Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-10-21Topic: civil rights · governance ethics

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This bill would require the Secretary of State to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern for religious freedom violations, and to designate Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa as Entities of Particular Concern. It would require the Secretary of State to report to Congress within 90 days, and every year after, a list of Nigerian officials who promoted or enforced blasphemy laws or tolerated religiously justified violence by armed groups. The President would have to impose property-blocking sanctions under an existing executive order on the people listed. The Secretary could waive the designations only if certain conditions are met, such as the groups no longer operating in Nigeria and blasphemy laws no longer being enforced.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-10-21	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-10-21	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-10-21		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-10-21		Introduced in House	introduce

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