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

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.

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House Committee on Ways and Means · U.S. House of Representatives

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• H.R. 7981, 118th CongressRelated bill in another Congress

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Full history

1. Sep 16, 2026

   Committee vote

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2. Sep 16, 2026

   Committee vote

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

3. Sep 16, 2026

   Reported out of committee

   Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8.

4. Sep 16, 2026

   Reported out of committee

   Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8.

5. Sep 10, 2026

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   U.S. House of Representatives

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