Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Possible TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package !

Possible TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package

Time:2024-04-19 12:09:08 source:Earthly Essence news portal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake won a major boost late Wednesday when House Republican leaders included it in a package of bills that would send aid to Ukraine and Israel. The bill could be law as soon as next week if Congress moves quickly.

The TikTok legislation, which passed the House in March and has widespread support in both chambers, was included in the House foreign policy package after negotiations with the Senate over how long the Chinese technology firm ByteDance Ltd. would have to sell its stake for the app to continue operating in the United States. President Joe Biden has said he would sign the TikTok legislation if it reaches his desk.

The bill was included in the national security package after it won a key endorsement from Senate Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell, who said in a statement that she had successfully pushed to extend the period from six months to a year to give the company enough time to find a buyer. While the original legislation had a six-month deadline for TikTok to be sold, the new House bill would give nine months and a possible three-month extension if a sale was in progress.

Related information
  • Hanna Cavinder announces RETURN to college basketball with Miami
  • Councilors vow to explain Article 23 to HK residents
  • More U.S., China financial cooperation expected by industry insiders
  • Xi Holds Talks with Sierra Leonean President
  • Gunman shot himself and wasn't killed by officer, chief says
  • Xi Focus: Xi stresses healthy, high
  • Xi Replies to Letter from Iowa's Muscatine High School Students
  • Xi congratulates Aliyev on re
Recommended content
  • Gardener asks social media: 'What is this weed and how do I get rid of it?'
  • In pics: industrial production across China
  • Xi says China
  • Macao's electoral affairs commission for chief executive election takes office
  • Gunman shot himself and wasn't killed by officer, chief says
  • Economic Watch: China remains popular destination for foreign investment