The bill would block TikTok from U.S. app stores if parent company Bytedance, which is linked to the Chinese government, does not divest from it within 165 days.
The House of Representatives has passed a bill that could pave the way for TikTok to be banned in U.S. app stores. The measure passed 352-65, with one abstention. Both Democrats and Republicans supported the measure, which advanced out of committee in a unanimous 50-0 bipartisan vote. It's a rare show of bipartisan unity in a heavily fractured political environment. The bill, led by House China select committee Chair Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and ranking member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill.
Others have expressed concerns that the bill itself specifically names TikTok and Bytedance, though it would also more broadly apply to companies linked to a hostile foreign power. Opponents of the bill, including young people and activists, have also deluged Congress with phone calls and messages urging them not to restrict TikTok. Rep.
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