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H.R. 10346 · 119th Congress

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

Introduced / in committeeEconomy

Details

Sponsor
Christopher H. Smith (R)
Introduced
2026-09-10
Origin
House
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action
2026-09-16 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8.
Cosponsors
0

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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.

CRS summary — Introduced in House (2026-09-10)