Washington, D.C.- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik joined 56 of her colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral amicus brief to the D.C. Circuit Court reaffirming the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which was signed into law to protect Americans from Communist Chinese controlled application TikTok due to the serious national security risks it poses.
The brief argues that Congress has ample authority under Article I of the Constitution to regulate foreign commerce—including regulating foreign ownership of companies in the U.S. The law regulates conduct, not speech, and is consistent with Congress’s long history of regulating foreign ownership over technologies through which Americans communicate. It does not violate the First Amendment, or the Bill of Attainder clause found in the Constitution.
“For years, I have raised concerns about the national security threats of CCP-controlled TikTok which is why I co-led the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act which was signed into law. We cannot allow our greatest strategic adversary to have a stronghold in American households promoting CCP propaganda, pro-Hamas talking points, and anti-American content. I am proud to join this bipartisan amicus brief to reaffirm the constitutionality of this law to stand up to TikTok and ByteDance and ensure we end the poisonous CCP-fueled malware that is TikTok.” Said Congresswoman Elise Stefanik.
Find the full amicus brief here.
