House Presses Senate for Vote on TikTok Ban Bill After Overwhelming Passage, Despite First Amendment Concerns
• Speaker Mike Johnson said the House will "apply every amount of pressure" on the Senate to pass the TikTok ban bill after it overwhelmingly passed the House.
• The bill would force ByteDance to divest TikTok operations in the U.S. within 5 months or face being banned.
• Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been non-committal on bringing the bill to a Senate vote.
• President Biden said he would sign the bill banning TikTok if it reaches his desk.
• Johnson rejected arguments that banning TikTok infringes on First Amendment rights, saying the issue is about "conduct and national security" rather than content.