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HR 750 118th Congress House

CAUTION Act of 2023

Official title: To require any person that sells or distributes a mobile application that the Federal Government has prohibited for Government-owned devices to disclose that f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To 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.

Introduced: February 2, 2023 Introduced by: Cammack, Kat Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Commerce AsiaChinaCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technology
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Consumer affairsForeign and international corporationsFraud offenses and financial crimesInternet, web applications, social media
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 31, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.
May 31, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-530.
Mar 9, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 1.
Mar 9, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 7, 2023
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 7, 2023
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 2, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
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 Latest action May 31, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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. 

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Mar 8, 2023
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Feb 6, 2023
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 2, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 750: CAUTION Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-750/
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"H.R. 750: CAUTION Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-750/.
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H.R. 750, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-750/.
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