The proposed sale was bundled into a bill about national security measures giving it overwhelming bipartisan support.
A large bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Saturday for legislation forcing the Chinese company Bytedance to either sell its wildly popularThe legislative package, which also contained provisions sanctioning Russia and Iran, was approved by a lopsided margin of 360 to 58. Of those who voted no, 33 were Democrats and 25 were Republicans.
The legislation now heads to the U.S. Senate, which gave a chilly reception to the TikTok proposal when it passed as a standalone bill last month. But because it is packaged with popular national security measures, the chamber does not seem inclined to put up a substantial fight. Sen. Maria Cantwell , who controls the key Senate committee with jurisdiction over the TikTok proposal, had expressed reservations about the initial House bill. But Cantwell said last week she was comfortable with the bill because it gives Bytedance a year to sell TikTok, as opposed to the six-month timeline included in the House’s first bill.desk within days. The president has indicated he will sign it into law.
The development underscores how ineffective TikTok’s campaign has been to lobby Capitol Hill against the legislation. Last month, congressional offices were deluged with strange and threatening calls from TikTok users alarmed about the ban.
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