H.R. 5144 118th Congress House

GOT Act

Official title: To prohibit officers, employees, and elected officials of the Federal Government from having, establishing, maintaining official accounts on Tik Tok, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 4, 2023 Introduced by: Ronny Jackson Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics

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Aug 4, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.

Aug 4, 2023

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Off TikTok Act or the GOT Act

This bill prohibits a federal government official (i.e., officer, employee, or elected official) from establishing or having a Government, Politician, or Political Party Account on TikTok or an equivalent account provided by any other entity owned by its parent company, ByteDance Limited.

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