# 119-hr-3209: App Store Freedom Act

119-hr-3209, App Store Freedom Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3209
- Congress: 119
- Title: App Store Freedom Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Opens app markets by forcing big platform owners to let other app stores and apps run on their systems.** It would require very large companies that own both an operating system and its app store and have over 100 million U.S. users to allow side-loading, let users set third-party defaults, and give developers equal access to system interfaces. - Developers: Developers would get timely, no-cost access to system interfaces, hardware, and documentation on the same terms the platform owner or its partners receive. Platforms could not require use of the platform's in‑app payment system or punish developers for distributing apps outside the app store. - Users: Users would be able to install apps from places other than the company's app store, pick third-party defaults, and hide or remove preinstalled apps. - Enforcement and states: The Federal Trade Commission would treat violations as unfair acts and could seek civil penalties up to $1 million per violation. State attorneys general could also bring civil actions, and states may not maintain laws that block or reverse these required behaviors.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on forced app payments: benefit, high. If enacted, covered companies could not force developers to use the company's in‑app payment system to distribute or offer an app. Covered companies could not require price or terms parity, punish developers for using other stores or payment systems, or restrict developers' communications about leg…
- More operating system access for developers: benefit, high. If enacted, covered companies would have to give app developers timely, free, and equivalent access to operating system interfaces and hardware or software features. They would also have to provide documentation developers need to use those interfaces. A covered company could comply by licensing re…
- Enforcement, penalties, and timing: benefit, medium. If enacted, the FTC would enforce the Act like other FTC rules. Violations could bring civil penalties up to $1,000,000 per violation. A State attorney general could also sue on behalf of residents after normally notifying the FTC, and the FTC could join or appeal. The FTC must issue guidance withi…
- Which companies are covered: mixed, high. If enacted, a "covered company" would be any firm that owns an app store and the underlying operating system and has more than 100,000,000 U.S. users. That definition decides which firms must follow the Act's rules and which developers and consumers get the new protections.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3209 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3209)

## Related
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3277)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3209 (as of 2026-04-21).