Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8681
SHIELD Act
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Introduced 2026-05-07Topic: labor · civil rights · immigrationSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the President to impose sanctions on any foreign person or company that uses forced labor or child labor in cobalt mining in another country. The sanctions could include freezing their property and blocking transactions involving property in the United States or held by U.S. persons. Sanctioned individuals would be barred from entering the United States, and any visas they already hold would be revoked. Sales of food, medicine, and humanitarian aid would be exempt, the President could waive sanctions for national security reasons after notifying Congress, and the sanctions authority would end seven years after the law is enacted.
Sponsors
- Madeleine Dean Democrat sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-05-07 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-05-07 | Introduced in House | introduce |