119-hres594

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 594 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 594

 Condemning the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 17, 2025

 Mr. Moore of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. Steube, Mr. Guest, Mr. 
Grothman, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mrs. Luna, and Mr. Harrigan) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
 on Foreign Affairs

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 RESOLUTION

 Condemning the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries.

Whereas, Open Doors' World Watch List 2025 finds that more than 380 million 
 Christians worldwide suffer high levels of persecution and 
 discrimination for their faith, with many of those Christians facing 
 persecution throughout many Muslim-majority countries;
Whereas, in Nigeria--

    (1) thousands of Christians are targeted and killed for their faith 
every year, such as in the attack on Palm Sunday, 2025, that left at least 
50 Christians dead, and the attack on Yelewata, Benue State in June, 2025, 
that left at least 200 Christians dead; and

    (2) the number of Christians killed in Nigeria is vastly more than the 
number of Christians killed in all other countries combined;

Whereas, in the Sahel, which includes Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger, and Mali, and 
 others, terrorism is higher than anywhere else in the world and 
 Christians are regularly targeted;
Whereas, in Algeria, nearly all evangelical churches have been shut down for 
 years and pastors are regularly arrested and charged for their 
 evangelism;
Whereas, in Libya, the Islamist government regularly harasses the small 
 Christian population and arrests both Libyan and foreign Christians 
 accused of proselytizing;
Whereas, in Egypt--

    (1) the Coptic minority faces difficulty having adequate worship 
spaces;

    (2) Christians are attacked and marginalized in the Upper Minya region;

    (3) Christian girls are regularly kidnapped and forcefully converted 
with impunity; and

    (4) the government routinely turns a blind eye to violence against 
Christians;

Whereas, in Sudan, the current civil war has pushed Christians into hiding and 
 displacement;
Whereas, in Somalia, extremists push Christians into hiding because of rampant 
 persecution;
Whereas, in Yemen, Houthis continue to harass, detain, and torture Christians, 
 particularly those who convert from Islam;
Whereas, in Gaza, Christians live as an extreme minority with almost no rights 
 under Hamas;
Whereas, in Turkey, Christians have difficulty obtaining adequate worship 
 spaces, missionaries are forced out of the country on false charges of 
 national security concerns, and foreign national clergy face barriers to 
 remaining in country;
Whereas, in Syria, the Christian minority continues to be at risk of 
 disappearing by attacks from militants and terrorists;
Whereas, in Iran, Christians are regularly arrested and forced into Evin Prison, 
 one of the worst prisons in the world;
Whereas, in Iraq--

    (1) the dwindling Christian population faces threats from Iranian-
backed Shiite militias and continues to be displaced from Mosul and the 
Nineveh Plains; and

    (2) Christian mayors are removed in places like Qaraqosh;

Whereas, in Saudi Arabia, Christians are not able to worship in or establish 
 public churches;
Whereas, in Azerbaijan, Armenian Christians in Nagorno-Karabakh face ethnic 
 cleansing and cultural destruction;
Whereas, in Turkmenistan, authorities continue to harass Christians, prevent 
 Christians from obtaining registration to operate legally, raid homes 
 and churches, confiscate Bibles, and detain and torture Christians;
Whereas, in Afghanistan, Christians are forced into extreme hiding due to 
 widespread and systemic use of physical and sexual violence, arbitrary 
 detention, torture, corporal punishment, and other egregious abuses;
Whereas, in Tajikistan--

    (1) Christians face severe restrictions on public expression and the 
creation and dissemination of religious materials; and

    (2) converts face physical violence, house arrest, sexual assault, or 
forced marriages;

Whereas, in Pakistan--

    (1) Christians are regularly accused of blasphemy and face mob violence 
and the death penalty;

    (2) Christian girls are regularly kidnapped and forced into marriages 
and conversions; and

    (3) Christian cemeteries and churches have been attacked; and

Whereas, in Indonesia, Christians face harassment from local mobs and churches 
 are delayed in getting approvals for the construction and repair of 
 church buildings: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, that the House of Representatives--

    (1) condemns the persecution of Christians in Muslim-
 majority countries;

    (2) encourages the President to prioritize the protection 
 of persecuted Christians in U.S. foreign policy, including in 
 the President's diplomatic engagement with Muslim-majority 
 countries and his efforts to stabilize the Middle East; and

    (3) encourages the President to use all diplomatic tools 
 available, including within trade and national security 
 discussions and negotiations, to advance the protection of 
 persecuted Christians worldwide and within Muslim-majority 
 countries.
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