The final two meetings of the 2024-2026 term of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee are on Thursday, June 11, 2026, and Thursday, July 16, 2026, beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The purpose of the virtual meetings will be to hear reports from and discuss recommendations from each of the three subcommittees: Statutory Reform, Volume and Frequency, and Implementation, as well as vote on the final report and recommendations from the Committee. All meeting materials will be posted on the FOIA Advisory Committee website here (June meeting) and here (July meeting).
The Statutory Reform Subcommittee presented four recommendations at the Committee’s May 7, meeting, two of which passed. In addition the Implementation Subcommittee offered three recommendations for consideration and Volume and Frequency Subcommittee offered two recommendations for consideration at the May meeting. A full recap of the May meeting and the proposed and passed recommendations can be found here.
These virtual meetings are open to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. If you wish to offer oral public comments during the public comment period of the meeting, you must register in advance at this link for the June meeting and at this link for the July meeting. Registrants will be provided with information to access the meeting online.
Members of the public attending the meeting via the registration link may comment during the last 15 minutes of the meeting. You are also welcome to submit written comments at any time by using the Public Comments Form. (Please read our policy on posting public comments.)
We also will livestream the meeting on the National Archives YouTube channel but those viewing on YouTube will not be able to make oral public comments.
Nominations are open through June 1, 2026, for the 2026-2028 term of the FOIA Advisory Committee which will begin in September upon appointment of the Committee members.
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