Bill stops paid lobbying for Nigeria over religious freedom violations
H.R. 10939 — Nigerian Accountability Act · Filed by Barry Moore (R-AL) · Introduced Oct 29, 2026 · Referred to committee
Your members of Congress
Enter a ZIP to see where your representative and both senators stood on this bill.
Looked up on this device — your ZIP is never stored on our servers.
What it does
The bill bans paid lobbying for the Nigerian government. This ban applies while Nigeria has serious religious freedom problems. Violators face fines up to $200,000 and up to 5 years in prison. Unpaid advocacy for Nigeria stays legal.
Who it affects
Paid lobbyists who work for Nigeria would be banned. U.S. lawmakers and citizens would see less paid foreign influence.
One thing to notice
The ban only applies while Nigeria has the religious freedom label. If the label is removed, paid lobbying for Nigeria becomes legal again.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 29, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- lobby — To try to persuade lawmakers to make or change laws.
- religious freedom — The right of people to practice their faith without government interference.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,604 characters) on Nov 4, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,938 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-04.
“Bill stops paid lobbying for Nigeria over religious freedom violations” QuorumCivic. https://share.quorumcivic.app/bill/119/hr10939/simple Report an error
The week in bills
One email, Sunday: what Congress passed, what it changed, and who paid.
One link arrives to confirm the address. It is used for this email and nothing else, and every issue carries an unsubscribe link.