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H.R. 2403

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2403, the TELL Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 27, 2025 by Rep. Rick Allen (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 2403 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb2403/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2403 IH: Telling Everyone the Location of data Leaving the U.S. Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-27
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2403  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 27, 2025   Mr. Allen  (for himself and  Ms. Kaptur ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To require that any person that maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile application that stores and maintains information collected from such website or application in the People’s Republic of China to disclose that such information is stored and maintained in the People’s Republic of China and whether the Chinese Communist Party or a Chinese State-owned entity has access to such information.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Telling Everyone the Location of data Leaving the U.S. Act   or the   TELL Act  .
2.
Country disclosure requirements
(a)
Disclosure requirements
Any person that maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile application that stores and maintains information collected from such website or application in the People’s Republic of China shall disclose to any individual who downloads or otherwise uses such website or application, in a clear and conspicuous manner, the following:
(1)
That such information is stored and maintained in the People’s Republic of China.
(2)
Whether the Chinese Communist Party or a Chinese State-owned entity has access to such information.
(b)
False information
It shall be unlawful for a person required to disclose information under subsection (a) to knowingly disclose false information under such subsection.
3.
Enforcement
(a)
Unfair or deceptive acts or practices
A violation of this Act shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B) ).
(b)
Powers of Federal Trade Commission
(1)
In general
The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. ) were incorporated into and made a part of this Act.
(2)
Privileges and immunities
Any person that violates this Act shall be subject to the penalties, and entitled to the privileges and immunities, provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. ).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-27
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To require that any person that maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile application that stores and maintains information collected from such website or application in the People's Republic of China to disclose that such information is stored and maintained in the People's Republic of China and whether the Chinese Communist Party or a Chinese State-owned entity has access to such information.

Sponsors

Rep. Rick Allen (R) sponsors H.R. 2403, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2403 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Mar 27, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2403 has taken 2 actions since Mar 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 27, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 27, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 2403 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2403 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • TELL Act — Display Title
  • TELL Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Telling Everyone the Location of data Leaving the U.S. Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require that any person that maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile application that stores and maintains information collected from such website or application in the People's Republic of China to disclose that such information is stored and maintained in the People's Republic of China and whether the Chinese Communist Party or a Chinese State-owned entity has access to such information. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2403 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND—New York12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION16—
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
EMERALD LITKE-SMITH116
MARIBETH COLLINS116
TIMOTHY DONOVAN116
JOHN HOWES114
CORNELIUS FLETCHER112
DAVID BOND112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUNDEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND2025 third_quarter$290K3rd Quarter - Report
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUNDEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND2026 first_quarter$270K1st Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$160K3rd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$160K2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$160K1st Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$150K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2403 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2403’s is Commerce.

hr2403/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com