China-Africa Mining Transparency Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create annual public lists identifying People's Republic of China (PRC)-origin entities and the specific mines in Africa tied to forced labor or environmental harm, with a focus on critical minerals and other strategic ores. It centers transparency about who is mining where and why those operations matter for human rights and supply chains.
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- African workers and local communities: The bill would name specific mines, mining zones, or concessions alleged to use forced labor or to cause environmental damage, increasing public visibility of harmful operations in six named countries and elsewhere in Africa.
- U.S. policymakers and agencies: It would require the Secretary of State to compile lists using open-source reporting and embassy information and to consult the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Commerce, Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence for each annual report.
- Global supply chains and PRC-linked firms: The bill would focus on mining of critical minerals, gold, and iron and defines PRC-origin entities broadly to include companies with PRC government, party, military, or majority ownership, subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors, and joint ventures.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Annual public list of China-linked miners
If enacted, the Secretary of State would publish a public, unclassified list at least once a year for five years. The list would name PRC-origin entities mining critical minerals, gold, or iron in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Guinea, Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, or any other African country. It would cover large-scale and artisanal mining that the Secretary reasonably assesses is using forced labor or causing environmental harm to a protected area, and would identify the specific mine, mining zone, or concession. The Secretary would rely on open-source and U.S. embassy information, consult Labor (Bureau of International Labor Affairs), Commerce, Treasury, the DNI, other agencies, and foreign counterparts, and may include a classified annex when submitted to Congress.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
MT • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 4/30/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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