Washington, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Chris Smith issued the following press release:

House Republicans led by Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Riley Moore (R-WV) introduced a bill on Monday calling for the State Department to offer comprehensive reports on American actions to protect Christians persecuted by a host of jihadist terror threats in Nigeria, as well as efforts to convince the Nigerian government to take the threat seriously.

The "Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act" supports efforts by President Donald Trump to protect Christians in the country, particularly the designation (https://www.state.gov/countries-of-particular-concern-special-watch-list-countries-entities-of-particular-concern) of Nigeria as a Country of Particular C...