# 119-hres-860: Commending President Trump for Redesignating Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern due to Nigeria's engagement in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom, and for other purposes.

119-hres-860, Commending President Trump for Redesignating Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern due to Nigeria's engagement in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-860
- Congress: 119
- Title: Commending President Trump for Redesignating Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern due to Nigeria's engagement in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Use of U.S. diplomatic and punitive tools to press Nigeria on religious freedom abuses.** This resolution would endorse redesignating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and direct U.S. officials to pair humanitarian aid with pressure on the Nigerian government to stop and punish religious persecution. - Families and faith communities: It would require immediate humanitarian assistance be provided directly to faith-based groups helping internally displaced persons in Nigeria’s Middle Belt. - U.S. assistance and oversight: It would push the State Department to justify and condition U.S. foreign assistance, including global health programs, on steps to protect religious minorities and prosecute perpetrators. The resolution notes the U.S. has obligated about $3.5 billion and disbursed about $2.2 billion in non-military assistance to Nigeria since FY2020. - Targeted accountability: It would direct the State Department and Treasury to impose visa bans, asset freezes, and other sanctions under the Global Magnitsky framework, explicitly naming the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore and seeking to list Fulani militias as Entities of Particular Concern. *No specific fiscal impact is identified in the sources.*

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-hres-860 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/860)

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