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House Bill 4793
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Protecting Personal Data from Foreign Adversaries Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 29, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 29, 2021
Latest Action
Nov 1, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
4793
Congress
117
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Jack Bergman
Michigan
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Protecting Personal Data from Foreign Adversaries Act

This bill authorizes sanctions and other prohibitions relating to software that engage 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.)

Text (1)
Introduced in House
July 29, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in House
56
Sponsorship
House Bill 4792
Countering Communist China Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (4)
11/01/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
11/01/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
07/29/2021
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.
07/29/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Apr 17, 2023 5:45:17 PM
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