Bill > HRes860

This resolution commends President Trump for redesignating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) due to severe religious freedom violations. The resolution highlights extensive violence against Christians and moderate Muslims by Islamic terror organizations like Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen, noting that Nigeria accounts for 89 percent of Christians martyred worldwide, with over 18,000 churches destroyed since 2009 and approximately 56,000 people killed in religiously motivated attacks between 2019 and 2023. It criticizes the State Department for removing Nigeria's CPC status in recent years despite ongoing persecution and calls for specific actions, including providing humanitarian assistance to faith-based groups, conditioning U.S. foreign aid on addressing religious freedom violations, and imposing targeted sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for religious persecution. The resolution recommends sanctions under the Global Magnitsky framework, visa bans, and asset freezes against groups like the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, and emphasizes the United States' commitment to promoting religious freedom and human rights as fundamental principles of foreign policy.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/860/all-info