Introduce and support legislation to require a public annual list of PRC entities mining critical minerals in Africa using forced labor, child labor, or causing environmental harm.

Coons and Sheehy introduced the China-Africa Mining Transparency Act of 2026 to require a public annual list of PRC entities mining critical minerals in Africa using forced labor, child labor, or causing environmental harm.

Coons backed legislation requiring an annual public list of Chinese mining entities in Africa linked to forced labor, child labor, or environmental harm.

Senators Coons, Sheehy Introduce Bill to Expose Chinese Forced Labor and Environmental Abuses in Africa
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Coons announced the bipartisan PROVE IT Act and said it would hold China accountable; the release says the bill covers refined strategic and critical minerals.

Closest official legislative action found: Coons introduced China-accountability legislation that touches critical minerals, but it does not create the promised annual Africa-focused PRC-entity list or the forced-labor, child-labor, and environmental-harm reporting requirement.

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Senators Coons, Cramer introduce legislation to study global emissions intensity and hold countries with dirty production accountable
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