The TikTok ban bill has passed the House and the U.S. Senate, with the legislation now awaiting the signature of President Joe Biden.
with a 352 to 65 majority. Besides the effective bipartisan support, the bill was backed by House Speaker Mike Johnson and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Now, the U.S. Senate has also voted to pass the TikTok ban bill.On Tuesday, April 23, the Senate voted to pass legislation that would stop the use of TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, does not divest the app within the next twelve months.
The U.S. Senate has voted to pass the TikTok ban bill by a wide margin. The top Republican on the Intelligence Committee, Senator Marco Rubio said:
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