"This bill is about accountability, transparency, and ensuring American companies and consumers are not unknowingly supporting abusive mining operations abroad."
Support legislation to promote accountability and transparency in mining supply chains and prevent U.S. companies and consumers from unknowingly supporting abusive mining operations abroad.
Occurrences
A bill to require the Secretary of State to annually issue a list of PRC-origin entities carrying out mining involving forced labor or causing environmental harm in certain African countries.
Evidence
"Today [May 1, 2026]," Rep. Max Miller said he and bipartisan cosponsors "introduced the China-Africa Mining Transparency Act" and that "[t]his bill is about accountability, transparency, and ensuring American companies and consumers are not unknowingly supporting abusive mining operations abroad."
The bill would require the Secretary of State to annually publish a list of PRC entities carrying out mining involving forced labor or causing environmental harm in certain African countries, and says it was introduced by "Mr. MILLER of Ohio."
Assessments
Miller made a serious same-term legislative attempt by introducing the China-Africa Mining Transparency Act, which directly matches the promise to support accountability and transparency in mining supply chains and prevent U.S. consumers or companies from unknowingly supporting abusive mining abroad. However, the available status indicates the measure was only introduced/referred and had not passed or been implemented as of May 14, 2026, so the promised outcome was not delivered.