US HB7981 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 12.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 15 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 12.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
This Act may be cited as the “Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | House | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 12. |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7981/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr7981/BILLS-118hr7981ih.pdf |
