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119-hr-8681119th Congress
SHIELD Act
Sponsored By: Representative Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would use targeted sanctions to punish foreign entities that use forced labor or child labor in cobalt mining. It would authorize the President to block assets and bar visas for those actors while protecting humanitarian aid and certain international obligations.
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- Affects workers and children in cobalt mining by seeking to impose economic costs on companies that exploit miners, including child labor, to deter forced labor in cobalt supply chains.
- Targets foreign companies and individuals in cobalt sectors by authorizing asset blocking under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and denying visas or entry for designated foreign persons, which would restrict transactions involving U.S. persons.
- Protects humanitarian operations with narrow exceptions for aid and international obligations, allows a Presidential waiver with 15 days notice to certain congressional committees, and sunsets the sanction authority after 7 years.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Sanctions on cobalt mining forced labor
If enacted, the President could block property of foreign people who use forced or child labor. This applies to forced or child labor in cobalt mining. The bill would let the President use IEEPA authorities and penalties to enforce these sanctions. A foreign person sanctioned here would be barred from U.S. visas and entry, and existing visas would be revoked. Sales of food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid and transport would be exempt. The President could waive sanctions for national security after notifying two congressional committees 15 days before. The sanction authority would end seven years after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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