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.
Sponsored By: Representative Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.*
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
MI • R
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Salazar
FL • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Aderholt
AL • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
AR • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
GA • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
AS • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
MD • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Kean
NJ • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Barr
KY • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Hunt
TX • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Fulcher
ID • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Moore (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6]
FL • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rose
TN • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]
AL • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
NE • R
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Onder
MO • R
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Rep. James, John [R-MI-10]
MI • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
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