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No Funds for Forced Labor Act

USA119th CongressS-1685| Senate 
| Updated: 5/8/2025
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to direct U.S. Executive Directors at international financial institutions (IFIs) to use their voice, vote, and influence to oppose projects that would use, or have a significant risk of using, forced labor . This opposition specifically targets projects carried out by state-owned or heavily state-influenced entities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Furthermore, the bill mandates that IFIs provide a project-specific explanation of how they have vetted for forced labor risks and the actions taken to mitigate, track, and reverse those risks. The legislation also includes a reporting requirement, compelling the Secretary of the Treasury to submit annual reports for five years on the implementation of these directives. These reports must detail any IFI-approved projects where forced labor could potentially be used and outline the efforts of U.S. Executive Directors to convince other countries to oppose such projects. The term 'forced labor' is defined by reference to section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, including convict and indentured labor under penal sanctions, and the reports, or an unclassified version, must be made publicly available.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-5096
No Funds for Forced Labor Act
May 8, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 8, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 11, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-7516
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-5096
    No Funds for Forced Labor Act


  • May 8, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 8, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • February 11, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-7516
    Introduced in House

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 119-7516: No Funds for Forced Labor Act

No Funds for Forced Labor Act

USA119th CongressS-1685| Senate 
| Updated: 5/8/2025
This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to direct U.S. Executive Directors at international financial institutions (IFIs) to use their voice, vote, and influence to oppose projects that would use, or have a significant risk of using, forced labor . This opposition specifically targets projects carried out by state-owned or heavily state-influenced entities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Furthermore, the bill mandates that IFIs provide a project-specific explanation of how they have vetted for forced labor risks and the actions taken to mitigate, track, and reverse those risks. The legislation also includes a reporting requirement, compelling the Secretary of the Treasury to submit annual reports for five years on the implementation of these directives. These reports must detail any IFI-approved projects where forced labor could potentially be used and outline the efforts of U.S. Executive Directors to convince other countries to oppose such projects. The term 'forced labor' is defined by reference to section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, including convict and indentured labor under penal sanctions, and the reports, or an unclassified version, must be made publicly available.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-5096
No Funds for Forced Labor Act
May 8, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 8, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 11, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-7516
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-5096
    No Funds for Forced Labor Act


  • May 8, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 8, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • February 11, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-7516
    Introduced in House
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 119-7516: No Funds for Forced Labor Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted