H.R. 10346 House Foreign Trade and International Finance
Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act
Committee Consideration, still liveSTAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the House. Last action: ordered to be reported in the nature of a substitute by the yeas and nays: 32 - 8 on Sep 16, 2026.
- House Introduced in House Sep 10, 2026
- House Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Sep 10, 2026
- House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Sep 16, 2026
- House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8. Sep 16, 2026
Subjects
AfricaAsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCustoms enforcementDemocratic Republic of the CongoGovernment studies and investigationsMetalsMiningTrade restrictionsYouth employment and child labor
Committees
- Ways and Means Committee
- [Markup By, Sep 16, 2026]
- [Referred To, Sep 10, 2026]
Summary
Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining ActThis 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.
[Summary as of: Introduced in House]
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