3.0.0 57 2024-07-24T15:24:14Z 2024-07-24T15:24:14Z House H HR 2023-01-09 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 7 (Monday, January 9, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BERGMAN:H.R. 57Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution:The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H109]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-01-09T22:21:50Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-01-09T22:21:45Z Countering Communist China Act 118 7476 HR 2024-02-29 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, Rules, the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Agriculture, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2023-01-09 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-01-09 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2023-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 N International Affairs Asia 2023-04-17T17:45:17Z China 2023-04-17T17:45:16Z Computer security and identity theft 2023-04-17T17:45:16Z Congressional oversight 2023-04-17T17:45:16Z Foreign and international banking 2023-04-17T17:45:16Z Foreign property 2023-04-17T17:45:16Z Political parties and affiliation 2023-04-17T17:45:16Z Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents 2023-04-17T17:45:17Z Sanctions 2023-04-17T17:45:17Z Subversive activities 2023-04-17T17:45:17Z Visas and passports 2023-04-17T17:45:17Z International Affairs 2023-01-17T15:33:23Z 00 2023-01-09 Introduced in House 2023-01-19T11:43:04Z Protecting Personal Data from Foreign Adversaries Act

This bill authorizes sanctions and other prohibitions relating to software that engages in user data theft on behalf of certain foreign countries or entities.

The President may regulate or prohibit transactions using software that engages in the theft or unauthorized transmission of user data and provides access to such data to (1) a communist country, (2) the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), (3) a foreign adversary, or (4) a state sponsor of terrorism.

The President may also impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on developers and owners of software that makes unauthorized transmissions of user data to servers located in China that are accessible by China's government or the CCP.

The Department of State shall report to Congress a determination regarding whether WeChat or TikTok fall within certain regulations and prohibitions, including those provided under this bill. (WeChat and TikTok are software programs developed by China-based companies.)

]]> Protecting Personal Data from Foreign Adversaries Act Display Title 45 Protecting Personal Data from Foreign Adversaries Act 2024-07-24T15:24:14Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Protecting Personal Data from Foreign Adversaries Act 2024-05-24T13:43:14Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To regulate or prohibit transactions using mobile applications or software programs that engage in the theft of user data on behalf of a communist country, foreign adversary, or state sponsor of terrorism, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:09:52Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr57ih/xml/BILLS-118hr57ih.xml 2023-01-09 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.