HRES 82
118th Congress
House
International Affairs
Africa
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Federal officials
Human rights
Nigeria
Religion
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…
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In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 6, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 21.
Feb 6, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 31, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in House
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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.
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 21.
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Cosponsors
31
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Emmer, Tom
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Flood, Mike
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Reschenthaler, Guy
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Griffith, H. Morgan
R
Langworthy, Nicholas A.
R
Moolenaar, John R.
Posey, Bill
R
Clyde, Andrew S.
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Baird, James R.
R
Guest, Michael
R
Rose, John W.
R
Huizenga, Bill
R
Kean, Thomas H.
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Palmer, Gary J.
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Harris, Andy
R
Higgins, Clay
R
Grothman, Glenn
R
Lawler, Michael
R
Kim, Young
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
R
James, John
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McCaul, Michael T.
R
Cline, Ben
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
LaTurner, Jake
Lamborn, Doug
R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
D
Cuellar, Henry
R
Hill, J. French
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 82: 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.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-82/
"H. Res. 82: 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.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-82/.
H. Res. 82, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-82/.
[H. Res. 82: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-82/)