# 119-hr-8621: China-Africa Mining Transparency Act

119-hr-8621, China-Africa Mining Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8621
- Congress: 119
- Title: China-Africa Mining Transparency Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**A public, annual list identifying People's Republic of China (PRC)-linked mining operations in Africa that are tied to forced labor or that damage protected natural areas.** This bill would require the State Department to compile and publish that list at least once a year for a five-year period using open-source reporting and input from U.S. embassies and federal agencies.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public list of Chinese mining actors: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of State would publish a public, unclassified list at least once each year for five years starting on the date of enactment. Each list would name PRC-origin entities the Secretary reasonably assesses are mining critical minerals, gold, or iron in specified African countrie…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8621 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8621)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8621 (as of 2026-09-21).