A group of senators introduced a bill that would give the federal gov power to restrict, and possibly ban, technologies from China and 5 other nations deemed U.S. adversaries. And while the bill isn’t aimed just at TikTok, the app is clearly top of mind.
A bipartisan group of 12 senators — buoyed by a timely endorsement from the White House — introduced a bill on Tuesday that would give the federal government new powers to restrict, and potentially ban, technologies emanating from China and five other nations deemed to be U.S. adversaries.
But it almost certainly has the most momentum of any legislation introduced on the issue so far. It’s the Senate’s first bipartisan effort on TikTok this legislative cycle. It’s being pushed by two of the most powerful lawmakers on Capitol Hill — Warner is chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee and Thune is the Senate minority whip.
Unlike last week’s House bill, however, the RESTRICT Act does not require the Commerce Department or White House to impose bans or sanctions. It would instead task federal agencies with reviewing potential threats posed by tech emanating from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba or Venezuela. Any further restrictions, said Warner, are up to the Commerce Department.
The bill’s introduction comes after more than a year of discussion within the Biden administration on whether to ban TikTok, and how to limit the ability of foreign applications like it to access Americans’ data. That includes an ongoing national security review of TikTok at the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., which was begun under the Trump administration but has.
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