To require that any person that maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile application that stores and maintains information collected from such website or application in the People's Republic of China to disclose that such information is stored and maintained in the People's Republic of China and whether the Chinese Communist Party or a Chinese State-owned entity has access to such information.
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Sponsor and status
118th Congress (2023–2025)
Ordered Reported on Mar 9, 2023
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on March 9, 2023.
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6 Cosponsors (5 Republicans, 1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Duncan Re-introduces TELL Act to Protect American Data from the Chinese Communist Party”
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Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC3]
(Sponsor)
on Feb 2, 2023
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May 22, 2020
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Jun 17, 2021
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Earlier Version —
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Feb 2, 2023
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Mar 9, 2023
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H.R. 742 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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