Search Results: keywords:"chinese ownership"

  • H. R. 7789 — To prohibit the Department of Defense from offering services through, or maintaining a business relationship with, Tutor.com.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:422

    H.R. 7789 is a bill that seeks to stop the Department of Defense (DoD) from using Tutor.com for providing services or maintaining any business ties with them. This decision comes after Tutor.com was acquired by a Chinese-owned company linked to TikTok's parent company,...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7789 wants to stop the U.S. military from using a tutoring website because the owners might share personal information with a country that could be a risk. This means military families would have to find help from other safe places.

  • S. 4029 — To prohibit the Department of Defense from offering services through, or maintaining a business relationship with, Tutor.com.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:426

    S. 4029 seeks to stop the Department of Defense (DoD) from using or forming any business connections with Tutor.com due to concerns that its ownership by a Chinese company, Primavera Capital Group, could risk exposing U.S. military members' personal information to China's...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill says that the U.S. military can't use a tutoring service called Tutor.com because a Chinese company owns it, and they are worried about keeping military members' information private.

  • H. R. 9904 — To prohibit certain business concerns from receiving assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:333

    H. R. 9904 is a bill that aims to restrict certain businesses associated with China from receiving support from the Small Business Administration (SBA). Specifically, it prohibits businesses headquartered in China or those with more than 25% of their voting stock owned by...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 9904 is a rule that says businesses linked to China can't get help from a group that supports small businesses in the US, especially if they are based in China or owned a lot by Chinese people.