Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025

This bill would require the President to impose sanctions, including blocking property, on certain Nigerian officials. Within 90 days, and every year after, the Secretary of State would have to give Congress a list of Nigerian federal officials, state governors, judges, and law enforcement officials who promoted or enforced blasphemy laws or tolerated religiously justified violence by groups such as designated terrorist organizations. The first list would cover the past 10 years. The bill would also 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, with waivers allowed under certain conditions.

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Sponsors

• Ted Cruz Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors