Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025
This bill mandates U.S. sanctions against Nigerian officials who promote blasphemy laws or tolerate religiously motivated violence by groups like Boko Haram or ISIS-West Africa. It requires the Secretary of State to submit annual reports identifying specific Nigerian federal/state officials, judges, or law enforcement who enforced blasphemy laws or failed to prevent violence. The bill also formally designates Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern" for religious freedom violations and Boko Haram/ISIS-West Africa as "Entities of Particular Concern." These designations trigger mandatory U.S. sanctions under existing law, directly affecting Nigerian government actors and designated terror groups.
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Introduced Oct 21, 2025
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Oct 21, 2025
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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.
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Marlin A. Stutzman
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