Before the vote, legislators received a classified briefing addressing national security concerns related to Chinese ownership of TikTok. Chief Democratic member of the committee, Representative Frank Pallone, said on Thursday that he hopes the bill "will force the divestment of TikTok, and Americans ...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted in the affirmative (352-65) on a bipartisan bill that would ban TikTok in the U.S., unless the Chinese-owned company agrees to sell itself to a non-Chinese buyer. If there’s no sale, the bill would block Apple and Google fr...
TikTok has long denied it could be used by the Chinese government to spy on Americans. In a statement after the House vote, a spokesperson for the company said the "process was secret and the bill was jammed through for one reason: it's a ban." The spokesperson said TikTik is "hopeful...
House Republican leadership reportedly intends to defy Trump and bring the TikTok bill to a vote Wednesday as originally planned. Trump’s reversal on TikTok comes as some allied commentators and social media influencers have come to recognize the app’s appeal to young voters, and as Trump-rela...
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t make any commitments about putting the House bill on the floor. By Ursula Perano, Daniella Diaz and Burgess Everett03/11/2024, 6:36pm ET The House is on the cusp of what could prove an overwhelming bipartisan vote to effectively ban TikTok in the U....
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill banning TikTok on government devices. LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow talks with an expert on the growing concern of security with China's social media platform. The House Foreign Affairs Committee will vote on a potential ban of TikTok in the U.S. in...
A TikTok spokesperson, Alex Haurek, said in a statement after the vote that the bill was jammed through as part of a secretive process. Advertisement “We are hopeful that the Senate will consider the facts, listen to their constituents, and realize the impact on the economy, 7 million smal...
Now that it has cleared the committee, the TikTok legislation will head to a floor vote next week, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said ina post on XThursday evening. Its fate is less clear in the Senate, where there is no companion bill and the Democratic chair of the Senate Commerce...
The outlet reported that two days later, a unanimous vote from House members on the Energy and Commerce Committee approved the bill. READ MORE:What to Know About the Latest Bill Threatening to Ban TikTok Notably, despite claiming that he would sign the bill, President Joe Biden created an off...
U.S. House Passes Bill to Force Chinese Owner’s Divestiture of TikTok On a 334-60 vote, the U.S. House passed a bill (HR 7521) that would require TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the popular video app or have it banned in the United States. The me...