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HI HR206

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Gene Ward

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

H.R. 206 Summary

  • Urges U.S. Congress to pass H.R. 7521, the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act," requiring ByteDance to divest ownership of TikTok or face a nationwide ban.

  • Cites national security concerns regarding TikTok's 170 million U.S. users and ties to the Chinese Communist Party, noting ByteDance's Beijing headquarters and Chinese government data-sharing requirements.

  • References FBI warnings that China could use TikTok to influence American users, control electronic devices, conduct intelligence gathering, and steal intellectual property.

  • Expresses concern about TikTok's algorithm being addictive to the point of "digital fentanyl," with the majority of users between ages 18-34, threatening generational privacy.

  • Directs transmission of certified resolution copies to the President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the House, and Hawaii's congressional delegation.

Legislative Description

Urging The United States Congress To Pass The "protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" To Divest Ownership Of Tiktok Or Be Subject To A Nationwide Ban.

Technology

Last Action

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 22

3/14/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3/14/2024

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