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H.R. 8772 117th Congress House

Block the Tok Act

Official title: To establish certain requirements relating to TikTok, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 6, 2022 Introduced by: Dusty Johnson Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Commerce
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Sep 7, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Sep 6, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 6, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action September 7, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Block the Tok Act

This bill prohibits the social media application TikTok from accessing user data of U.S. citizens from within China, and it requires the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether TikTok has engaged in unfair or deceptive practices.

The bill also prohibits the download or use of TikTok at U.S. military installations, at certain federal agencies, and on federal government devices.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 19, 2022
LaTurner, Jake
· Sep 9, 2022
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 9, 2022
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Sep 6, 2022
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Sep 6, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8772: Block the Tok Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8772/
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"H.R. 8772: Block the Tok Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8772/.
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H.R. 8772, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8772/.
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