House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to prevent the People's Republic of China from exploiting items such as black mass and certain other products produced in the United States.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 11, 2024
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 11, 2024 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10376.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WITTMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 184, December 11, 2024, Page H7112):Article I of the Constitution of the United States of America The single subject of this legislation is: Amends the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to Implement export controls on black mass (recycled lithium-ion battery material) and swarf (magnet manufacturing byproducts) to prevent exploitation by foreign adversaries, particularly the PRC,Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 11, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 346 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10376, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/10376
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 22, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ben Cline (R-VA), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Ritchie Torres (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 8811 (118th) America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024
- H.R. 1477 (118th) Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act
- H.R. 223 (118th) Adoption Information Act
- H.R. 5067 (118th) Empowering Electric Grid Reliability Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.