US HB7457

Requires the Secretary of State to submit comprehensive reports to Congress within 90 days of enactment and annually thereafter on U.S. efforts to address religious persecution and mass atrocities in Nigeria, continuing until Nigeria is removed from the Country of Particular Concern (CPC) list

Documents congressional findings that an estimated 50,000 to 125,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria between 2009 and 2025, with over 19,000 churches attacked or destroyed by Boko Haram, ISWAP, Fulani militant groups, and other extremist organizations

Calls for targeted sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act, including visa bans and asset freezes, against individuals and entities responsible for religious freedom violations, specifically naming Fulani-ethnic militias, former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and cattle breeders associations MACBAN and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore

Directs the Secretary of State to determine whether Fulani-ethnic militias qualify for designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act

Mandates report elements including assessment of U.S. security assistance risks, status of blasphemy law enforcement in Nigeria's 12 northern states operating under Sharia law, conditions of the approximately 3.5 to 5 million internally displaced persons, and recommendations for further executive or congressional action