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Extend the TikTok Deadline Act

January 15, 2025

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Where This Stands

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Passed

Signed

Currently in_committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Last action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Jan 15, 2025

Lead sponsor

Edward Markey

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

The bill determines whether the parent company of TikTok receives more time to sell its U.S. assets before facing a potential nationwide ban on the platform.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

ByteDance

The company is subject to the divestiture deadline that this bill seeks to modify.

TikTok users

Users are affected by the potential continued availability or restriction of the platform in the United States.

What changed

Current stage: in_committee.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill proposes an extension to the deadline currently imposed on TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to its U.S. operations. It has been introduced in the Senate and is currently under review by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Why It Matters

The bill determines whether the parent company of TikTok receives more time to sell its U.S. assets before facing a potential nationwide ban on the platform.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this bill do?

It seeks to extend the deadline for the iture of TikTok's U.S. operations.

What is the current status of the bill?

It has been and is currently being reviewed by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

News Coverage

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Legislative Reconsideration

The introduction of this bill indicates a potential legislative effort to adjust the timeline of previously enacted divestiture requirements.

ByteDance

Connected Entities

personBooker“Senator who co-sponsored the bill.”Map →

personWyden“Senator who co-sponsored the bill.”Map →

bill_numberS. 103“The identifier for the Extend the TikTok Deadline Act.”Map →

organizationCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation“The Senate committee to which the bill was referred.”Map →

personMarkey“Senator who introduced the bill.”Map →

otherProtecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act“The existing law being amended by this bill.”Map →

Analysis Score

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Significance85
How much this matters to a regular citizen
Controversy80
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment40
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz90
Current news / social attention level

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