To require the Secretary of State to designate the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, to impose certain sanctions, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires sanctions and religious-freedom designations tied to Nigeria and certain actors involved in blasphemy-law enforcement or related violence.
Who Benefits and How
Religious-freedom advocates and people targeted by blasphemy-law enforcement or related violence in Nigeria could gain stronger United States diplomatic and sanctions pressure.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Nigerian officials and entities targeted by the Act would face sanctions and designation risks, and State Department officials would need to produce recurring reports and designation reviews.
Key Provisions
- Requires reports identifying Nigerian persons tied to blasphemy-law enforcement or tolerated violence and mandates sanctions on listed persons.
- Requires the Secretary of State to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa as Entities of Particular Concern, subject to limited waiver authority.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires sanctions and religious-freedom designations tied to Nigeria and certain actors involved in blasphemy-law enforcement or related violence.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Civil Rights, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Requires sanctions and religious-freedom designations tied to Nigeria and certain actors involved in blasphemy-law enforcement or related violence.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Religious-freedom advocates and people targeted by blasphemy-law enforcement or related violence in Nigeria
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Nigerian officials and entities facing sanctions or religious-freedom designations
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Stutzman introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional oversight committees (Foreign Relations and Foreign Affairs), Department of State, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Nigerian religious minorities, Nigerian religious minorities (Christians and others)
Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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