HR 10346 119th Congress

Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act

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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

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