The legislative week has come to a close and will resume Monday, March 11, 2024.  H.Res. 1051 was sent to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and what has emerged are the following pieces of potential legislation: H.R. 7520 , the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 H.R. 7521 , the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act About H.R. 7521 here are a few excerpts from Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)... “The bill takes a two-pronged approach.  “First, it requires Bytedance to divest TikTok and other applications it controls within 180 days after enactment of the bill, or those apps will be prohibited in the United States. “Second, this bill creates a narrow process to allow the Executive Branch to prohibit access to an application that is owned by a foreign adversary if it poses a threat to national security.  “This is NOT a blank check for the Biden administration, or future administrations, to ban whatever a...

Here's the latest proposal from "The Select Committee on the CCP" , is it more than a TikTok ban? Could other undesirable applications be caught up in a dragnet? You decide. As of this posting the proposed bill has yet to get a bill number for a floor vote. The press release link below has Rep. (Chairman) Gallagher's remarks on "Protecting Americans from Foreign AdversaryControlled Applications Act – 3/6/24". Press Release: https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/3.6.24%20Chairman%20Gallagher%20Press%20Conference%20Remarks.pdf 'Divestment, Not Censorship': Gallagher and Bipartisan Coalition Hold Press Conference on Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Applications Act Video Segments of the Press Conference: https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/press-releases/divestment-not-censorship-gallagher-and-bipartisan-coalition-hold-press