United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5822 (112th)
Boko Haram Terrorist Designation Act of 2012
Introduced
17 May 2012
Last action
4 June 2012 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Patrick Meehan, PETER KING, Mike Rogers, Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Cravaack, Chip [R-MN-8], Billy Long, Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42], Charles Dent, Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Mike Pompeo, Trent Franks, Rep. Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25], Trey Gowdy, Ted Poe, Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Turner, Robert L. [R-NY-9], James Lankford, Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Robert Aderholt, Vicky Hartzler, Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], Jeff Duncan, Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Jason Chaffetz, Tim Scott
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
4 December 2025
Summary
Boko Haram Terrorist Designation Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on whether the Nigerian organization People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad (Boko Haram) meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization. States that nothing in this Act may be construed to infringe upon Nigeria's sovereignty to combat militant or terrorist groups operating inside its boundaries.
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Timeline
17 May 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
17 May 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 May 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 June 2012
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 May 2012 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 May 2012
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 May 2012
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 May 2012
Sponsors
- Patrick Meehan · R · Sponsor
- PETER KING · R · Sponsor
- Mike Rogers · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cravaack, Chip [R-MN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Billy Long · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42] · R · Sponsor
- Charles Dent · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Mike Pompeo · R · Cosponsor
- Trent Franks · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25] · R · Cosponsor
- Trey Gowdy · R · Cosponsor
- Ted Poe · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Turner, Robert L. [R-NY-9] · R · Cosponsor
- James Lankford · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Robert Aderholt · R · Cosponsor
- Vicky Hartzler · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Jeff Duncan · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Jason Chaffetz · R · Cosponsor
- Tim Scott · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Boko Haram Terrorist Designation Act of 2012
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5822
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5822
- us · 112-hr-5822 · source updated 4 December 2025