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HR 6859 117th Congress House

No Profits for Taliban-Controlled Mines Act

Official title: To prohibit the use of rare earth minerals originating from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in United States sold and manufactured components.

Introduced: March 9, 2022 Introduced by: Bost, Mike Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 28, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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 Latest action February 28, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Profits for Taliban-Controlled Mines Act

This bill directs the President to prohibit the use of rare earth minerals that originate from Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan in domestically sold or manufactured components.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 9, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Feb 28, 2022
McKinley, David
· Feb 28, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6859: No Profits for Taliban-Controlled Mines Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6859/
MLA
"H.R. 6859: No Profits for Taliban-Controlled Mines Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6859/.
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H.R. 6859, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6859/.
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