{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-introduces-bill-ban-tiktok-over-security-concerns", "Guest Introduces Bill to Ban TikTok Over Security Concerns", "2022-02-28", "2022", "2022-02", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Last Friday, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) introduced legislation to ban the application TikTok on Department of Homeland Security devices.\n\n\u201cIn today\u2019s world, we cannot risk compromising important homeland security information to our foreign adversaries,\u201d Congressman Guest said. \u201cRussia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine could embolden the CCP\u2019s own expansionary goals. In such a scenario, a security breach would be catastrophic to a U.S. response, which is why we must move to ban on DHS devices the use of apps that obtain data on their users and could make that information available to our adversaries. This is a common-sense step to close a potential tool of the CCP to spy on the U.S.\u201d\n\nThe bill was introduced as the Biden Administration begins looking to readdress TikTok security issues and eight months after President Biden revoked a Trump Administration attempt to crack down on the Beijing-based app.\n\nA similar ban on the use of TikTok in the United States military has been active since early 2020.\n\nYou can read the text of the bill by clicking here.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:57:46Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-introduces-bill-ban-tiktok-over-security-concerns"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.73973198980093, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}