3.0.0 4128 2023-01-11T13:17:17Z 2023-01-11T13:17:17Z House H HR 2009-11-19 111 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-11-19T15:02:47Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-11-19T15:02:46Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-11-19T15:02:45Z 2009-11-19 Referred to House Armed Services IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2009-11-19 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-11-19 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-11-19 Referred to House Foreign Affairs IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2009-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 N W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2009-11-19 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2009-11-19 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2009-11-19 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2009-12-08 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2009-12-08 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2009-12-08 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2009-12-08 False S001171 Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Heath Shuler D NC 11 2009-12-08 False C001079 Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2] Anh Cao R LA "Joseph" 2 2009-12-08 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2010-01-13 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2010-01-13 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2010-01-13 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2010-01-13 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2010-01-13 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2010-01-13 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2010-01-20 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2010-01-20 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2010-01-27 False P000600 Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5] Thomas Perriello D VA S.P. 5 2010-01-27 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2010-01-27 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2010-01-27 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2010-02-22 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2010-02-22 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2010-03-02 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2010-03-02 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2010-03-04 False M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2010-03-15 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2010-03-15 False R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] ED ROYCE R CA 40 2010-03-24 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 27 2010-03-25 False M001146 Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Jim Marshall D GA 8 2010-04-15 False D000599 Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4] Lincoln Davis D TN 4 2010-04-22 False O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2010-04-22 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2010-04-22 False B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2010-04-27 False R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2010-04-27 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2010-04-27 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2010-04-27 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2010-04-29 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2010-05-03 False H001043 Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] Paul Hodes D NH W. 2 2010-05-03 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2010-05-03 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2010-05-03 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2010-05-04 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2010-05-04 False T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2010-05-06 False E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2010-05-25 False I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2010-05-25 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2010-05-26 False K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2010-05-26 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2010-05-26 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2010-06-10 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2010-06-10 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2010-06-14 False O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2010-06-22 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2010-06-28 False International Affairs Africa Arms control and nonproliferation Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Crimes against women Democratic Republic of the Congo Economic development Foreign aid and international relief Government information and archives Human rights International organizations and cooperation Mining Trade restrictions United Nations Violent crime Worker safety and health Youth employment and child labor International Affairs 00 2009-11-19 Introduced in House 2010-03-09T17:39:27Z Conflict Minerals Trade Act - States that it is U.S. policy to promote peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by supporting efforts of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, other governments in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, and the international community to: (1) stop commercial activities involving the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that contribute to armed groups and human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and (2) develop stronger governance and economic institutions to improve transparency in the cross-border trade of natural resources in order to reduce exploitation by armed groups and promote local and regional development.

Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) produce a Congo Conflict Minerals Map of mineral-rich zones and areas under the control of armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and (2) submit a related report to the appropriate congressional committees.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce to provide guidance to commercial entities seeking to exercise due diligence to ensure that conflict minerals used in their products do not finance armed conflict, result in labor or human rights violations, or damage the environment.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit a strategy to the appropriate congressional committees addressing linkages between human rights abuses, armed groups, and the mining of conflict minerals; (2) ensure that the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices relating to the Democratic Republic of the Congo or countries that share a border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo include a description of instances where the extraction and cross-border trade in conflict minerals has negatively affected human rights conditions; and (3) include in the annual report to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Investment Committee a description of efforts to ensure that enterprises under U.S. jurisdiction are exercising diligence to ensure that their purchases of minerals or metals are not originating from mines and trading routes that are used to finance armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should expand programs to assist communities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo whose livelihoods depend on the mineral trade.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to annually publish in the Federal Register a list of articles specified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that should be identified as likely containing conflict minerals.

Requires importers of articles specified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that are included on the potential conflict goods list to certify on the importer's Customs declaration that such articles contain conflict minerals or are conflict mineral free.

Sets forth: (1) penalties relating to the introduction of goods that contain conflict minerals into the United States; and (2) events that must prior to the expiration of this Act's provisions.

]]> Conflict Minerals Trade Act Display Title Conflict Minerals Trade Act Official Title as Introduced To improve transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Conflict Minerals Trade Act Introduced in House 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4128ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4128ih.xml 2009-11-19 Referred to House Armed Services text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.