with no new costs announced.

## Effects PRIA read

- New Federal Religious Liberty Commission: benefit, low. The President created a Religious Liberty Commission by Executive Order on May 1, 2025 to identify threats to religious liberty and to defend religious voices, schools, and faith-based groups. The Commission may have up to 14 Presidential appointees, will advise the White House, and will operate th…
- Parents' Right To Choose Religious Education: benefit, low. The Commission will consider parents' authority to direct the care, upbringing, and education of their children, explicitly including the right to choose a religious education. This review is part of the Commission's report process through its term ending July 4, 2026.
- Health Care Conscience Protections Reviewed: benefit, low. The Commission will examine conscience protections in the health care field, including issues concerning vaccine mandates, as a specific topic to consider in its report. The Commission may recommend executive or legislative steps to secure religious liberty in this area.
- Debanking of Religious Entities Addressed: benefit, medium. The Commission will consider 'debanking of religious entities' as a specific topic, meaning it will study and advise on issues where banks or financial services may limit relationships with religious organizations. The Commission may recommend steps to secure domestic religious liberty related to b…
- Threats To Nonprofit Tax Status Reviewed: benefit, medium. The Commission will consider threats that could lead to loss of funding or denial of nonprofit tax status for faith-based entities and may recommend executive or legislative actions to protect those entities' tax treatment.

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## Sources
- [2025-08134 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/07/2025-08134/establishment-of-the-religious-liberty-commission)
- [2025-08134 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-07/pdf/2025-08134.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08134 (as of 2026-11-04).