US House to vote on TikTok crackdown; fate uncertain in Senate


Congressman Robert Garcia (D-CA) speaks as he is joined by fellow House members Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) and Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) and TikTok creators during a press conference to voice their opposition to the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act," pending crackdown legislation on TikTok in the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2024. REUTERS/Craig Hudson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on a bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the short-video app used by about 170 million Americans or face a ban.

The vote is expected around 10 a.m. under fast-track rules that require support by two-thirds of House members for the measure to pass.

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