Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2025
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Jun 17, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jun 17, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| R-MO | Robert F. Onder, Jr. | Jul 17, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Sep 9, 2025 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Mark Harris | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Dec 1, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2025Submitted in House
- Mar 11, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E728 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ | Jul 25, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47052 | Nigeria: Overview and U.S. Policy | Report | Jul 10, 2026 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
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