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

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7981 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7981 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2024 Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stop China's Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) Cobalt is a…