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CA SJR15
Joint Resolution
Status
Engrossed
6/24/2024
Primary Sponsor
Steven Bradford
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AI Summary
- Urges the President and Congress to halt importation of lithium, cobalt, and products containing these minerals obtained using child slave labor
- Calls for increased domestic production of lithium, cobalt, and other critical minerals with strong labor and environmental standards
- Notes the Democratic Republic of the Congo supplies over two-thirds of the world's cobalt, with an estimated 40,000 children working in southern DRC mines
- Identifies California's Salton Sea region as containing 4.1 million metric tons of proven lithium reserves (18 million estimated) with potential to supply batteries for 375 million electric vehicles
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit the resolution to the President, Congress, and California's federal representatives
Legislative Description
Alternatives to lithium and cobalt mined in Africa using child slave labor.
Last Action
In Assembly. Held at Desk.
6/24/2024
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources and Water5/1/2024
Rules4/18/2024
Full Bill Text
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