Search Results: keywords:"protecting americans from foreign adversary controlled applications act"

  • H. R. 391 — To amend the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to extend the deadline by which TikTok must be sold in order to avoid being banned.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:194

    H.R. 391 proposes to amend a law called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The amendment seeks to extend the time period allowed for TikTok to be sold, from 270 days to 540 days, in order to avoid a ban in the United States. This bill...

    Simple Explanation

    In this bill, they want to give TikTok more time to make changes so that it can keep working in the United States instead of getting banned. They want to change the time limit from about 9 months to about 18 months.

  • S. 103 — To amend the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to extend the deadline by which TikTok must be sold in order to avoid being banned.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:214

    S. 103 proposes to amend the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The amendment aims to extend the time limit by which TikTok must be sold from 270 days to 540 days to prevent it from being banned. The bill was introduced by Senators...

    Simple Explanation

    TikTok needs to be sold to avoid getting banned, and this new bill wants to give TikTok more time to make that sale, changing the deadline from 270 days to 540 days.

  • S. 153 — Repeal the TikTok Ban Act
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:244

    S. 153 aims to repeal a previous law known as the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. This bill was introduced by Mr. Paul and, if passed, would eliminate the restrictions that the earlier law placed on certain foreign applications, such...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 153 is a plan to get rid of a rule that made it harder for some apps from other countries, like TikTok, to be used in the United States. This means those apps wouldn't have special rules stopping them anymore.