HR 10346 119th Congress
Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act
Latest Action
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8.
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Summary
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.
Actions
2026-09-16T00:00:00
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8.
2026-09-16T00:00:00
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2026-09-10T00:00:00
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2026-09-10T00:00:00
Introduced in House
2026-09-10T00:00:00
Introduced in House
Policy Areas
Foreign Trade and International Finance
![Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]](https://bioguide.congress.gov/bioguide/photo/S/S000522.jpg)