Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation Act of 2023

6/27/2024, 4:48 PM

Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation Act of 2023 or the CAUTION Act of 2023

This bill requires any person who sells or distributes the social media application TikTok (or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited) to disclose, prior to download, that the use of the application is prohibited on devices owned by the federal government.

The bill provides the Federal Trade Commission with authority to enforce this requirement. 

Congress
118
Number
HR - 750
Introduced on
2023-02-02
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

5/31/2024
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation Act of 2023 or the CAUTION Act of 2023

This bill requires any person who sells or distributes the social media application TikTok (or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited) to disclose, prior to download, that the use of the application is prohibited on devices owned by the federal government.

The bill provides the Federal Trade Commission with authority to enforce this requirement. 

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo require any person that sells or distributes a mobile application that the Federal Government has prohibited for Government-owned devices to disclose that fact to any individual who downloads, updates, or otherwise uses such application, and for other purposes.
Policy Areas
Commerce
Potential Impact
Asia•
China•
Civil actions and liability•
Computers and information technology•
Consumer affairs•
Foreign and international corporations•
Fraud offenses and financial crimes•
Internet, web applications, social media

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Latest Summary6/27/2024

Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation Act of 2023 or the CAUTION Act of 2023

This bill requires any person who sells or distributes the social media application TikTok (or any successor application o...

Latest Action5/31/2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.