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HR 8681·Federal·house

SHIELD Act

In CommitteeFiled May 7, 2026
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D)
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

May 7, 2026

Summary

The bill lets the President block assets and deny U.S. visas to any foreign individual or company that employs forced or child labor in cobalt mines abroad. It also requires revoking any existing visas for those individuals. The measure includes narrow exceptions for humanitarian aid and United Nations obligations.

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