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Repeal the TikTok Ban Act

USA119th CongressS-153| Senate 
| Updated: 1/20/2025
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislative proposal aims to repeal the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act , thereby dismantling the legal basis for identifying and potentially restricting certain applications. The bill's central purpose is to eliminate the authority granted by the previous act, which allowed for the designation of applications deemed controlled by foreign adversaries. Crucially, the bill specifies that any prior designation of a website, desktop, mobile, or augmented/immersive technology application as foreign adversary controlled under the repealed act shall have no force or effect . This provision ensures that any restrictions or prohibitions previously enacted based on the original act would be nullified, effectively reversing measures against such applications.
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Timeline
Jan 20, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-564
Introduced in House
Jan 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • January 20, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-564
    Introduced in House


  • January 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 119-564: Repeal the TikTok Ban Act

Repeal the TikTok Ban Act

USA119th CongressS-153| Senate 
| Updated: 1/20/2025
This legislative proposal aims to repeal the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act , thereby dismantling the legal basis for identifying and potentially restricting certain applications. The bill's central purpose is to eliminate the authority granted by the previous act, which allowed for the designation of applications deemed controlled by foreign adversaries. Crucially, the bill specifies that any prior designation of a website, desktop, mobile, or augmented/immersive technology application as foreign adversary controlled under the repealed act shall have no force or effect . This provision ensures that any restrictions or prohibitions previously enacted based on the original act would be nullified, effectively reversing measures against such applications.
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Timeline
Jan 20, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-564
Introduced in House
Jan 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • January 20, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-564
    Introduced in House


  • January 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 119-564: Repeal the TikTok Ban Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted