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Legislation· Sep 2026
HR 10346 Approved by committee
Sponsored by Christopher H. Smith (R)
Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act
To ensure that goods made using or containing cobalt extracted or processed with the use of child or forced labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo do not enter the United States market.
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Introduced
(Sep 10, 2026)
House
Committee on Ways and Means(Sep 10, 2026)
House
The committee voted to send it to the floor
Reported 32 - 8(Sep 16, 2026)
Recently introduced · no floor action yet