CAUTION Act of 2023

What it does

This bill requires any person who sells or distributes the social media application TikTok (or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited) to disclose, prior to download, that the use of the application is prohibited on devices owned by the federal government.

The bill provides the Federal Trade Commission with authority to enforce this requirement.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, May 31, 2024 (Reported to House). CRS summarizes bills impartially; it does not take positions.