To require any person that sells or distributes a mobile application that the Federal Government has prohibited for Government-owned devices to disclose that fact to any individual who downloads, updates, or otherwise uses such application, and for other purposes.
Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation Act of 2023 or the CAUTION Act of 2023
This bill requires any person who sells or distributes the social media application TikTok (or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited) to disclose, prior to download, that the use of the application is prohibited on devices owned by the federal government.
The bill provides the Federal Trade Commission with authority to enforce this requirement.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 1.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-530.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-530.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.
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