US House to vote on bill that decides ByteDance-owned TikTok’s fate in US

The US House of Representatives plans to vote on a bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the short-video app used by about 170 million Americans or face a ban.
The vote is expected around 10 a.m. under fast-track rules that require support by two-thirds of House members for the measure to pass.
The vote comes just over a week since the bill was proposed and after one public hearing with little debate. The House Energy and Commerce Committee last week voted 50-0 in favor of the bill, setting it up for a vote before the full House.

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