US Congress Senate Bill 3455 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on August 7 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-08-10 - By Senator Johnson from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 116-250.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires the social media video application TikTok to be removed from the information technology of federal agencies. Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to develop standards for executive agencies that require TikTok and any successor application from the developer to be removed from agency information technology (e.g., devices). Such standards must include exceptions for law enforcement activities, national security interests, and security researchers.

No TikTok on Government Devices Act

Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO]	Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]
Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-08-10	Senate	By Senator Johnson from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 116-250.
2020-08-07	House	Held at the desk.
2020-08-07	House	Received in the House.
2020-08-07	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-08-06	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5236-5237; text: CR S5237)
2020-08-06	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507.
2020-08-06	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2020-07-22	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2020-03-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB6896 (Same As) 2020-05-15 - 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3455/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3455/BILLS-116s3455is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3455/BILLS-116s3455es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3455/BILLS-116s3455rs.pdf