All LegislationSenate Bill 2747S 2747

Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025

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6 pages

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Introduced September 9, 2025 by Rafael Edward Cruz · Last progress September 9, 2025

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September 9, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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IntroReferralSeptember 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
IntroReferralSeptember 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate

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Laws This Bill Would Affect

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Amends22 U.S.C. 6473a

Amends section 605(a)(1) of the International Religious Freedom Act (22 U.S.C. 6473a) by striking the phrase "freedom religion" and inserting "religious freedom" (typographical correction).

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Introduced in Senate

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Requires the Secretary of State to prepare an unclassified report (with optional classified annex) listing Nigerian officials and other actors tied to enforcing or promoting blasphemy laws or tolerating religiously justified violence, submit that report to Congress within 90 days of enactment and annually thereafter, and directs the President to impose sanctions under Executive Order 13818 on persons named in the report. Also requires the Secretary of State to designate the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern for severe religious‑freedom violations and to designate Boko Haram and ISIS–West Africa as Entities of Particular Concern, with limited waiver authority for the Secretary.