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HCONRES 4 116th Congress House International Affairs Africa Conflicts and wars Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Foreign aid and international relief Human rights International organizations and cooperation Law enforcement administration and funding Nigeria Political parties and affiliation Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Calling for credible, transparent, and peaceful elections in Nigeria, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Jan 16, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution expresses support for peace and democracy in Nigeria, and calls on Nigeria's government and political parties to take all actions to ensure that elections are credible, transparent, and peaceful in order to support the will of the people. It also calls on the government to respect the impartiality of the Independent National Electoral Commission and to expeditiously finalize the proposed reformed legal framework for the 2019 elections.

What's happening now March 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 1 Related bill A concurrent resolution calling for credible, transparent, and safe elections in Nigeria, and for other purposes.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 16, 2019
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 16, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 4: Calling for credible, transparent, and peaceful elections in Nigeria, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-4/
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"H. Con. Res. 4: Calling for credible, transparent, and peaceful elections in Nigeria, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-4/.
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H. Con. Res. 4, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HCONRES-4/.
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