US HB4443 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 19-0)
Status: Introduced on June 30 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-30 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 30 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-30 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To ensure that certain goods made with child labor or forced labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo do not enter the United States market, to counter control of strategic metals and minerals by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
Title
Countering China’s Exploitation of Strategic Metals and Minerals and Child and Forced Labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ] | Rep. Mark Green [R-TN] | Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC] | Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC] |
| Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD] | Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX] | Rep. Zachary Nunn [R-IA] | Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA] |
| Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY] | Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ] | Rep. Dan Meuser [R-PA] | Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL] |
| Rep. Tim Burchett [R-TN] | Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH] | Rep. Maria Salazar [R-FL] | Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT] |
| Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI] | Rep. Tom Tiffany [R-WI] | Rep. Derrick Van Orden [R-WI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2023-06-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4443/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr4443/BILLS-118hr4443ih.pdf |
