# 119-hr-5313: App Store Freedom Act

119-hr-5313, App Store Freedom Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5313
- Congress: 119
- Title: App Store Freedom Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ban app-store gatekeeping by dominant platform owners.** This bill would create federal rules to force interoperability, require open app development, and stop large platforms from blocking or punishing developers who distribute apps outside a company-owned app store. - Developers: Would let developers distribute apps outside a covered company’s app store, protect their direct communications with users, and limit use of nonpublic business information to compete with those developers. - Consumers and users: Would promote interoperability and broader app choice by requiring open development and by curbing exclusivity and tying that lock apps into a single store or payment system. - Covered companies and enforcement: Would apply to companies that control both an app store and an operating system with at least 100,000,000 U.S. users, impose compliance duties and standards, allow enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general, and authorize penalties up to $1,000,000 per violation. The bill also preserves intellectual property and antitrust law and limits certain conflicting state actions while leaving other state remedies intact.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New freedoms and access for app developers: benefit, high. If enacted, big platforms could not force you to use their in‑app payment system or match prices. They could not punish you for selling outside their store or for using different payment terms or remote access. They could not charge fees or block your messages to users about real offers, subject to…
- More control over default and preinstalled apps: benefit, medium. If enacted, users on covered platforms would be able to pick a third-party app or app store as the default. You could install apps through other ways, not just the platform’s store. You could hide or delete preinstalled apps or app stores from the platform or its partners. These rights would apply…
- Enforcement, penalties, and when rules start: benefit, medium. If enacted, the FTC would issue guidance within 180 days, and the rules would start when that guidance is issued. Violations would be treated like unfair or deceptive acts, with fines up to $1,000,000 per violation. State attorneys general could sue after notifying the FTC, and the FTC could interv…
- Covered platforms and guardrails on these rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, a covered platform would be one that owns or controls both an app store and the operating system and has over 100,000,000 U.S. users. Federal rules would override state laws that conflict, but state contract, tort, unfair competition, and many data‑fraud and breach laws would still appl…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4312: SCORE Act
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act
- 119-hr-4323: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5313 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5313)

## Related
- [119-hr-4312: SCORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4312)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8413)
- [119-hr-4323: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4323)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5313 (as of 2026-04-21).