H.R. 2403 119th Congress House

TELL Act

Official title: To require that any person that maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile application that stores and maintains information collected from such website or application in the People's Republic of China to disclose that such information is stored and maintained in the People's Republic of China and whether the Chinese Communist Party or a Chinese State-owned entity has access to such information.

Introduced: March 27, 2025 Introduced by: Rick W. Allen Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov

Commerce

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 4

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Aug 3, 1993	Senate · vote #236	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2403	Passed	73–27	See who voted →
Aug 3, 1993	Senate · vote #235	Whether the Amendment is Germane S.Amdt. 749 to H.R. 2403 (Treasury Department …	Not Sustained	48–51	See who voted →
Jul 30, 1993	Senate · vote #227	Whether the Amendment is Germane S.Amdt. 739 to H.R. 2403 (Treasury Department …	Not Sustained	30–68	See who voted →
Jul 29, 1993	Senate · vote #226	On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 738 to S.Amdt. 737 to H.R. 2403 (Treasury Depart…	Agreed To	65–34	See who voted →

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 7

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Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings
SENATE
7 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
3 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
3 filings
Natl Economic Council (NEC)
3 filings
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
3 filings
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
3 filings
White House Office
3 filings

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Cosponsors 2

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Nov 17, 2025

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Mar 27, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2403: TELL Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2403/

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"H.R. 2403: TELL Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2403/.

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H.R. 2403, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2403/.

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