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S4473119th Congress

China-Africa Mining Transparency Act

Sponsored By: Senator Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create an annual, public list naming PRC entities linked to mining in Africa that involve forced labor or cause environmental harm to protected areas. It focuses on critical minerals, gold, and iron and runs for a five-year reporting period.

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  • African communities and protected areas: The list must identify each mine, mining zone, or concession tied to forced labor or environmental damage in places like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Guinea, Zambia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. It covers both large-scale and artisanal mining.
  • U.S. interagency and congressional use: The Secretary of State must compile and publish the list annually for five years using open-source reporting and consultations with the Departments of Labor, Commerce, Treasury, the Director of National Intelligence, other agencies, and foreign counterparts.
  • Public transparency with security option: The report must be posted online in unclassified form and delivered to key congressional committees, with a classified annex allowed if needed.

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Public list of Chinese mining firms

This bill would require the Secretary of State to publish a public list each year for five years. The list would name PRC entities reasonably assessed to be mining critical minerals, gold, or iron in certain African countries. Those countries would include the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Guinea, Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and any others the Secretary identifies. The list would cover operations that use forced labor or cause environmental harm to protected areas and would identify each mine, mining zone, or concession. The Secretary would use open-source and embassy information and consult Labor, Commerce, Treasury, and intelligence officials. Lists would be posted online and sent to Congress in unclassified form, with a classified annex allowed if needed.

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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