118th Congress · HOUSE RESOLUTIONBILL

H.Res. 82Expressing 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, the need to appoint a Special Envoy for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, and for other purposes.

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, the need to appoint a Special Envoy for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, and for other purposes.

International affairs
Introduced Jan 31, 2023
Last action Feb 6, 2024
Pipeline · Resolution
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Introduced
Jan 31, 2023
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Referred
Jan 31, 2023
Foreign Affairs
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Committee
Feb 6, 2024
Reported out
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House floor
SummaryCRS Summary

This resolution calls for the Department of State to designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern for egregious violations of religious freedom. It also states that the President should appoint a Special Envoy for Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region with the rank of Ambassador to monitor and combat atrocities there.

Provisions · 1 sectionsReported to House
Timeline · 4 actions
Feb 6, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 6, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 21.
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.