H.R. 10346 was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 122 words.
Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act This bill requires the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to complete and submit to Congress the results of an investigation into the alleged use of forced labor in the cobalt mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Specifically, the task force must (1) submit to Congress strategies for preventing the importation of cobalt mined using forced labor, and (2) provide semiannual briefings to Congress. This requirement ceases to have effect on the earlier of (1) eight years after the date of enactment, or (2) the date on which the President submits to Congress a determination that forced labor in the DRC mining industry has ended.
- Committees
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Policy area
- Foreign Trade and International Finance: 15 of 908 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.7%)
- Sponsor
- 15 of 282 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 958 words
- Subjects
- AfricaAsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCustoms enforcement +6 more
- Latest action
- Sep 16, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 118th H.R. 7981 Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act R · Reported