What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Repeal the TikTok Ban Act This bill repeals the prohibition on distributing, maintaining, updating, or providing internet hosting services for a foreign adversary controlled application (e.g., TikTok) and nullifies any existing designation of a website or application as a foreign adversary controlled application. Under current law, a foreign adversary controlled application is a website or application directly or indirectly operated by (1) ByteDance, Ltd., TikTok, their subsidiaries, successors, or related entities they control; or (2) a social media company that is controlled by a foreign adversary country and determined by the President to present a significant threat to national security. (Here, the term social media company excludes any website or application primarily used to post product reviews, business reviews, or travel information and reviews. The term foreign adversary country means North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran.) Current law generally prohibits the distribution, maintenance, implementation of updates, or provision of hosting services for a foreign adversary controlled application, unless an approved divestiture transaction results in the application no longer being controlled by a foreign adversary country, among other requirements.
Action Timeline
2025-01-20
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-01-20
Introduced in House
2025-01-20
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.564 pass?
HR.564 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 35%.
What does HR.564 do?
Repeal the TikTok Ban Act This bill repeals the prohibition on distributing, maintaining, updating, or providing internet hosting services for a foreign adversary controlled application (e.g., TikTok) and nullifies any existing designation of a website or application as a foreign adversary controlled application. Under current law, a foreign adversary controlled application is a website or application directly or indirectly operated by (1) ByteDance, Ltd., TikTok, their subsidiaries, successors, or related entities they control; or (2) a social media company that is controlled by a foreign adv…
Who sponsored HR.564?
HR.564 was sponsored by Ro Khanna (D-California).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 564 IH: Repeal the TikTok Ban Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 564 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 20, 2025 Mr. Khanna (for himself and Mr. Massie ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To repeal the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repeal the TikTok Ban Act . 2. Repeal of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (a) In general The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9901 note; division H of Public Law 118–50 ) is repealed. (b) Retroactive effect Any designation of a website, desktop application, mobile application, or augmented or immersive technology application as a foreign adversary controlled application under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9901 note; division H of Public Law 118–50 ), whether under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 2(g)(3) of that Act, shall have no force or effect.
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