App Store Freedom Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3209 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3209 To prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the app marketplace, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 6, 2025 Mrs. Cammack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the app marketplace, and for other purposes. 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 ``App Store Freedom Act''. SEC. 2. PROTECTING A COMPETITIVE APP MARKET. (a) Requirements.-- (1) Interoperability.--A covered company that owns or controls the operating system on which an app store owned or controlled by the covered company operates shall allow and provide readily accessible means for a user of such operating system to-- (A) choose a third-party app or app store as a default; (B) install a third-party app or app store through means other than the app store owned or controlled by the covered company; and (C) hide or delete an app or app store provided or pre-installed by the covered company (or any business partner of the covered company). (2) Open app development.--A covered company, in a timely manner, without cost, and on terms that are equivalent to the terms of access by the covered company or any business partner of the covered company, shall provide to a developer of an app accessible on an operating system, or distributed through an app store, owned or controlled by the covered company-- (A) access to any interface and hardware and software feature of the operating system that are generally available to the covered company and any busin