GOP-led House passes bipartisan bill to force China company Bytedance to divest stake in TikTok

A bill to require the Chinese company Bytedance to divest its stake in TikTok within 165 days or face a ban on the popular smartphone application in the U.S. passed on the House floor in a bipartisan vote on Wednesday.

The final vote was 352-65 with one voting present. 

The legislation previously had passed 50-0 in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Former President Trump had attempted to ban TikTok when he was in office but it ultimately didn't come to fruition.

TikTok splash screen on iOS. by Solen Feyissa is licensed under Unsplash unsplash.com
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