• About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
The Iowa Torch
  • Home
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion
The Iowa Torch
The Iowa Torch
No Result
View All Result
Home Federal Government

Grassley says he will back TikTok bill

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley said that he supports a bill that requires TikTok to be sold by its Chinese parent company to remain available in the U.S.

Shane Vander HartbyShane Vander Hart
March 20, 2024
in Federal Government
Reading Time: 3 mins read
Grassley: Big Victories for Rural Healthcare

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (Official Portrait 2017)

DES MOINES, Iowa – The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that could potentially ban TikTok from U.S. app stores if ByteDance, Ltd. doesn’t divest TikTok. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, weighed in on the bill on social media stating he supports the bill.

RELATED POSTS

EPA issues emergency fuel waiver for E15 sales

Grassley says feds are ‘dragging feet’ on bolstering cybersecurity defense

Sarah’s Law passes House Judiciary Committee

We all know all Americans don’t want to give info to the Chinese Communist Party if they r going to use it against our country & compromise our natl security That's why divesting TikTok from foreign adversary hands is needed

— Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) March 18, 2024

He explained his support in a phone interview with The Iowa Torch.

“I think anything controlled by the Communist Party of China is going to be used to their benefit. I don’t know if they were taking stuff from Chuck Grassley, and I don’t use TikTok because federal instruments can’t be used for TikTok under ruling by the president, and I think we passed a bill to that extent,” Grassley told The Iowa Torch.

“Anyway, if they had information on Chuck Grassley, I can’t necessarily say that would compromise national security, but there are obviously a lot of people using TikTok that is going to be a threat to the national security of the United States and maybe one of the chief things is, that people who have observed TikTok regularly and study it, they say that when there is criticism of the United States, it gets big play all over TikTok, and if there is any criticism of the Chinese government, it’s just played down. In other words, if Chuck Grassley would say something bad about China on TikTok, they wouldn’t let it go through,” he added.

ADVERTISEMENT

Grassley dismissed concerns that the bill would give the federal government, particularly the executive branch, too much power stating that the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction and could weigh in.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7521, the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” by a bipartisan 352 to 65 vote last week. 

The legislation prohibits distributing, maintaining, or providing internet hosting services for a foreign adversary controlled application. 

Under the bill, U.S. app stores and web hosting companies would be required to block access to TikTok, owned by ByteDance, Ltd., a Chinese-owned company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party, deemed a national security threat. TikTok could avoid this fate if it is sold.

The bill also gives the president the power to deem any additional applications a “foreign adversary controlled application” if it is determined to be a threat to national security. U.S. law defines covered nations under this bill to be North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran.

To be considered a “foreign adversary controlled application,” a company or entity would have to meet one of the following criteria:

(A) a foreign person that is domiciled in, is headquartered in, has its principal place of business in, or is organized under the laws of a foreign adversary country;

(B) an entity with respect to which a foreign person or combination of foreign persons described in subparagraph (A) directly or indirectly own at least a 20 percent stake; or

(C) a person subject to the direction or control of a foreign person or entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B).

Read the bill below:

BILLS-118hr7521rh
Tags: 118th CongressChinaChinese Communist PartyChuck GrassleyTikTokU.S. Senate
ShareTweetShare
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Iowa Senate passes amended AEA bill

Next Post

Iowa House sends illegal immigration bill to Governor’s desk

Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart is the editor of The Iowa Torch.

Related Posts

Opinion

Feenstra: Lowering the cost of childcare for our families

May 2, 2024
Opinion

Grassley: History informs farm policies of today

May 1, 2024
Hinson: Use biofuels to bring down the cost of gas today
Federal Government

EPA issues emergency fuel waiver for E15 sales

April 19, 2024
Opinion

Miller-Meeks: Iowa has become a border state under the Biden Administration

April 19, 2024
Opinion

Feenstra: There’s no such thing as ‘canceling’ student loan debt

April 17, 2024
Grassley: Big Victories for Rural Healthcare
Federal Government

Grassley says feds are ‘dragging feet’ on bolstering cybersecurity defense

April 11, 2024
Next Post
Iowa House sends illegal immigration bill to Governor’s desk

Iowa House sends illegal immigration bill to Governor's desk

Feenstra: President Biden’s $7.3-trillion budget is a recipe for disaster

Recommended Articles

crop businessman giving contract to woman to sign

Sherman: Iowa needs to stop Biden Administration from making life insurance unaffordable

April 5, 2024
Hendrickson: Iowa Needs a Property Tax Solution

Hendrickson: Iowa Needs a Property Tax Solution

April 7, 2021
Hinson Describes Crisis at Southern Border

Hinson Describes Crisis at Southern Border

April 9, 2021

Popular Stories

  • Rozenboom: Reflecting on the First Week of the 2021 Legislative Session

    Rozenboom: Reflecting on the First Week of the 2021 Legislative Session

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Iowa Schools Now Required to Lead Students in Pledge of Allegiance

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Bousselot Announces He Will Run for the Iowa Senate

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Phil Thompson will not seek re-election to the Iowa House

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Miller-Meeks: We must increase the quality of life for children with complex diseases

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
The Iowa Torch

The Iowa Torch​ is a for-profit, news organization that focuses on political news as it relates to Iowans

Categories

  • Current Events
  • Education
  • Federal Government
  • Iowa History
  • Local Government
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • State Government

Newsletter

© 2022 The Iowa Torch, a publication of 4:15 Communications, LLC.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion

© 2022 The Iowa Torch, a publication of 4:15 Communications, LLC.