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...

H.Res.1051 - Recognizing the importance of the national security risks posed by foreign adversary controlled social media applications. This resolution was introduced on March 5, 2024, and was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the same day. There are no new actions as of this posting. The Resolution can be found at the following... https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1051/text?s=2&r=9&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22gallagher%22%7D