S.4473

China-Africa Mining Transparency Act

Introduced·4/30/26
Introduced

S. 4473

Introduced in Senate · May 7, 2026

April 30, 2026

Mr. Sheehy (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

A BILL

To require the Secretary of State to annually issue a list of People’s Republic of China-origin entities carrying out mining involving forced labor or causing environmental harm in African countries, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “China-Africa Mining Transparency Act”.