No TikTok on Government Devices Act
Latest action · Dec 15, 2022 Held at the desk.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2021
- Passed SenateDec 14, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No TikTok on Government Devices Act
This bill requires the social media video application TikTok to be removed from the information technology of federal agencies.
Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to develop standards for executive agencies that require TikTok and any successor application from the developer to be removed from agency information technology (e.g., devices). Such standards must include exceptions for law enforcement activities, national security interests, and security researchers.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2021 to Jul 18, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Jul 18, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 15, 2021Markup May 12, 2021Reported Dec 14, 2022 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 15, 2022Received in the House.
- Dec 15, 2022Held at the desk.
- Dec 14, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-256.
- Dec 14, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 642.
- Dec 14, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7189-7190; text: CR S7189-7190)
- May 12, 2021Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Apr 15, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7220 | Josh Hawley R-MO | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7189Text printed S7189 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Dec 14, 2022 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46543 | TikTok: Technology Overview and Issues Archived | Report | Jun 30, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2566 | No TikTok on Government Devices Act | Identical bill | Apr 15, 2021 |
| S 4808 | EARN Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit certain individuals from downloading or using TikTok on any device issued by the United States or a government corporation.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- No TikTok on Government Devices Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- No TikTok on Government Devices Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- No TikTok on Government Devices Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional officers and employees
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Members of Congress
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2022Reported to Senate
- Dec 14, 2022Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
