House Panel Unanimously Advances Bill That Could Ban TikTok

‘TikTok’s access to 170 million American users makes it a valuable propaganda tool for the CCP,’ Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said.

The TikTok logo is displayed on signage outside the TikTok social media app company offices in Culver City, Calif., on March 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 7 unanimously approved two bills to secure Americans’ data and compel social media giant TikTok to divest from its Chinese ownership.

The committee’s 50–0 decision will allow the bills to move forward in the House, although it’s unclear if the full Congress will express the same bipartisan support for the bills as the committee.