GOP Leadership Announce Nomination of Religious Freedom Commissioner
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise have nominated Gene Mills as the new commissioner for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Mills, a religious leader and president of the Louisiana Family Forum, will join eight others to promote and protect religious freedoms globally. The commission, established by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, monitors violations of religious freedom and advises U.S. government officials on policy matters.
- ▪Gene Mills has been nominated to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
- ▪The commission was created to monitor and respond to violations of religious freedom globally.
- ▪There are currently 18 countries listed as countries of particular concern regarding religious freedoms.
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Home – Political News – GOP Leadership Announce Nomination of Religious Freedom Commissioner exclusive GOP Leadership Announce Nomination of Religious Freedom Commissioner Virginia Grace McKinnon • May 29, 2026 Print U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks alongside House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else…
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