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House announces appointment to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Summary
The chair announced, citing the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, that Theo Jean Anthony Mills III of Sunshine, Louisiana, will succeed Maureen Ferguson on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom for a term effective May 26, 2026, through May 14, 2028.
The House announced an appointment to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on May 29, 2026, citing the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and the House order of January 3, 2025. The chair said the appointment would run from May 26, 2026, through May 14, 2028, and the clerk read the appointee’s name into the record.
"Mister Theo Jean Anthony Mills, the third, Sunshine, Louisiana to succeed missus Maureen Ferguson," the clerk read as the named appointment. The chair introduced the notice by referencing the International Religious Freedom Act and relevant House orders as the statutory basis for the appointment.
The transcript records the announcement and naming; no floor debate or separate recorded vote on the appointment appears in the provided excerpt. The appointment was described as a House submission to the commission with specified term dates.
The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. § 6431) establishes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; the chair cited that statutory authority when presenting the House’s appointment. The House proceeded with routine opening business and adjourned later until June 2, 2026.
