Bill · 119th Congress
H.R. 10346
Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act
- 01 Introduced
- 02 Committee
- 03 Passed House
- 04 Passed Senate
- 05 To President
- 06 Law
Latest action · Sep 16, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8.
What this bill does
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.
Congressional Research Service · Introduced in House · Sep 10, 2026
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Timeline
- Sep 16, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8.
- Sep 16, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 10, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Sep 10, 2026Introduced in House
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