3.0.0 10346 2026-09-28T15:28:32Z 2026-09-28T15:28:32Z House H HR 2026-09-10 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10346 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 143 (Thursday, September 10, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 10346.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution[Page H5532]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Markup By 2026-09-16T15:40:00Z Referred To 2026-09-10T19:31:05Z Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act 118 7981 HR 2024-12-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730. Cross-Congress related bill CRS 2026-09-16 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8. Committee 2026-09-16 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-09-10 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2026-09-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-09-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] Christopher Smith R NJ H. 4 N Foreign Trade and International Finance Africa 2026-09-22T18:46:08Z Asia 2026-09-22T18:46:08Z China 2026-09-22T18:46:08Z Civil actions and liability 2026-09-22T18:46:08Z Congressional oversight 2026-09-22T18:46:08Z Customs enforcement 2026-09-22T18:46:08Z Democratic Republic of the Congo 2026-09-22T18:46:08Z Government studies and investigations 2026-09-22T18:46:08Z Metals 2026-09-22T18:46:08Z Mining 2026-09-22T18:46:08Z Trade restrictions 2026-09-22T18:46:08Z Youth employment and child labor 2026-09-22T18:46:08Z Foreign Trade and International Finance 2026-09-18T16:35:51Z 00 2026-09-10 Introduced in House 2026-09-28T15:26:50Z 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.

]]> Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act Display Title 45 Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act 2026-09-11T13:23:29Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act 2026-09-11T13:23:27Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 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. 2026-09-11T13:18:33Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-09-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr10346ih/xml/BILLS-119hr10346ih.xml 2026-09-16 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 8. 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.