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Expressing concern over the prevalence of hazardous working conditions for children, especially the worst forms of child labor in the mining of cobalt and other minerals in the Democratic Republic of…

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Expressing concern over the prevalence of hazardous working conditions for children, especially the worst forms of child labor in the mining of cobalt and other minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Introduced: July 30, 2019 Introduced by: Castro, Joaquin Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Jul 30, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution (1) expresses concern over the use of child labor in the mining of cobalt and other minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and (2) calls on specified U.S. agencies to develop a strategy and action plan to end such practices.

What's happening now July 30, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 10, 2020
Kuster, Ann
· Dec 4, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 3, 2019
Bass, Karen
· Oct 23, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Oct 23, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 23, 2019
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Jul 30, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 531: Expressing concern over the prevalence of hazardous working conditions for children, especially the worst forms of child labor in the mining of cobalt and other minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-531/
MLA
"H. Res. 531: Expressing concern over the prevalence of hazardous working conditions for children, especially the worst forms of child labor in the mining of cobalt and other minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-531/.
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H. Res. 531, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-531/.
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[H. Res. 531: Expressing concern over the prevalence of hazardous working conditions for children, especially the worst forms of child labor in the mining of cobalt and other minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-531/)
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