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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 10346

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

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Introduced 2026-09-10Topic: labor · civil rights · economy jobs

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-09-16HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8.refer
2026-09-16HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Heldrefer
2026-09-10HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.refer
2026-09-10Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-09-10Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-28. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.