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15 Republicans and 50 Democrats vote against a bill that would have blocked TikTok.

15 Republicans and 50 Democrats vote.....

By jone caryPublished 2 months ago 3 min read
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15 Republicans and 50 Democrats vote against a bill that would have blocked TikTok.
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With resounding support from the House, the law mandating that the Chinese-owned business Bytedance remove its ownership from the social media app TikTok was enacted.

The bill passed the House on a bipartisan vote of 352-65, with leadership from Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., and Chair of the House China Select Committee, Mike Gallagher, R-Wis.

Compared to Republicans, the Democratic Party was more divided on the proposed legislation, and only one House member abstained from the vote.

Should the measure become law, TikTok would not be able to operate in the United States if its parent company, Bytedance, did not divest from it within 165 days of it becoming a law. Additionally, a nation that is not an enemy of the United States would have to purchase it.

Fifteen Republicans and fifty Democrats voted against the bill. A total of fourteen MPs abstained from voting on the bill.

Representatives Andy Biggs of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Warren Davidson of Ohio, John S. Duarte of California, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Clay Higgins of Louisiana, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, Tom McClintock of California, Alexander X. Mooney of West Virginia, Barry Moore of Alabama, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, and David Schweikert of Arizona are among the Republican lawmakers who voted against the legislation.

Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon; Jamaal Bowman of New York; Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania; Cori Bush of Missouri; Greg Casar of Texas; Joaquin Castro of Texas; Katherine M. Clark of Massachusetts; James E. Clyburn of South Carolina; Adriano Espaillat of New York; Maxwell Frost of Florida; Ruben Gallego of Arizona; Jesús G. "Chuy" García of Illinois; Robert Garcia of California; Jimmy Gomez of California; Jahana Hayes of Connecticut; James A. Himes of Connecticut; Jonathan L. Jackson of Illinois; Sara Jacobs of California; Pramila Jayapal of Washington; Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California; Ro Khanna of California; Rick Larsen of Washington; John B. Larson of Connecticut; Barbara Lee of California; S The following people are from Massachusetts: James P. McGovern; Gregory W. Meeks; Grace Meng; Gwen Moore; Kevin Mullin; Jerrold Nadler; Richard E. Neal; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Ilhan Omar; Dean Phillips; Mark Pocan; Wisconsin; Katie Porter; Ayanna Pressley; Massachusetts; Delia C. Ramirez; Illinois; Janice D. Schakowsky; Eric Swalwell; California; Norma J. Torres; California; Juan Vargas; California; Nydia M. Velázquez, New York; and Nikema Williams, Georgia.

Critics of TikTok have long warned that the social media platform might be dangerous for national security. Legislators have expressed worries that the Chinese government may use Bytedance as a means of gaining access to private user information, even within the United States. Bytedance has refuted these claims.

The app's success among young Americans, according to Chinahawks, provides the ruling Chinese Communist Party with a platform for a mass influence effort.

Legislators, however, who are leery of the drive to restrict TikTok, have raised First Amendment issues as well as possible harm to small businesses that depend on the platform.

It's unclear right now whether the Senate will consider the bill.

Elizabeth Elkind of Fox News Digital contributed to this article.

House Republican leaders plan to vote on a bill pertaining to a potential nationwide ban on TikTok on Wednesday, despite the fact that former President Trump seems to be undermining the efforts to impose restrictions on the app.

According to information obtained by Fox News Digital, the House of Representatives is anticipated to consider the bill under suspension of the rules, which obviates the customary procedural obstacles and increases the required two-thirds majority for approval rather than the standard majority.

On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 50-0 in favor of the bill, marking an unprecedented bipartisan support.

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