The United State, US, House of Representatives voted massively to endorse a bill that to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States.
The lawmakers voted 352 in favor of the proposed law as against 65 in a rare moment of bipartisan unity in politically divided Washington on Wednesday.
The House Majority Leader, Steve Scalise applauded the passage of the House’s TikTok bill, and downplayed concerns that going after a popular application could hurt Republicans in November.
Scalise said young people did not recognize the risk from the App, and the efforts that the bill would grant them extra layers of protection.
“This bill protects those families and young people and lets them still use the application they enjoy. So it’s a win for families across America, and it’s a long time coming.”
The House Leader believes the overwhelming support for the legislation in the House will help ease its passage in the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer hasn’t committed to taking up the House’s version of the bill.
“I’ve talked to several senators; many of them are looking towards how strong this vote is. So the fact that it’s such an overwhelming vote, both Republicans and Democrats, bodes well for this version of the bill to be quickly taken up in the Senate”.
An earlier statement by the Chinese Government warned the US that the proposed ban on the Chinese owned video-sharing App, TikTok, would inevitably come back to bite the country.
