No TikTok on Government Devices Act

Bill: 116-hr-6896
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2020-05-15
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Congressional officers and employees

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No TikTok on Government Devices Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits federal employees from using the social media video application TikTok on government-issued devices.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits employees and officers of the United States, Members of Congress, congressional employees, and officers and employees of government corporations from downloading or using TikTok, or any successor application from the developer, on any device issued by the federal government or a government corporation, with the exception of specified activities (e.g., cybersecurity research).</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6896 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2020 Mr. Buck (for himself, Mr. Correa , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Banks , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Budd , Ms. Cheney , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Harris , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Norman , Mr. Perry , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Spano , Mr. Steube , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Wright , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Dunn , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , and Mr. Stewart ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform , and in addition to the Committee on House Administration , 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 A BILL To prohibit certain individuals from downloading or using TikTok on any device issued by the United States or a government corporation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No TikTok on Government Devices Act . 2. Prohibition on downloading or using TikTok by Federal employees (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), no employee of the United States, officer of the United States, Member of Congress, congressional employee, or officer or employee of a government corporation may download or use TikTok or any successor application developed by ByteDance or any entity owned by ByteDance on any device issued by the United States or a government corporation. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to any investigation, cybersecurity research activity, enforcement action, disciplinary action, or intelligence activity.