3.0.0 2710 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-08-11 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2022-02-17T17:34:07Z Markup by 2022-02-03T16:51:02Z Referred to 2021-08-11T06:13:04Z Open App Markets Act 117 5017 HR 2021-08-13 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Identical bill CRS Open App Markets Act 117 7030 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. Related bill CRS 2022-02-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275. Calendars 2022-02-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2022-02-17 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2022-02-03 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2021-08-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-08-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2021-08-11 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-08-11 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2021-09-13 False L000571 Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 2021-09-14 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-11-04 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2021-11-04 False K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely 2021-12-16 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2021-12-16 False H001089 Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Josh Hawley R MO 2022-01-05 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2022-01-12 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2022-06-13 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2022-06-21 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2022-07-28 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2022-07-28 False Commerce Business records Civil actions and liability Competition and antitrust Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Inflation and prices Internet, web applications, social media Retail and wholesale trades State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Commerce 00 2021-08-11 Introduced in Senate 2021-11-23T18:25:41Z Open App Markets Act

This bill establishes rules related to the operation of an app store by a covered company (i.e., the owner or controller of an app store with more than 50 million U.S. users).

An app is a software application or electronic service that may be run or directed by a user on a computer or mobile device. An app store is a publicly available website, software application, or other electronic service that distributes apps from third-party developers to users.

The bill prohibits a covered company from (1) requiring developers to use an in-app payment system owned or controlled by the company as a condition of distribution or accessibility, (2) requiring that pricing or conditions of sale be equal to or more favorable on its app store than another app store, or (3) taking punitive action against a developer for using or offering different pricing terms or conditions of sale through another in-app payment system or on another app store.

A covered company may not interfere with legitimate business communications between developers and users, use non-public business information from a third-party app to compete with the app, or unreasonably prefer or rank its own apps (or those of its business partners) over other apps.

The bill provides for enforcement of its provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, as well as through suits brought by developers that are injured by reason of anything forbidden under the bill.

]]> 25 2022-02-17 Reported to Senate 2022-06-16T14:19:59Z Open App Markets Act

This bill establishes rules related to the operation of an app store by a covered company (i.e., the owner or controller of an app store with more than 50 million U.S. users).

An app is a software application or electronic service that may be run or directed by a user on a computer or mobile device. An app store is a publicly available website, software application, or other electronic service that distributes apps from third-party developers to users.

The bill prohibits a covered company from (1) requiring developers to use an in-app payment system owned or controlled by the company as a condition of distribution or accessibility, (2) requiring that pricing or conditions of sale be equal to or more favorable on its app store than another app store, or (3) taking punitive action against a developer for using or offering different pricing terms or conditions of sale through another in-app payment system or on another app store.

A covered company may not interfere with legitimate business communications between developers and users, use non-public business information from a third-party app to compete with the app, or unreasonably prefer or rank its own apps (or those of its business partners) over other apps.

The bill provides for enforcement of its provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, as well as through suits brought by developers that are injured by reason of anything prohibited by this bill.

]]> Open App Markets Act Display Title Open App Markets Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote competition and reduce gatekeeper power in the app economy, increase choice, improve quality, and reduce costs for consumers. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Open App Markets Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Introduced Open App Markets Act Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2710rs/xml/BILLS-117s2710rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2710is/xml/BILLS-117s2710is.xml 2022-02-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.