TELL Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2403 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2403 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 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''. SEC. 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, th